Emergence of Modern Europe

Emergence of Modern Europe

Subject Area
Course Number
HIST 0200 601
Course Code
HIST0200601
Course Key
83799
Day(s)
Wednesday
Time
5:15pm-8:15pm
Instructor
CHAPPELL, EDWARD M
Fulfills
COL-FND-CrossCultural Analysis
COL-SECTOR-History & Tradition
Course Description
This course examines the period in European history from the Black Death until the French Revolution (roughly 1348 to 1789). During this period of Renaissance, Reformation, and Enlightenment, early modern Europe experienced a series of crises in authority that ushered in the modern world. The course will explore how new discoveries (both geographical and intellectual) challenged existing worldviews; movements of religious reform challenged the authority of the Church and the unity of Europe; and new political doctrines, accompanied by a series of striking rebellions, challenged the foundations of traditional rule. Our aim will be to excavate the changing social, political, intellectual, and cultural experiences of men and women during this time of renaissance, reformation, enlightenment, and revolution. We will follow the encounter between Europeans and the peoples of the Americas, Africa, and Asia, as well as the "discovery" of new ways to read old books, the "discovery" of new technologies in communications and combat, and the "discovery" of new sciences, arts, and philosophies as they impacted the way Europeans related to the wider world and their place within it.
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