PPT-Royal Absolutism (Patriarchalism

16031649 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. 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’. 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. 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. 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. 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 . 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. 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. : (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. . 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 . 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 . 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 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. .