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