Agenda
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Bellringer
Review Notes
Reading p. 5 “Louis XIV Writes to His Son”
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Need: highlighters
Graphic organizer (exit ticket)
Absolutism Review
Objectives
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Students will demonstrate an understanding of absolutism
by completing a graphic organizer
Absolutism
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Absolutism: One ruler with absolute, unyielding power
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Thomas Hobbes: Philosopher who believed people were
bad and needed strict ruler to control them
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Once nation-states began to form after fall of feudalism,
absolute rulers began to rise.
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Those that follow are the earliest, most influential
absolute rulers
Russia
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Ivan the Terrible
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First Czar; consolidated power in Russia
Czar is Russian for “Caesar” (Symbolic!)
Nobility jailed and tortured him, bred an intense hatred and
paranoia towards nobility
Anyone who questioned Ivan was killed in brutal ways
Good
Consolidated power
Established set of laws
Bad
Crazy
Cruel
Review
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Where did Russia get ideas of Cyrillic alphabet, Orthodox
Christianity, and domed architecture from?
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Byzantine Empire (Justinian and Monks)
Why was Russia isolated at this time?
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Under Mongol control for hundreds of years, scientific
revolution and renaissance did not occur in Russia
Russia
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Peter the Great
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Modernized (westernized Russia)
Not cruel like Ivan
Went to Europe (dressed as commoner) and brought back
printing press, ship building techniques, ideas
Domestic Goal
Modernize Russia
Foreign Policy Goal
Obtain warm water
port
Russia
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Catherine the Great
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Continued Peter’s modernization efforts
Was able to obtain warm water port on Black sea
France
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After feudalism fell, Capetian family (most powerful) got
remaining feudal lords to fight.
When only a few left, Hugh Capet (Capetians) conquered
those that remained and consolidated power in France
Louis XIV
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Called himself “Sun King”
Highly symbolic – Think Galileo and Copernicus
Very Catholic
Built palace of Versailles
Son will usher in French Revolution (Stay tuned)
France
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Louis XIV
Good
Consolidated power
and established
absolutism in France
Bad
Spent stupid amounts of
money (Versailles)
Overtaxed people
Established common
law
Strongest military in
Europe
Inflation
Hunger/poverty
Spain
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Charles V
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Nervous little man with anxiety issues
Split empire
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Brother became holy roman emperor
Son (Ferdinand) became absolute ruler of Spain
Spain
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Ferdinand
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Loved spanish colonies – cash money
Influx of gold and silver caused massive inflation
Bad
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Common law
Cared more for
colonies than home
Rich from colonies
Overtaxed citizens
Golden age of arts
Hyperinflation
Bankrupted country
England
Reading….
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Speaking of Absolute rulers
We just reviewed the impact of Louis XIV on France
Based on his personal interpretation of his reign, we are
going to see what advice he gives his son – the future
King of France
Half will be read in class, together
Half will be read as homework
Questions 1-5 and a vocab word on page 7 due
tomorrow
Homework/Classwork
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Graphic Organizer p. 4