History 1401E- Final Exam Guide - Comprehensive Notes for the exam ( 68 pages long!)
28 Mar 2018
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History lecture #2: the european dynastic order: forms of states. Sept 16: the european map, dynasties, (cid:498)absolutism(cid:499) or (cid:498)absolutism(cid:499) (ii) affairs of state: the concerns of governments, international relations, police and justice, fiscal systems, administrative capabilities, european maps: Roman empire is mediterranean entity not so much european entity. Physical map of europe shows us that it is small; geography of europe makes it a very open and fractured space. Deeply penetrated by water, the sea is about 300km from anywhere in europe. Open to the movement of population, ideas, and armies. Map of europe is particularly diverse, many different languages. Diversity itself is an engine of european history (competitive environment, different groups have different ideas, endless conflict, great range of intellectual currents). Any european map will make very clear of the great diversity of the shapes of. Middle of map= many very small states (germany to italy).
