Topic 1
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Reading
o For all the readings, I advise reviewing the objectives. (Can you answer them all?) Also
look at the vocabulary and review questions at the end to review. The section titles are
listed below.
 Absolute Monarchy in Spain and France
 Rise of Austria, Prussia, and Russia
 Triumph in Parliament and England
 The Enlightenment
 The American Revolution
 The French Revolution Begins
 A Radical Phase
 The Age of Napoleon
Lecture
o The Age of the Puritans
 James I
 Charles I
 English Civil War
 Oliver Cromwell
 Charles II
 James II
 Mary II and William III
 Anne Stuart
o The French Revolution and Enlightenment
 Henry IV
 Louis XIV
 Versailles
 Louis XVI
 French Revolution
 Causes
 Important Events
 Robespierre and Reign of Terror
 National Convention
 Enlightenment
 5 natural rights
 Voltaire
 Rousseau
 John Locke
 The Estates General
Other
o Age of Napoleon Map