PPT-The Age of Absolutism and Revolution

The Emergence of Modern G overnments The Age of Absolutism 1650 1789 Begins with the reign of Louis XIV of France Enlightenment ideas challenge absolutism Ends with Revolution What is Absolutism. 16. th. – 18. th. Centuries. 1500s – 1700s. What is absolutism?. Absolutism is a form of government in which the monarch has total control.. When did absolutism develop in Europe?. 16. th. through 18. Mark . Greengrass. m.greengrass@sheffield.ac.uk. H205 - European World. Warwick University . Republics of Genoa and Venice. ‘City-states’ – Geneva, Dubrovnik, Hamburg. The ‘United Provinces’. 1589-1715. Chapter 16. Chapter Overview. The 16. th. C thru the 18. th. C witnessed two contrary developments in western Eur: . Constitutional governments - Eng & Holland. Absolutist governments - France & Spain. By Andrew Knowlton and . Jack Anderson. Absolutism. Absolutism was a response to the religious wars, plagues, and destruction that plagued Europe.. Rulers who came to power were paranoid of losing it. Which . geographical region in colonial North America was . best. known for its cold climate and strong Puritan population? . A.. . Middle . Passage . B.. . New . England . C.. . middle . colonies . S. eventeenth Century British Context. The early C17th fear of ‘absolute’ power . Thomas Hobbes, . Behemoth. (written 1668, published 1679): ‘The greatest part of the Lords in Parliament, and the Gentry throughout . The Age of Absolute Monarchs. LOUIS XIV and . IVAN the TERRIBLE. Absolutism. What?. It is an absolute leader.. A leader who has unlimited power.. These rulers do not share power with anyone.. There are no law making bodies:. authority. Divine Right: the doctrine that a monarch derives his or her power directly from God. Absolutism-Age of Kings. Weaken power of group that threatens . your. power the most .  the nobles. A political system in which a single ruler has unrestricted power. Spain. King Charles V. 1500-1558. Grandson of Ferdinand & Isabella. Also heir . to the Hapsburg family, who ruled over the Holy Roman Empire and the . : (Louis XIV of France). Despot. - a king or other ruler with absolute, unlimited power. An . Absolute Monarchy. . is . a king or queen who has unlimited power and seeks to control all aspects of society. . Jacques . BOSSUET. Thomas . HOBBES. John . LOCKE. Divine Right . ABSOLUTISM. Philosophical . ABSOLUTISM. Philosophical & Biblical . CONSTITUTIONALISM. Jacques . BOSSUET. Thomas . HOBBES. John . LOCKE. Warmup 2/1 What kind of political system does the following government use? Alpensloss : the rather small kingdom of Alpensloss is a monarchy. However, by agreement with his great grandfather, the King of Absolutism Case studies Mark Knights What does absolutism signify? Unfettered royal power, usually monarchy by divine right The centralisation of decision-making The king as above the law The erosion of the rights of the people and their representative assemblies This Lecture could be found under Units-> Period Two-> Absolutism & Constitutionalism-> Power Points. Read Aloud. Go to website and open Background to Absolutism Reading. Absolutism. A form of government, usually within a monarchy, in which the ruler exercised absolute power over virtually all facets of his or her kingdom.