PPT-Absolutism, Constitutionalism, and Crisis

Life in 17 th 18 th Century Age of Crisis Little Ice Age Poor crop yields led to famine and disease Population decline Increase in outrage over government actions Religious Wars Massive loss of life destruction of economies. Dr. S. Finch MD,CM, FRCPC, ABAM-Diplomate. Introduction. BPD is common disorder, especially in clinical populations. Prevalence 1-2% general population, up to 10-20% outpatients, 25% agitated emergency patients. 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’. 1589-1715. Chapter 16. Chapter Overview. The 16. th. C thru the 18. th. C witnessed two contrary developments in western Eur: . Constitutional governments - Eng & Holland. Absolutist governments - France & Spain. McKay . Chapter 16. Kagen . Chapter 13. I. Seventeenth Century Crisis and Rebuilding. Focus Question: What were the common crises and achievements of the 17. th. Century States?. A. Economic and Demographic Crisis. ‘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. 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. 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?. : (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. . 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. Introduction to ENGLISH Constitutionalism ABSOLUT GOVERNMENT You are bottled up. LIMITED GOVERNMENT A Constitution LIMITS GOVERNMENT Absolutism Constitutionalism Government Power Laws Taxation Representative 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 an important part of many countries Dr. . Kwaku. Agyeman-Budu . CONSTITUTIONALISM. Aims of the Lecture. History of Constitutionalism. The concept of “Constitutionalism”. “Constitutionalism” in Ghana: A Brief Appraisal. QUESTIONS TO PONDER.