213 Module Overview

Module 12 contains the following content – all original by author or contained in the Lumen textbook.

Textbook Reading – Chapter 12

Discussion Forum:

This discussion will be based on the textbook reading for the chapter.  For your initial post in this discussion please answer the following questions: “Of the four most powerful monarchs discussed in this chapter- Philip II, Elizabeth I, Louis XIV, and Peter the Great- who do you think did the best job and did the most to strengthen their country?  Provide evidence from the textbook reading to support your answer.”

Initial posts must be at least 200 words in length and have at least one quote from the textbook.

After posting your initial post you are required to reply to at least one other student.  Replies must be at least 100 words in length and have at least one new quote from the textbook (not a quote you used in your initial post and not a quote that is in the post you are replying to).

All posts must be made by the deadline for the discussion forum to receive full credit.

Short Essay:

Submit your short essay for Module #12 here.  The question for this essay is: “What were the main causes of the War of Spanish Succession?  What were the main countries involved and who were the rulers of those countries?  Why did those rulers feel motivated to join the war?  What was the end result of this war for Europe as a whole?

This essay must be at least 500 words in length and have at least one quote from the textbook to receive full credit.

Quiz: Some questions are from the Boundless text, some are original.  The course Map links to the quiz.