1 / 10

Age of Absolutism Notes

Age of Absolutism Notes. What was Absolutism?. Period of time when Europe’s monarchs got stronger. Caused by the Reformation & Age of Exploration. Ref weakens churches, AofE brings in lots of money (mercantilism). Monarchs ruled with absolute power. What does absolute mean…?.

trinh
Download Presentation

Age of Absolutism Notes

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. Age of Absolutism Notes

  2. What was Absolutism? • Period of time when Europe’s monarchs got stronger. • Caused by the Reformation & Age of Exploration. • Ref weakens churches, AofE brings in lots of money (mercantilism). • Monarchs ruled with absolute power. • What does absolute mean…?

  3. Some Absolute Monarchs In your book, look up each of the following monarchs and list what country they ruled as well as two facts about each. • Louis XIV (455-458) • Elizabeth I (471-472) • Peter the Great (460-462)

  4. Louis XIV • King of France • Nickname: The Sun King • The absolute monarch! • Builds palace of Versailles. • We’ll read more about him later.

  5. Elizabeth I • Queen of England • Henry VIII’s daughter (remember him?) • Defeated the Spanish Armada. • Built England up into a world power.

  6. Peter the Great • Czar of Russia • Wanted to Europeanize, modernize Russia. • Went in disguise to learn how to build ships in Western Europe.

  7. What was Divine Right theory? • Divine Right Theory was the idea that God had chosen the monarch to rule. • Monarchs (and the people) believed it during this period. • If you question the king, you question God! • Kings become the nation. Louis XIV: “L'État, c'est moi!” (The state? That’s me!)

  8. In the space provided on your notes, draw a picture of what absolutism & Divine Right mean.

  9. A Day in the life of Louis XIV • With a partner, read the article on a day in the life of Louis XIV. • While one person reads the article, the other should fill in the activities the king does throughout his day. • Switch roles after each part of the day. • After you are done, make sure each of you has the entire day filled in on your paper.

  10. Court Enters • Prayers • Rubbed down if he was sweaty. • Favors asked • Schedule announced • Mass (church) • Dressed • Shaved • Council meetings • Inspected building projects • Hunt • Picnic w/the ladies • Lottery • Went outside • At at 1 PM • Handed napkin • Fed dogs • Played with children & grandchildren • Last conversations/ requests from the court. • Good night: court retires. • Ate with whole royal family. • Some were seated, others stood. • Ate when he arrived. • Sometimes late, 11:30.

More Related