BELLRINGERTurn in your Homework to the Red Bin

Fill out the Goals Sheet individually:You need to have:

3 goals: one short-term goal, one medium-term goal, one long-term goal

One goal needs to be about academics, the others can be about anything you like

This is PERSONAL

BJOTD:

ABSOLUTISMThe 16th, 17th, and 18th Centuries in

Europe

EUROPE RIGHT NOW A rise of cites A rise in the Middle Class (merchants)

……who usually backed monarchies Monarchs use their wealthy colonies to

pay for their ambitions- Mercantilism Church authority broke down, the

Reformation and 30 Years War occurred

Religious and territorial disputes between states led to almost constant warfare

Some people wanted a strong leader to guide them through all the problems and changes taking place

ACTIVITY You have 10 minutes to draw your

image of the perfect leaderYou need to include:

The leader 5 items/symbols included in the picture that

demonstrate what it is about these leaders that made them perfectFor example: Owl eyes=wisdom

THE THEORY OF ABSOLUTISM European monarchs tried to take the

authority to rule without ANY limits. Goal: to control all aspects of society

Divine right: the idea that God created the monarchy and the monarchy acted as God’s representative on earth

The king answered only to God and not the people

EXIT TICKET What is an absolute monarch?

What did these absolute monarchs in Europe feel gave them the right to rule?

BELLRINGER On your own piece of paper, label the

page “Bellringer 11/5/2010” and answer the following questions in complete sentences.

Why were Europeans looking for a strong leader after the Age of Exploration and the Protestant Reformation?

What is an absolute monarch? What is divine right?

BJOTD:

FRANCE AND LOUIS XIV (1643- 1715)

Louis XIV is considered to be the ultimate example of an absolute monarch.

L’etat c’est moi. (I am the state)

“Call me the ‘sun king’ because all that is good radiates from me.”

How he gained absolute powerWeakened the power

of the nobles Increased the power of

government workers

Jean Baptiste Colbert, Minister of Finance, tried to make France self-sufficient through mercantilism In other words, he wanted France to make

all its own goodsPlaced high tariffs (taxes) on goods from

other countriesEncouraged people to move to France’s

colonies to help export more raw materials to France

Fur trade from America added money to the treasury

Bad side of Louis:After Baptiste died, Louis XIV revoked the

Edict of Nantes. Many skilled Protestant artisans and

businessmen fled to other countries What was the effect of this?

LOUIS’ GRAND STYLE Louis surrounded himself with

only the best Each meal was a feast with

over 500 cooks Louis was awake every day at

7:30 and outside stood 100 nobles all waiting to help him dress, however, only 4 were given the honor of getting him his slippers

He built a huge palace, the Palace at Versailles, 11 miles outside of Paris

15,000 acres of gardens

1,400 fountains 36,000 laborers 2,000 rooms Cost: 2 billion

dollars

LOUIS’ DOWNFALL Under Louis, France was the most powerful country

in Europe In a series of wars, France tried to increase its

boundaries, and won a few territories. However, France was weakened due to bad

harvests and high taxes put in place to pay for the wars

France was forced to give Great Britain its North American territories after losing the Seven Year’s War

PROCESSING

How did Louis XIV increase his control over his country?

How did Louis XIV bring disaster to France?

PRUSSIA’S BACKGROUND Before Fredrick the Great,

Frederick William, after seeing the destruction the 30 Year War left built a strong Army

They army was the strongest in Europe and had over 80,000 men.

Frederick William created a strong military society, but feared his son would not be strong enough to rule so he raised his son very tough.

PRUSSIA AND FREDERICK THE GREAT (1740-1786) Prussia was a new

state north of Austria It later became part of

Germany Prussia rose to power

in the late 1600s Ruling family:

Hohenzollerns Frederick the Great

created a strong military society

RUSSIA’S BACKGROUND Ivan IV, called Ivan the Terrible was

Russia’s first Czar GOOD: gained territory, and

developed a code of laws BAD: His wife was murdered and to

avenge her death he hunted down anyone he thought was a traitor and killed them, usually the boyars (landowners)

“Secret Police” killed thousands After Ivan, Russia fell into a period of

turmoil Russia needed a strong leader

RUSSIA AND PETER THE GREAT(1696-1725) Peter took the throne in

1696 Russia still

underdeveloped: made up of serfs and boyars (landowners)

Russia was cut off from Western Europe Mongol rulers kept them

isolated during Renaissance and Age of Exploration

Geographic barriers: ice Religion: Eastern

Orthodox

Peter visited Western Europe and saw:New inventions and

toolsShips and explorationPeter wanted a warm

weather port (dock) to help modernize the country

Main goal: to westernize RussiaPeter believed he needed ABSOLUTE control

to accomplish this

HOW PETER WESTERNIZED RUSSIA

Took over Eastern Orthodox church

Took power from landowners

Modernized the army: western tactics and weaponsNew army=more taxes

Increased women’s rights

Ordered nobles to wear western fashions

NEW LAND Peter went to war with Sweden to gain

control of the Baltic Coast. After 21 years, he won and built St.

Petersburg It became his new capital city

PROCESSING What was Prussia’s society based on?

Who did Louis XIV and Peter the Great both have to take power from, and why?

Create a caricature (one per side of page) for each of the absolute monarchsLouis XIV (front p 1)

Frederick the Great (back p 1)

Peter the Great (front p 2)

ABSOLUTISM ACTIVITY

1. Neat- straight lines, neat writing….2. Title for each drawing3. A background with important pieces

labeled- 4. Incorporate major parts from the

notes- at least 55. THIS WILL BE GRADED

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