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Absolute Monarchy

Absolute Monarchy. 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.

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Absolute Monarchy

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  1. Absolute Monarchy • Ruler with absolute (total) power. • Doesn’t have to consult with nobles. Common people, or their representatives. • Who told you you could do that???

  2. Divine Right of Kings • In these monarchies, the absolute rulers believed that they received their power from God and therefore, should not be challenged!

  3. Examples of absolute monarchs in action! • St. Bartholomew’s Day Massacre, Queen Catherine • Louis the XIV, the “Sun King” • In control of : • Military • Politics • economic initiatives • religion • built huge palace at Versailles and required his nobles to visit him regularly • encouraged his subjects to dress a certain way, eat a certain way, and gamble. • As nobles grew poorer, the more they depended on Louis XIV.

  4. Examples of absolute monarchy in action cont.!!!! • Peter the Great • In an effort to “Westernize Russia”, he put a tax on beards. He felt beards were not a modern look for his people and wanted them to look like the clean shaven people from Europe. • What does this demonstrate?

  5. So what's a limited monarchy? • Whats the word limited mean?

  6. Limited monarchy places restrictions (limits) on the kings power. • Example of limited monarchy: • Magna carta • Limited monarchy leads way to constitutional monarchy. • Example of this: • English bill of Rights: (placed restrictions of the king)

  7. Absolute Monarchy Quiz • What is an absolute monarchy? • “un roi, une loi, une foi”— “ one king, one law, one religion”, was a quote from which monarch in Europe who is the best example of an Absolute Monarch? (Charles V, Louis XIV, Peter the Great, or Charles I) • What is Divine Right, or Divine Right of Kings? • What did Louis the XIV mean when he called himself the “Sun King”? • What was Westernization, and who wanted to apply this to Russia? • What document was written in England in 1215, who was forced to sign it, and what did it do? • What is parliament? Its like what in the United States? • Based on the actions of Charles I in England, what document was written in the mid 1600s that required the king to consult with parliament? • After this document (answer to #8) was written, England is no longer an Absolute Monarchy but a what? Bonus • Who put a tax on beards (1 point) • Which country broke out in a civil war over forced taxes? (2 points) • What do you think Jay-Z meant by his album Magna Carta Holy Grail, now that you know what these things are in historical context? (5 points for a really great analysis.

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