PPT-12.1- Absolute Rulers and Enlightened Despots

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. 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. 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. Egoism is a standard that focuses on self-interest. Decisions based on egoism provide the most favorable consequences for that party regardless of the consequence to other parties.. Types of egoism:. 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. Case study: Catherine II (the Great). . of Russia (r. 1762-96). Catherine . the Great:. German Princess Sophie. 1745 Married to Peter Romanov. 1762 Peter becomes . tsar. . Peter III, but. . deposed. Catherine installed. 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 . Write this in your notes!. Today’s Class (11/14/14). Outcome:. Be able to connect how the system of Enlightened Absolutism emerged from the Scientific Revolution & Enlightenment in the 18. th. century.. Chapter 5 section 2. Define the terms below:. Censorship. Salon. Enlightened despot. Baroque. R. ococo. Enlightenment Ideas Spread . Read Setting the Scene on page 149 as well as the Global Connections section. 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. Course book . by Ethel Wood. Question:. Using the documents, analyze the concepts that rulers had of themselves, as well as expectations that subjects had of their rulers, during the period from 1450 to 1750. Identify one additional type of document and explain briefly how it would help your analysis.. : (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. . Absolutism Element : Examine absolutism through a comparison of the rules of Louis XIV, Tsar Peter the Great and Tokugawa Ieyasu . Vocabulary : absolutism, Louis XIV, Peter the Great, Tokugawa Ieyasu 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?. I will stamp your Enlightenment thinkers sheet today.. Salon – block day. Enlightened “Despots” (Absolutists): Monarchs who were inspired by Enlightenment ideals. Catherine the Great of Russia.