Ch. 10 – Monarchs of Europe (1500-1800 A.D.)

Chapter 10 – Section 1 – France in the Age of Absolutism

  • “Kings became stronger in Europe in the 1500s as the power of the church weakened.” — p. 262
  • “Under the Bourbon kings, France became an absolute monarchy and Europe’s leading power.” — p. 262
  • absolute monarchy – a monarchy that is not limited or restrained by laws or a constitution — dictionary.com

YouTube Video about King Louis XIV: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gWlqQb8GJoI

Chapter 10 – Section 2 – Russia in the Age of Absolutism

  • “Under two great rulers, Peter [the Great] and Catherine [the Great], Russia became a westernized and powerful nation.” — p. 267
  • westernize – to influence with ideas, customs, practices, etc., characteristic of the Occident (the West; the contries of Europe and America).
  • “King Louis XIV had his Versailles, but in 1703 the Russian czar Peter the Great had an entire city. St. Petersburg, Russia’s ‘window to the West,’ was built to show how Peter modeled his government, as well as much of Russian society, after western European monarchies. The wide boulevards, magnificent palaces, and outstanding examples of architecture and engineering characteristic of St. Petersburg make for a beautiful city even today.” — p. 267

 

Chapter 10 – Section 3 – Central Europe in the Age of Absolutism

  • “The Habsburgs of Austria and the Hohenzollerns of Prussia vied for power in Central Europe.” — p. 273
  • vie — to strive in competition or rivalry with another; content for superiority — dictionary.com

Chapter 10 – Section 4 – The English Monarchy

  • “Monarchs in England tried to rule with absolute power, but met with serious opposition from Parliament.” — p. 278
  • “[In] England, unlike countries on the continent, the absolute monarchy would never quite take hold.” — p. 278
  • limited constitutional monarchy — government in which the monarch remains head of the state, but the king or queen is required to consult Parliament — p. R11

Thomas Hobbes (1588-1679) and John Locke (1632-1704) — “[They] were leading English political philosophers. Their strongly contrasting views concerning the nature of government and its proper limits have influenced political thought from the 1600s to the present.

YouTube Video: M.I.A. Paper Planes (Slumdog Millionaire Soundtrack) – This is song is representative of how Hobbes and Locke viewed people, and thus, these characteristics of humanity should be considered during political thought and the creation of laws: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7sei-eEjy4g&feature=fvwrel

Enjoy!

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