PPT-ABSOLUTISM ABSOLUTISM Absolute monarchy

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 . What is a Monarchy?. The word “monarchy” comes from the Greek word . monarchia. , which means “rule of one”.. Monarchy . describes any form of government in which a monarch holds the highest office. A monarch is a hereditary ruler – someone who rules because s/he inherited the office through his/her family.. Ruler with absolute (total) power. . Doesn’t have to consult with nobles. Common people, or their representatives. . Who told you . you. could do that???. Divine Right of Kings. In these monarchies, the absolute rulers believed that they received their power from God and therefore, should not be challenged!. 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:. of the Middle East. Saudi . Arabia’s Absolute Monarchy-Background. 1. The . King. has . total. control of all rules and parts of government.. Saudi . Arabia’s Absolute Monarchy-Background. 2. . Kings are granted their right to rule from being a . Thomas Hobbes (1588 – 1679). John Locke (1632 – 1704). Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1712 – 1778). Baron de Montesquieu (1689 – 1755). Voltaire (1694 – 1778). Denis Diderot (1713 – 1784). Mary Wollstonecraft (1759 – 1797). 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. Geography of Europe. On the map on your desk, identify the numbered countries and bodies of water.. 1.)__________. 2.) __________. 3.) __________. 4.) __________. 5.) __________. 6.) __________. 7.) __________. 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?. Absolute Monarchy. Absolute monarchy is a form of monarchy where the power of the monarch is not limited by laws or a constitution.. Rule with Divine Right- selected by God to rule.. Answers to no one. Absolute and relative white cells count Absolute value (leukocytes/mm 3 = Total leukocyte count ( cells/mm 3 X Relative value(%) Example: Total leukocyte count = 6000 Segmented forms (relative no.) = 50 % Absolutism + Enlightenment Lesson 2: Absolute Rulers bellwork “The royal power is absolute …The prince need render account of his acts to no one...Without this absolute authority [he] could neither do good nor repress evil. It is necessary that his power be such that no one can hope to escape him...The prince...is not regarded as a prviate person: he is a public personage, all the state is in him; the will of all the people is included in his. As all perfection and all stregnth are united in God, so all the power of individuals is united in the person of the prince.” 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 Warmup 2/1 What kind of political system does the following government use? Alpensloss : the rather small kingdom of Alpensloss is a monarchy. However, by agreement with his great grandfather, the King of 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 .