H. G. Wells: “History is a race between education and catastrophe”.

viernes, 11 de septiembre de 2015

4º CC.SS. - TEMA 1

Tema 1

Contents:
  • Seigneurial-style agriculture and economic growth in Europe in the 18th century.
  • Colonial trade and the slave trade.
  • Estates of the Realm: the privileged and unprivileged.
  • Absolute monarchy.
  • Identifying the most important Enlightenment thinkers and summarising the main ideas of their thought.
  • Analysing the context of the collapse of absolute monarchy in the 18th century: English constitutionalism and enlightened despotism.
  • The American Revolution: the independence of the thirteen colonies and the United States Constitution.
  • Explanation of the War of Succession and Bourbon absolutism of the 18th century.
  • Explanation of the characteristics of enlightened despotism, the main reforms undertaken by Charles III Spanish economic growth in the 18th century.
  • Using specific vocabulary about the political systems and ideology of the 18th century.