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 ID: 685222
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ABSOLUTISM
ABSOLUTISMSlide2
Absolute monarchy
: (Louis XIV of France)
Despot
- a king or other ruler with absolute, unlimited powerSlide3
An
Absolute Monarchy
is
a king or queen who has unlimited power and seeks to control all aspects of society. Slide4
Absolute Monarchies inspired
Enlightened Philosophes
who
developed ideas of a social contract, separation of powers, checks and balances, and individual rights
.Slide5
Not all monarchs in Europe were absolute rulers.
Some were
a
Limited monarchy
or
Constitutional monarchy
and
laws
limited
the power of
the ruler.
(ex: England
after the Glorious Revolution)Slide6
Other European monarchs adopted Enlightened ideas. They practiced what
is known as
Enlightened absolutism
, also known as
enlightened despotism
.
Enlightened monarchs
embraced
rationality
.Slide7
Objective
:
We will
i
dentify
the characteristics of
an absolute, limited, and Enlightened monarchy.
Closing Task
: I will read profiles of various European monarchs and distinguish them as Enlightened or Absolute despots.
Essential Question(s)
: What are the general characteristics of Enlightened Despotism? Which of the enlightened despots appears to be the most attuned to the spirit of the Enlightenment?