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Chapter 17: Age of Absolutism. Chapter 17: Age of Absolutism. Absolutism : A form of government in which a monarch has unlimited power. This describes a period of European history in which monarchs successfully gathered the wealth and power of the state to themselves. QUESTION.
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Chapter 17: Age of Absolutism Chapter 17: Age of Absolutism
Absolutism: A form of government in which a monarch has unlimited power. This describes a period of European history in which monarchs successfully gathered the wealth and power of the state to themselves.
QUESTION • IS THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES AN ABSOLUTE MONARCH? • WHY OR WHY NOT?
PHILIP II (SPAIN) • During his 42-year reign, Philip worked to expand Spanish influence, strengthen the Catholic Church, and make his own power absolute. • Philip reigned as an absolute monarch. He asserted that he ruled by divine right. • Philip saw himself as guardian of the Roman Catholic Church. • Philip fought many wars as he attempted to advance Spanish Catholic power.
VOCABULARY Section 1 (Spanish Power) p. 410-415 KEEP W/ NOTES FOR TEST • Hapsburgs - • Philip II – • Diego Velasquez – • Miguel de Cervantes - • Absolute monarch - • Divine right - • Armada - • Queen Elizabeth I
MAIN IDEAS • How did Phillip II ensure absolute power? • How did he try to spread Catholicism? • Why is the period from 1550 to 1650 called Spain’s “golden age”? • What tactics did the English use to show their protest of Spanish rule in the Netherlands? • Why did Spanish power and prosperity decline?