Units+of+Study


 * Units of Study**

Our year-long course will be divided into **8 MAJOR UNITS.** Each of these will contain various sub-units. Here is a tentative list of our Units of Study for this course:

a. Foundations of Modern Europe b. The Renaissance c. The “New” Monarchs d. Religious Reformation(s) e. Wars of Religion
 * I.** **1450-1600 – Early Modern** **Europe**

a. Age of Exploration b. Thirty Years War c. France’s Transformation – the rise of Absolutism d. Britain’s Transformation – the rise of Constitutionalism e. The Rise of Eastern Europe: Russia, Prussia and Austria f. The Conflict of Empires: The 7 Years War
 * II.** **1600-1789 [political]**

a. Scientific Revolution b. Enlightenment c. The Arts during the 17th & 18th centuries
 * III.** **1600-1789 [cultural]**

a. The French Revolution b. The Napoleonic Era
 * IV.** **1789-1815**

a. “Re-Inventing” Europe b. Agricultural Revolution c. Industrial Revolution(s) d. Liberalism e. Art – Neo-Classicism & Romanticism
 * V.** **1815-1848**

a. Nationalism b. Imperialism c. Socialism d. Politics of the Late 19th Century e. Art & Culture of the Late 19th Century
 * VI.** **1848-1900 - The Age of the –isms**

a. World War I b. Russian Revolution(s) c. Interwar Years d. Rise of Totalitarianism e. World War II
 * VII.** **1900-1945 – The World at War**

a. Snapshot of Europe after World War II b. The Cold War c. Technological Revolution d. Globalization e. Formation of the EU f. Contemporary Europe
 * VIII.** **1945-2003 – Contemporary** **Europe**