Absolutism
Mr. JohnsonWorld History IIWHII.6fHumanities & TechnologyUnit OverviewLiberal reforms:Limited monarchy, power in parliament, bills of rightsConservative backlash:Military dictatorships
Romantic ArtRomantic ArtPaintings depictedclassical & Renaissance subjectspublic eventsnatural scenesportraitsFamous paintersEugene Delacroix (France)Francisco Goya (Spain)Thomas Cole (U.S.)
Eugene Delacroix
Classical Subjects:Last Words of Emperor Marcus Aurelius
Renaissance Subjects:The Barque of Dante
Public Events:The Massacre at Chios
Public Events:Liberty Leading the People
Portraits:Orphan Girl at the Cemetery
Portraits:Frederick Chopin
Francisco Goya
Public Events:The Third of May 1808
Classical Subjects:Saturn Devouring His Son
Thomas Cole
Natural Scenes:The Subsiding of the Waters of the Deluge
Natural Scenes:Home in the Woods
Classical MusicClassical MusicClassical StylesBaroqueRomanticClassical composersWolfgang Amadeus Mozart (Germany)Johann Sebastian Bach (Austria)Ludwig von Beethoven (Germany)
Wolfgang Amadeus MozartGerman Classical ComposerFamous WorksSymphony No. 40 in G MinorPiano Concerto No. 21 in C Major
Johann Sebastian BachAustrian Baroque ComposerFamous WorksToccata and Fugue in D MinorAir on the G String
Ludwig von BeethovenGerman Romantic ComposerFamous Works5th Symphony9th Symphony (Ode to Joy)
Frederick the Great:Flutist & Patron of Composers
Literature
New Forms of LiteratureNovellas & novels(novel = new)Long, fictional prose narrativesNovelistsMiguel de Cervantes: Don QuixoteVoltaire: CandideMiguel de Cervantes
Sancho Panza & Don Quixote
Don Quixote by PicassoVoltaire
Religious FanaticismCandide
Technology & TradeImprovements in NavigationNew ship designsFluyt: large cargo holdsShip of the line: heavy warship with many gunsClipper ship: small but fast cargo shipsLowered cost of transport
Fluyt
Ship of the Line
Clipper Ships
Agricultural RevolutionNew tool designsSeed drillHeavy ploughsReapersCrop rotationImproved productivity
Seed Drills
Heavy Ploughs
Reapers
Crop Rotation
Agricultural RevolutionImproved RoadsJohn Loudon McAdamPaved roads with aggregate rocksMacadam all-weather roadsImproved year-round trade
Dirt Roads
Aggregate Rock
Macadam All-Weather Roads
Year-Round Trade