PPT-Early Modern Society & Absolutism

Unit 3 The Great European Witchhunts Witch a person who hath conference with the Devil to consult with him or to do some act Chief Justice Coke of England 1550 1680 approximately . HI266 Deviance and Non-conformity. Naomi. . Pullin. n.r.wood@warwick.ac.uk. Structure. Medieval and Early Modern Europe – some key changes. Medieval and Early Modern Europe – . case-studies (religious and sexual deviants). 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). 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’. Prof . Mark Knights. Early Modernity – what does it mean and is it useful?. Randolph . Starn. , ‘the early modern muddle’. Jack A. . Goldstone calls it ‘a wholly meaningless term’ . Are labels useful or should the historian . By: Grace, . Madi. , Donovan and . A. ntonio. Introduction.  . Dates/ Daily life: 10,000 years after the ice age ended and the climate got warmer, plant life flourished and larger animals died out, and were replaced by forest dwelling animals along with a new type of Modern Humans. The Modern Humans made many advances in hunting and gathering. They were able to find out where the big game came from, and so they soon sheltered near the creatures and began hunting and farming. Their daily lives involved hunting, planting, gathering, and making homes. (1). 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:. ): . 1603-1649: Decline of royal absolutism in England. Society defined by hierarchical relations of subordination; Power defined by . right of monarch to kill. . . Late 17thc.: Rise of . liberalism. University of Warwick – Classics and Ancient History . Visit Day 2017. Course specifics: . Q802. – Classics (Latin) with Study in Europe. First Year. Greek Culture and Society. Roman Culture and Society. HI 175. Making History. Crime and the Historian. What Does Crime Tell us About Society and its Values?. Sources of Crime and their Limitations. The Old Bailey Session Papers. The “Dark Figure”. The Function of Law. Ieyasu. .. Vocabulary. : absolutism, Louis XIV, Peter the Great, Tokugawa . Ieyasu. Essential Question. : How did absolutism impact the world during the 17. th. and 18. th. centuries? . Absolutism. 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 Society in the Early Modern Period Medieval viewpoints of women ( based on Biblical tropes) Eve ‘the seductress” Mary “the Virgin Madonna” querelle des femmes “the woman question” Renaissance 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. one person has total control. . Absolutism is the ultimate example of a strong centralized government.. Divine Right. In some cultures, the monarchies believe their . leaders are chosen by God. . This is called Divine Right. Leaders look for signs from God, such as natural disasters, to show that leaders / Kings need to change. .