forms of government medieval feudalism divine right constitutional monarchy dynastic authoritarian/...
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Forms of Government
Medieval
FeudalismDivine Right Dynastic
Authoritarian/Autocratic
ConstitutionalMonarchy
How Should Men Be Governed?
Absolute MonarchsHow do they compare??
Louis XIV1643-1715
• ABSOLUTE MONARCHY--Sun King
• “I am the state.”• French language
• Estates General not called
• Revokes Edict of Nantes
• Versailles– Distrust of Nobility– Undermines and controls nobility
Peter the Great 1689-1725
• Creation of Russian Empire• Reforms
– Westernization• Education of nobles• Etiquette• German and French at court• Angered clergy, Old Believers, and old noble families
• Standing army• Built up the fleet• Expanded territory to the Baltic
– Capital at St. Petersburg– Became dominant power in the Baltic region
• Problems– Primitive transportation– Lack of raw materials and capital– Absence of sizable merchant class
Western Customs• Forced Russian
nobility to adopt western customs
• Western European clothing (short coats)
• Shave beards
• Women ordered to attend parties
ConclusionSimilarities• All rise to power after years of warfare
(better to have strict dictator than chaos and war)
• Built strong armies• All raise heavy taxes• Expanded territory• Created a strong centralized power• Brought nobility under control • Drew advisors from middle class• Encouraged better manufacturing and trade• Brought church under government control• Did not allow religious toleration