Instruction
Table of Contents Module 2 - 18th Century Balance of Power Assignments Discussions Required Discussions Balance of Power
Balance of Power
Overview
In this discussion, you role-play the part of a European resident of the 18th century and explain why the shifts in power occurred from your “first-hand” perspective. To be successful with this discussion, you must have a good grasp of the stories in the Module 2 Exploration and Module Lecture on the Balance of Power and the growth of the middle class. Finally, in addition to your original post, you must respond to two of your peers' posts.
Objectives:
Explore the relationship between the major intellectual, socio-cultural, economic, and political movements to the events of the period.
Analyze the Balance of Power shift in the Eighteenth Century.
Explain the birth of the middle class (the bourgeois) and how that changed social values.
Instructions
Assume the character of a firsthand observer of the balance of power shift in 18th century Europe and write a 150-200 word post as follows:
Introduce your fictional character and give a brief description of your place in society (e.g., aristrocrat, laborer, bourgeois).
Describe what you believe are the most significant shifts of power around you and why they are happening.
State whether you think these power shifts are a good thing or a bad thing and why.
Cite your sources (as necessary) in one of the approved formats.
Respond to two of your peers' posts.
See the Course Schedule and Course Rubrics for due dates and grading information.