PPT-Bossuet And Absolutism

Politics drawn from the Very Words of Holy Scripture Stats Jacques benigne bossuet French 16271704 Family involved in Judiciary Highly educated Clergy member Held office of bishop. 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). 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. 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. 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 . & 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: . 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. A political system in which a single ruler has unrestricted power. Spain. King Charles V. 1500-1558. Grandson of Ferdinand & Isabella. Also heir . to the Hapsburg family, who ruled over the Holy Roman Empire and the . : (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 . Lesson 5 Absolutism in France (FRANCE). Absolutism in France (FRANCE). Review of Lessons 1 - 4. 1. What is absolutism?. 2. What is the divine right of kings?. 3. What is a limited monarchy?. 4. What is a constitutional monarchy?. Ca. 1589-1725. 17. th. Century Crisis and Rebuilding. “Age of Crisis”. Climate changes. Bitter religious divides. Government pressures and war. Hunger and population loss. The Social Order and Peasant Life. 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 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.