What circumstances in Europe contributed to the rise of absolutist states in the seventeenth century
Write an essay on one of the following two topics. In your essay you should refer to at least one primary source from our source textbook Making Europe: The Story of the West, vol. 2, second edition (Boston:
Wadsworth, 2014).
1)Absolutism and the search for order
What circumstances in Europe contributed to the rise of absolutist states in the seventeenth century? Describe the primary characteristics of an absolutist state, giving examples from at least two such states. What states in Western Europe did not become absolutist and why? Discuss the intellectual and political reasons for the rejection of absolutism in one of these states.
2)French Revolution
How did the goals pursued and results achieved in each of the main phases of the French Revolution differ? Be sure to mention in your answer the impact of the Revolution elsewhere in Europe. Finally, did Napoleon advance the Revolution, or did he destroy it? (Elaborate on your answer don’t answer just yes or no.)”
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