Class Schedule: Week 3

Tuesday, February 3

Food for Thought
Topic of Discussion:
The Reformation, Dynastic War, and the Struggle for Stability
Readings:
Excerpts from Hans Jacob Christoffel von Grimmelshausen, The Adventures of Simplicius Simplicissimus (1669)
Venetian Ambassador Alvise Contarini Reports on the Causes of the French Civil Wars (1572)
Excerpts from Eugene Rice, Foundations of Early Modern Europe (1970)
Parker, pp. 146-163
Web Gallery:
The Age of Disorder

Thursday, February 5

Food for Thought
Topic of Discussion:
The Military Revolution at Sea and the Commercial Empires
Readings:
Parker, pp. 120-131
Excerpt from Luis Vaz de Camões, The Lusiads (1572)
Web Gallery:
The Military Revolution at Sea
 

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