Question
This historian referred to Charles V as the “last crusader” in a “new life” re-interpretation of his reign called Emperor. For 10 points each:
[10h] Name this historian who built on the work of Michael Roberts by claiming that the importance of trace italienne forts in creating protracted sieges ushered in a “Military Revolution.”
ANSWER: Geoffrey Parker [or Noel Geoffrey Parker]
[10e] Parker has written many works about this ruler, calling him an “imprudent king.” The Annales school historian Fernand Braudel wrote about the “Mediterranean world in the age of” this Spanish king, who ordered the construction of El Escorial.
ANSWER: Philip II of Spain [or Philip the Prudent; accept The Mediterranean and the Mediterranean World in the Age of Philip II; prompt on Philip]
[10m] Parker has placed importance on the Little Ice Age in causing a global crisis during this century. Hugh Trevor-Roper expanded on an Eric Hobsbawm article to posit the existence of a “general crisis” of this century.
ANSWER: 17th century [or the 1600s; accept “The Crisis of the Seventeenth Century”; accept “The General Crisis of the Seventeenth Century]
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Summary
| 2024 ARGOS @ Brandeis | 03/22/2025 | Y | 3 | 6.67 | 67% | 0% | 0% |
| 2024 ARGOS Online | 03/22/2025 | Y | 3 | 13.33 | 100% | 33% | 0% |
Data
| Aw we're so sorry to hear that maman died today, she gets five big booms | CLEVELAND, THIS IS FOR YOU! | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| Thompson et al. | I wish it were possible to freeze time so I would never have to watch you retire | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| throw away your cards, rally in the streets | UBC | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 |