PPT-The Age of Absolutism European

Built up state bureaucracies amp equipped powerful armies. 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’. By Andrew Knowlton and . Jack Anderson. Absolutism. Absolutism was a response to the religious wars, plagues, and destruction that plagued Europe.. Rulers who came to power were paranoid of losing it. ‘Politics drawn from the Very Words of Holy Scripture’. Stats: Jacques . benigne. . bossuet. French. 1627-1704. Family involved in Judiciary. Highly educated. Clergy member. Held office of bishop. & 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: . ): . 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. 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 . 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?. 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 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 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. Between 1500-1800 feudal leaders gave way to strong centralized power . Countries such as Spain, France and Russia became . absolute monarchies . where the King and Queen and complete authority over government and social matters .