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World HistoryHave out your bell work paper, your crossword puzzle, clue sheet, answer key, and your spiral.
Bell Work: Wednesday 04.08.15
Respond to the following in complete sentences in the space for Wednesday on your bell work paper.
If you were elected president and had absolute rule in the government what would you change?
Create a list of at least 5 changes you would make or 5 things you would do as ruler.
Unit 7: Global AgeReading Summary 15.2
Reading Summary 15.3N.America 5 w’Reading Summary 15.5Notes: Columbian Exchange3-2-1
Unit 8: Age of AbsolutismPop-up notes Absolute MonarchsReading Summary 16.1
Unit 8: Age of AbsolutismPop-up Notes: Absolute
Monarchs Reading Summary 16.1
Table of Contents
Essential Question
How did absolute monarchies and
centralized nation-states develop in
Europe?
Topical Questions
What were the characteristics of the Age of Absolutism, including the monarchies of Philip II, Louis XIV, Henry VIII, and Peter the Great?
What characteristics are needed to make an absolute monarch?
Video Introduction: Age of Absolutism
▪3 monarchs
▪2 countries
▪1 fact
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ke-YmWJ6A4w
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Causes1. Church loses power after the
Reformation…
2. Great wealth from colonies…
3. Large armies from constant war…
4. …All lead to rulers with total power
1.King of Spain
2.Great wealth from New World colonies
3.Uses Catholic Inquisition to maintain power
4.Claims Divine Right – his power comes directly from God
Philip II expanded Spanish influence and power during his 42-year reign.
One of his main goals was to advance Spanish Catholic power in Europe.
He fought many wars to this end.
What was left of the mighty Spanish
armada retreated back to Spain.
In 1588, he sent a huge armada to invade England.
The mission failed, however, because Spanish ships were outmaneuvered by faster English ships.
Philip began to see Queen Elizabeth I of England as his main Protestant enemy.
1.Tudor King of England
2.Breaks with the Catholic Church in order to gain a divorce
3.Eventually has 6 marriages
4.His daughter Elizabeth developed the Anglican Church
1.Bourbon King of France
2.Called “The Sun King”
3.States “L’estat cest moi!” – “I am the state!”
4.Builds the Palace of Versailles
Louis XIV ruled France for 72 years.
• His court supported a “splendid century” of the arts in which drama, painting, and ballet flourished.
• Louis sponsored the French Academies, which set standards for the arts and sciences.
At the end of his reign, France was the strongest state in Europe.
Versailles was designed to be a symbol of royal wealth and power.
2,300 Rooms
550,000 sq. ft.
6,000 paintings
2,000 sculptures
The Hall of Mirrors
The King’s Bedroom
The Queen’s Bedroom
The Royal Chapel
The Gardens
1.Czar of Russia
2.Westernizes Russia
a.More like Europe
b.Simpler alphabet
c.First newspapers
d.New capital – St. Petersburg
Peter’s reforms were both social and economic.
If anyone revolted, he had them killed.
He adopted mercantilist policies to pay for his reforms.
Peter was not afraid to use force to reach his goal.
He imported technology, improved schools, improved canals, and developed new industries.
Independent Practice
• Read Summary 16.1• Complete the questions on the side and at the bottom.• Annotate on the sides.
• Read in your independent reading book or THE WEEK.• Complete crossword puzzles.