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This unit overview explores the liberal reforms of limited monarchy and power in parliament, as well as the conservative backlash of military dictatorships. It also examines the Romantic Art movement, focusing on famous painters and their depictions of classical subjects, public events, natural scenes, and portraits.
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Humanities & Technology Mr. Johnson World History II WHII.6f
Unit Overview • Liberal reforms: • Limited monarchy, power in parliament, bills of rights • Conservative backlash: • Military dictatorships
Romantic Art • Paintings depicted • classical & Renaissance subjects • public events • natural scenes • portraits • Famous painters • Eugene Delacroix (France) • Francisco Goya (Spain) • Thomas Cole (U.S.)
Classical Music • Classical Styles • Baroque • Romantic • Classical composers • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (Germany) • Johann Sebastian Bach (Austria) • Ludwig von Beethoven (Germany)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart • German Classical Composer • Famous Works • Symphony No. 40 in G Minor • Piano Concerto No. 21 in C Major
Johann Sebastian Bach • Austrian Baroque Composer • Famous Works • Toccata and Fugue in D Minor • Air on the G String
Ludwig von Beethoven • German Romantic Composer • Famous Works • 5th Symphony • 9th Symphony (“Ode to Joy”)
New Forms of Literature • Novellas & novels • (“novel” = new) • Long, fictional prose narratives • Novelists • Miguel de Cervantes: Don Quixote • Voltaire: Candide
Improvements in Navigation • New ship designs • Fluyt: large cargo holds • Ship of the line: heavy warship with many guns • Clipper ship: small but fast cargo ships • Lowered cost of transport
Agricultural Revolution • New tool designs • Seed drill • Heavy ploughs • Reapers • Crop rotation • Improved productivity
Improved Roads • John Loudon McAdam • Paved roads with aggregate rocks • “Macadam” all-weather roads • Improved year-round trade