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Absolute Monarchs in Europe

Absolute Monarchs in Europe. 1500-1800 Ms K Boring. After Test Assignments. *WRITE TERMS FIRST IN CASE YOU DO NOT FINISH* 2. DWWI for: Absolute monarchs Divine right War of the Spanish Succession Thirty Years’ War Seven Years’ War English Civil War William and Mary

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Absolute Monarchs in Europe

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  1. Absolute Monarchs in Europe 1500-1800 Ms K Boring

  2. After Test Assignments *WRITE TERMS FIRST INCASE YOU DO NOT FINISH* 2. DWWI for: • Absolute monarchs • Divine right • War of the Spanish Succession • Thirty Years’ War • Seven Years’ War • English Civil War • William and Mary • Turn in ON EDMODO. 1. Louis XIV sheet: • Read the passage • Number the paragraphs • Highlight NEW terms • Underline OLD terms (terms we’ve covered in this class before) • Create 10 questions and provide the answer—in detail. • MAKE SURE the questions are different—do not ask to define everything, but instead ask different types of questions: “What would happen if…” or “Why do you think Louis…” or “If someone else did…” • Staple sheet and questions, turn in to basket

  3. I. Absolutism in Europe TERMS TO KNOW: • Absolute monarch—king/queen who held all of the power within their states’ boundaries and was NOT restricted by any form of constitution or law • Divine right—the idea that God created the monarchy and that the monarchy acted as God’s representative on Earth. • The kings/queens only answered to God, not his/her subjects • Bureaucracy—administration in charge of implementing/enforcing rules of a government/institution

  4. A. Causes and Effects

  5. B. Louis XIV • “I am the state” • Strongest king of the time (absolutism) • Jean Baptiste Colbert—theory of mercantilism

  6. ***The Thirty Years’ War • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lYddEfXXQVk • Outcome: • Germany devastated • France strengthened • Spain and Austria weakened

  7. C. The Seven Years’ War • Called the French and Indian War in America • Britain gained land in America

  8. D. Outcomes of the Age of Absolutism • Habeas corpus: “to have the body” • Gave prisoners the right to obtain a writ (document) ordering that they can see a judge to specify the charges • Constitutional monarchy (IN ENGLAND): laws limited the ruler’s power—parliament is the partner in governing • Cabinet: group of government ministers (work specifically w/ king or president) • Bill of Rights: limits royal power, gives citizens rights and the protections that they have under their government

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