Period 2: c. 1648 to c. 1815
For this period, images and primary source documents are organized by each of the four Key Concepts of the Outline, demonstrating:
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Key Concept 2.1 — Different models of political sovereignty affected the relationship among states and between states and individuals.
Establishment of Absolute Monarchies
Effects of the French Revolution
Napoleon & European Nationalism
Key Concept 2.2 — The expansion of European commerce accelerated the growth of a worldwide economic network.
Global Implications of Market Economy
Challenges to Absolutism & Mercantilism
Commercial Rivalries Impact Diplomacy
Changes Made by Worldwide Economic Network
Key Concept 2.3 — The spread of Scientific Revolution concepts and practices and the Enlightenment’s application of these concepts and practices to political, social, and ethical issues led to an increased but not unchallenged emphasis on reason in European culture.
Impact of Rational & Empirical Thought
Ways Enlightenment Ideas Spread
Natural Religion & Demands for Tolerance
Key Concept 2.4 — The experiences of everyday life were shaped by demographic, environmental, medical, and technological changes.
Balance Between Population & Food Supply
Cities, Migration, & Urban Life