PPT-U nit 4 Enlightenment and Absolutism

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. 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’. 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. Jonathan . Dewald. , . Europe 1450 to 1789: Encyclopedia of the Early Modern World. Peter Hamilton. , ‘The Enlightenment and the Birth of Social Science’. Chris Harman, . A People’s History of the World. 1 - 1815) Immanuel Kant, “What is Enlightenment’?” ( 1784) In the 1770s, Immanuel Kant (1724 - 1804) emerged as a philosopher of major European stature. He exerted a profound in 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. 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:. 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.. 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. The Emergence of Modern . G. overnments. The Age of Absolutism . 1650 - 1789. Begins with the reign of Louis XIV of France. Enlightenment . ideas challenge absolutism . Ends with Revolution. What is Absolutism?. Part II. Ch. 17 Part II. Enlightened Absolutism. -Frederick the Great of Prussia . -Catherine The Great of Russia . -Joseph . II of Austria. Enlightened Absolutist. Absolutists in the 18. th. century attempted to apply the principles of the Enlightenment in their kingdoms. . Lesson 4 . The Enlightenment . Learning Objectives. Describe how science led to the Enlightenment.. Explain the political philosophies of Hobbes, Locke, Voltaire, Montesquieu, and Rousseau.. Summarize the economic ideas of the physiocrats and Adam Smith.. French Absolutism, Enlightenment, & Revolution Outcome: Absolutism & Absolute Monarchs Constructive Response Questions Summarize what an absolute monarch is and provide at least two concrete examples. 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. .