Unit Nine
Central
and Eastern European Developments
READING
ASSIGNMENT
I. TEXTBOOK:
Kishlansky, Mark, Civilization
in the West, Volume B (since 1350 - 1850) , 7th edition, pp. 425 –
436; 487 – 492; 537 – 539; 544 - 546
II. CLASS NOTES
CHAPTER ONE: Sweden
CHAPTER TWO: Poland
CHAPTER THREE: Austria
CHAPTER FOUR: Prussia
III. MAPS RELATED TO THIS UNIT
Central and Eastern Europe -
1740
ASSIGNMENTS
WEEKLY QUESTIONS
Please answer the
following questions and submit answers to me through email or regular mail.
These should be submitted to me by Wednesday, March 18. Each answer
should be at least four-five sentences. I will read them over and send
them back with comments. This exercise is worth 8 points.
1. Choose *either*
2. Identify and describe
the ways in which Prussian society was clearly militaristic in nature as a
result of the actions of Frederick William I (the Great Elector) and Frederick
II (the Great.)
Send your responses to smithcyn@hawaii.edu
CLASS
DISCUSSION
After you have completed the reading, please enter the
class discussion though Laulima site for this course (https://laulima.hawaii.edu/portal).
You should offer two comments responding to these questions, and/or to the
comments of your fellow students. If you have questions, please review the
Class Procedures. You should have
participated in the discussion by Wednesday, March 18.
Discussion Questions:
1. There are some
important patterns and/or directions in Central Europe established during this
period (17th – 18th centuries) that help understand
current relations in this region.
Discuss one example that you find significant.
2. What were
some of the common problems faced by Central/Eastern European powers as they
tried to build the same level of power as the great Western states of
OTHER
ASSIGNMENTS
MAP
# 2
Due – March
30
PRIMARY
SOURCE EXERCISE #3
Due - March 30
PRIMARY SOURCE EXERCISE
# 2
Due - March 9
RESEARCH
PAPER
Due Dates
– see assignment dates for different stages of this essay indicated on
the assignment page.
To be
taken between March 9 - 16
INTERESTING LINKS
Eighteenth Century Resources
Frederick
the Great (brief overview)
Modern History
Sourcebook: The Decline of the Holy Roman Empire and the Rise of Prussia
Swedish History Index
