PRESENTATION OUTLINE
Absolutism: The principle or practice of a political system in which unrestricted power is vested In a monarch.
1500s- 1600s
Extending Spanish Power:
-1st modern European power gained power through silver in America's
- more Spanish influence
Absolute monarchs:
- ruled with complete authority over the government and lives of the people
Divine right:
- the kings believed that their authority to rule came directly from god
-(downfall) costly wars=no money for Spain1600s France replaced Spain
France and Louis XIV
-1500s religious wars tore France apart
-Catholic Church's power expanded
-King Louis XIV inherited the French Throne
- Sun symbol of power
- Poured most resources in expanding and becoming number 1 power
-Balance of Power: distribution of military power that would prevent any one nation from dominating Europe
-built palace of Versailles
Triumph of Parliament in England:
-Didn't use royal absolution
-The Stuarts behaved as absolute monarchs
-Charles I tried to arrest leaders of parliament
- started the civil war English Civil War
- lasted from 1642-1649
-parliament forces won
- became a republic puritans called for social reform Limits
-Mary and William III become the rulers of England
- agreed to parliaments demands
Limited monarchy: government- constitution limits monarchs power
Absolute Monarchy in Russia:
- medieval state
-Peter the great
-use terror enforce absolute power
- imported western technology and built Russian military power
Additional Vocab:
Louis XIV-French king who inherited the throne as a teenager in 1643; believed in divine right and portrayed the sun as his symbol of power (known as the “Sun King”)
Stuarts-Scottish rulers that became in control of England; Behaved as absolute monarchs, to the objection of Parliament and the Puritans, and started the civil war when one of them tried to arrest leaders of Parliament House of Commons
Puritans-Group of English Protestants that clashed with the Stuarts with they ruled; their ideas later became very influential in shaping the USA
Peter the Great- Ruler in 1682 who turned Russia into a great power by enforcing absolute authority through terror; he also pushed social/economic reforms, imported new, Western technology, and made Russia a powerful military threat
How King Louis XIV Strengthened the Power of French Monarchy:
-Expanded bureaucracy and appointed middle-class, but wealthy men to collect taxes (helped middle class become involved in the monarchy)
-Gained more land by investing resources in wars
-Ruled with absolute authority for 72 years and during that time French was the dominate culture (in language, manners, customs, etc.) in Europe
-Built the huge palace of Versailles and spared no expense to ensure its beauty
How the Stuarts Clashed With Parliament:
-Prior to Stuart rules, the Tudor dynasty believed in divine right, but also cooperated with Parliament and had a good relationship with them
-English throne was passed to the Stuart family afterward, who behaved as absolute monarchs and did not work well with Parliament; tried to arrest their leaders of Parliament House of Commons
-England did not want to be ruled that way, so civil war ensued
Connection to Globalization
-This time period demonstrates the spread and changes of power between different European nations; Relates to globalization because it describes countries integrating new ideas within their country and surpassing other nations both technologically and economically
-Benefits the innovation of countries and new ideals help to evolve a country into a better state
-Negatively affects the countries that fall behind by forcing them to follow whatever country is currently in power
-Relates to the current problem of globalization of other countries becoming almost as advanced as US; Citizens of US are beginning to be affected negatively by the advancement of other countries
-Connects to the innovation of the Triangle Trade; other countries sharing ideas/products and using their resources (slaves, sugar, cod) to assert their power where they lived
