PPT-Absolute Monarchs and Enlightened Absolutist

Absolute Monarchy Absolute monarchy is a form of monarchy where the power of the monarch is not limited by laws or a constitution Rule with Divine Right selected by God to rule Answers to no one. 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. Reminder: Louis XIV Historical Postcard due on Wednesday, October 5, 2011. Date your papers:. Block Days. : Thursday, September 22 and Friday, September 23, 2011. Monday, September 26, 2011. Tuesday, September 27, 2011. If something big happened at school, how would people find out??? How does information spread??. Bellringer. !!!. Objective: Enlightenment ideas challenged practices related to religious authority, monarchy, and absolutism.. Please get out your Course Overview Signatures for Ms. Barben to check.. Please date all your papers. :. Wednesday, August 31, 2011. Thursday, September 1, 2011. Friday, September 2, 2011. Tuesday, September 6, 2011. Enlightened Absolutism. Overview. Philosophes. believed in natural rights. Equality before the law. Freedom of religious worship. Freedom of speech and press. Right to assemble. Right to hold property. 1550-1800. France: Absolute Monarchs-Louis XIII & Louis XIV. Spain: Absolute Monarchs-Philip II. England: Absolute Monarchs and Development of a Constitutional Monarchy-Tudors & Stuarts. Austria: Enlightened Despots---Maria Theresa & Joseph II. folder. . alone. !. Objective:. I can prove that Enlightenment ideas challenged practices related to religious authority, monarchy, and absolutism.. Enlightenment and Absolute monarchy. Until the 1700s, people in general had accepted the rule of absolute monarchs.. Frederick the Great, Catherine the Great, Joseph II, enlightened despotism. Evaluating . “. Enlightened Absolutism. ”. To what extent did Enlightenment ideas influence monarchs of the time?. Is . Catherine the Great of Russia. Frederick the Great of Prussia. Joseph II of Austria. Essential Question: . Discuss and Explain the ways in which the Enlightenment ushered in a new political age in 18. : (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. . Essential Question- How much power should government have?. Review- Europe. After the fall of the Roman Empire, the Western half of the empire fell into darkness .  The Dark Ages. What happened to the Eastern half of the empire?. French Absolutism, Enlightenment, & Revolution Outcome: Absolutism & Absolute Monarchs Constructive Response Questions Summarize what an absolute monarch is and provide at least two concrete examples. Chapter 21 Absolute Monarchs in Europe 1500-1800 Section 1 Spain’s Empire and European Absolutism pg. 589 - 595 Introduction to Absolutism Spain’s Powerful Empire Philip II comes to power in Spain Essential Question- How much power should government have?. Review- Europe. After the fall of the Roman Empire, the Western half of the empire fell into darkness .  The Dark Ages. What happened to the Eastern half of the empire?.