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Pick up a worksheet and a mega GRRR. Happy Wednesday!. Mercantilism. GRRR Document Examine the cartoon – According to the carton, what is one characteristic of mercantilism from the perspective of the mother country?. Now that these countries have all this money … what do they do with it?.

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Happy Wednesday!

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  1. Pick up a worksheet and a mega GRRR Happy Wednesday!

  2. Mercantilism GRRR Document Examine the cartoon – According to the carton, what is one characteristic of mercantilism from the perspective of the mother country?

  3. Now that these countries have all this money … what do they do with it?

  4. Absolute Rulers: Two Case Studies Louis XIV: France Peter the Great: Russia

  5. Louis XIV Absolutism in France

  6. Louis XIV • Sun King • “I am the state.” • 1643-1715

  7. Portraits of Louis XIV What in these portraits tells us Louis is powerful?

  8. Excludes nobles from his councils Louis increases his power • Promotes men from lower-ranking positions who were loyal only to him • Increases the size of the army • Imposes heavy taxes

  9. King’s Bed Queen’s Bed

  10. Louis’ Splendor Royal Carriage

  11. Versailles • 2,000 acres of grounds • 12 miles of roads • 200,000 trees • 700 rooms • 67 staircases • 6,000 paintings • 2,100 sculptures • 150 varieties of apple and peach trees in the Vegetable Garden

  12. Peter the Great Absolutism in Russia

  13. Peter the Great • Becomes the sole ruler in 1696 What in this picture tells us Peter is royalty?

  14. Feudal Russia • Boyars = landowning nobles • Serfdom lasts until the 1800s Why had Russia long been isolated from Western Europe?

  15. The Grand Embassy A long visit to learn about European customs and manufacturing techniques • Peter travels to Western Europe • Learns about art, architecture, and technology • Travels as an ordinary man rather than as the czar What symbols in this painting show Peter’s power?

  16. Takes control of the Russian Orthodox Church Peter increases his power • Promoted men from lower-ranking positions who were loyal only to him • Modernized the army • Imposed heavy taxes

  17. Peter makes reforms Westernization: Uses the West as a model for change to strengthen Russia and compete with Europe • Increases the status of women by allowing them to attend social gatherings • Forces the nobles to dress in Western clothing • Makes all men shave their beards or pay a tax • Changed to the Julian calendar

  18. “Window to the West” Peter believed Russia’s future depended on a warm water port so they could compete with Western Europe • Russia fights Sweden to gain access to the Baltic Sea • Provides access to trade and Europe • Peter drains swampy land to build St. Petersburg, his new capital • Many die from disease and bad working conditions • Orders nobles to move to the new city

  19. Winter Palace What kind of power did Peter have to have to make these reforms? To build this kind of palace?

  20. A Counter Case: England

  21. The Magna Carta Guaranteed certain political rights to nobles as protection against the king Early moves toward democracy Make a connection to something this reminds you of!

  22. Absolutism Examine the document Based on the characteristics shown in the document, what is the overall goal of an autocrat?

  23. Ruthless enforcement • Peter uses the army to harshly put down any rebellion • Has his son murdered for speaking against him Does being ruthless help/hurt an absolute ruler?

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