This course examines the 16th through 18th centuries as a period of social, political, religious, and emotional anxiety for Europeans experiencing the tumultuous transition from medieval to modern. Topics include socio-economic pressures, religious reformations, state centralization, warfare, revolt, crime and punishment, witch hunts, and climate change.

Antirequisite(s): History 2103, History 2403E, History 2450F/G, History 2460F/G.

Extra Information: 2 lecture and 1 tutorial hour.