PPT-Absolutism

These rulers believed in holding all power They also believed in divine right Absolute Rulers The Divine Right theory holds that leaders receive the right to rule from God This queen of England sponsored explorations and increased trade with other nations When Spain threatened to invade and establish England as a Catholic nation once and for all she defeated the Spanish Armada in 1588 thereby securing Britain as the world. INTRODUCTION. In the Middle Ages, the power of kings had been limited by nobles, parliaments, and the Catholic Church. The. decline of feudalism, the Renaissance, the Protestant Reformation, and the Commercial Revolution all helped enrich European society and increase the power of European monarchs (hereditary rulers). The Age of Absolutism . 1500-1800. What affect did the Reformations . have on the rest of Europe?. -Old feudal system to New . ABSOLUTE. Monarchies. -Feudalism to . ABSOLUTISM. -Increase in the power of the national government; decrease in the power of the pope. AP European History. Ms. Tully. Crises of the 17. th. Century. “Little Ice Age” – bad harvests, starvation for lower classes. Economic crises – high food prices, inequitable wealth, recession. I. Power of Kings: Absolute or Restrained. Absolute Power. Unlimited and unrestrained. Increase royal authority by:. Increasing control over finances, religion, and nobility. Increasing size of standing army and/or developing a strong navy. Hobbes (. 1588-1679. ). Leviathan . (1651). Characteristics of Absolute Rule:. Monarchs and Nobles (and Governments). Expanding State Structures. Absolutism and Warfare. Absolutism and Religion. Architecture and Art (and Propaganda and. 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. 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 . ‘Politics drawn from the Very Words of Holy Scripture’. Stats: Jacques . benigne. . bossuet. French. 1627-1704. Family involved in Judiciary. Highly educated. Clergy member. Held office of bishop. & Men: Absolutism . In France in the . 17. th. C. . What is Absolutism?. . Sovereign power or ultimate authority in the state rested in the hands of a king who claimed divine right. Characteristics of Absolutism: . 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. bello. prohibitions]?. Can we create a rational basis for war restrictions? . US soldiers killed about 500 unarmed civilians in March of 1968.. Women, children and the elderly were murdered. Some women were raped, bodies were mutilated.. Rulers wanted to be absolute monarchs, kings or queens who held all the power within their boundaries. Their goal was to control every aspect of society. They believed in . divine right. , the idea that God created the monarchy and that the monarch acted as God’s representative on . French Absolutism, Enlightenment, & Revolution Outcome: Absolutism & Absolute Monarchs Constructive Response Questions Summarize what an absolute monarch is and provide at least two concrete examples.