CHAPTER 19 ABSOLUTISM ABSOLUTISM. A FLEET OF WARSHIPS IN SPAIN

CHAPTER 19CHAPTER 19

ABSOLUTISMABSOLUTISM

CHAPTER 19CHAPTER 19

ABSOLUTISMABSOLUTISM

A FLEET OF WARSHIPSIN SPAIN

THE SPANISH ARMADATHE SPANISH ARMADA

HE WAS THE GOVERNMENT HE WAS THE GOVERNMENT MINISTERMINISTER

HE DESTROYED THE POWER HE DESTROYED THE POWER OF THE NOBLESOF THE NOBLES

HE UNITED FRANCE UNDER HE UNITED FRANCE UNDER AN ABSOLUTE MONARCHYAN ABSOLUTE MONARCHYHE BUILT FRANCE INTO A HE BUILT FRANCE INTO A

MAJOR EUROPEAN POWERMAJOR EUROPEAN POWER

CARDINAL RICHELIEUCARDINAL RICHELIEU

OVER 300 INDEPENDENT OVER 300 INDEPENDENT GERMAN STATESGERMAN STATES CREATED THIS CREATED THIS

HOLY ROMAN EMPIREHOLY ROMAN EMPIRE

RULING FAMILY RULING FAMILY OF SPAIN IN OF SPAIN IN

16TH CENTURY16TH CENTURY

HAPSBURG DYNASTYHAPSBURG DYNASTY

UNLIMITED POWER UNLIMITED POWER HELD BY ONE INDIVIDUAL - HELD BY ONE INDIVIDUAL -

USUALLY A MONARCHUSUALLY A MONARCH

ABSOLUTISMABSOLUTISM

THIS RULING FAMILY TOOK THIS RULING FAMILY TOOK CONTROL OF ENGLAND CONTROL OF ENGLAND AFTER THE WAR OF THE AFTER THE WAR OF THE

ROSESROSES

TUDOR DYNASTYTUDOR DYNASTY

King Henry VIII Queen Elizabeth

LOUIS BUILT LOUIS BUILT THE ROYAL PALACETHE ROYAL PALACE

HERE OUTSIDE OF PARIS HERE OUTSIDE OF PARIS

VERSAILLESVERSAILLES

HE WAS KING OF PRUSSIA HE WAS KING OF PRUSSIA AFTER THE AFTER THE

WAR OF THE SPANISH WAR OF THE SPANISH SUCCESSIONSUCCESSION

FREDERICK IFREDERICK I

A WARM WATER PORT TO A WARM WATER PORT TO CONDUCT TRADE WITH CONDUCT TRADE WITH

WESTERN EUROPEWESTERN EUROPE

WINDOW WINDOW TO TO

THE THE WESTWEST

A STRAIT CONTROLLED A STRAIT CONTROLLED BY THE TURKS BY THE TURKS

ACCESS TO ACCESS TO THE BLACK SEATHE BLACK SEA

DARDANELLESDARDANELLES

RULER’S RIGHT TO RULE RULER’S RIGHT TO RULE COMES FROM GODCOMES FROM GOD

THEREFORE THE RULER IS THEREFORE THE RULER IS ANSWERABLE ONLY TO GODANSWERABLE ONLY TO GOD

DIVINE DIVINE RIGHTRIGHT

A GENERAL RISEA GENERAL RISE IN PRICES CAUSED IN PRICES CAUSED

BY AN INCREASE IN THE BY AN INCREASE IN THE MONEY SUPPLYMONEY SUPPLY

INFLATIONINFLATION

THE FIRST BOURBON RULER THE FIRST BOURBON RULER

HE ISSUED THE EDICT OF HE ISSUED THE EDICT OF NANTESNANTES

HE BEGAN POLICIES TO HE BEGAN POLICIES TO RESTORE FRANCE ANDRESTORE FRANCE AND

ESTABLISH ABSOLUTE RULEESTABLISH ABSOLUTE RULE

HENRY IVHENRY IV

A GOVERNMENT A GOVERNMENT CONTROLLED ECONOMYCONTROLLED ECONOMY

WEALTH BASED ON WEALTH BASED ON PRECIOUS METALSPRECIOUS METALS

EXPORTS EXCEED IMPORTSEXPORTS EXCEED IMPORTS

MERCANTILISMMERCANTILISM

CITY BUILT BY CITY BUILT BY PETER ON THE PETER ON THE

BALTIC SEA AND AT THE BALTIC SEA AND AT THE MOUTH OF MOUTH OF

THE NEVA RIVERTHE NEVA RIVER

St. PetersburgSt. Petersburg

HENRY’S OLDEST HENRY’S OLDEST DAUGHTER BY CATHERINE DAUGHTER BY CATHERINE OF ARAGON. SHE TRIED TO OF ARAGON. SHE TRIED TO

RESTORE THE CATHOLIC RESTORE THE CATHOLIC CHURCH. NICKNAME CHURCH. NICKNAME

“BLOODY MARY”. MARRIED “BLOODY MARY”. MARRIED PHILIP II OF SPAINPHILIP II OF SPAIN

MARYMARY

NORTH GERMAN STATE NORTH GERMAN STATE TAKEN BY TAKEN BY

AND UNITEDAND UNITED WITH BRANDENBERG WITH BRANDENBERG

PRUSSIAPRUSSIA

THIS COUNTRY REVOLTED THIS COUNTRY REVOLTED AND WON INDEPENDENCE AND WON INDEPENDENCE

IN 1581 IN 1581 AFTER PHILIP TRIED TO AFTER PHILIP TRIED TO IMPOSE CATHOLICISMIMPOSE CATHOLICISM

NETHERLANDSNETHERLANDS

THIS RULING FAMILY TOOK THIS RULING FAMILY TOOK THE THRONETHE THRONE

IN 1603 IN ENGLAND IN 1603 IN ENGLAND MAJOR REVOLUTIONARY MAJOR REVOLUTIONARY

PERIOD IN ENGLISH PERIOD IN ENGLISH HISTORYHISTORY

STUART DYNASTYSTUART DYNASTY

RELIGIOUS RELIGIOUS TRIALS AGAINSTTRIALS AGAINST

NON-CHRISTIANS NON-CHRISTIANS

SPANISH INQUISITIONSPANISH INQUISITION

ENGLAND’S ENGLAND’S REPRESENTATIVEREPRESENTATIVE

BODY BODYTWO HOUSESTWO HOUSES (BICAMERAL) (BICAMERAL)

PARLIAMENTPARLIAMENT

RULES DURING THE RULES DURING THE ABSENCE OF A KINGABSENCE OF A KING OR UNTIL HE IS OLD OR UNTIL HE IS OLD ENOUGH TO RUN THE ENOUGH TO RUN THE

GOVERNMENTGOVERNMENT

REGENTREGENT

KING OF SPAIN & HOLY KING OF SPAIN & HOLY ROMAN EMPIREROMAN EMPIRE

ONE OF THE MOST ONE OF THE MOST POWERFUL EUROPEAN POWERFUL EUROPEAN MONARCHS IN THE 16TH MONARCHS IN THE 16TH

CENTURYCENTURY

CHARLES I - KING OF SPAIN - CHARLES V CHARLES I - KING OF SPAIN - CHARLES V HOLY ROMAN EMPEROR HOLY ROMAN EMPEROR

HENRY’S DAUGHTER BY ANNE HENRY’S DAUGHTER BY ANNE BOLEYNBOLEYN

RESTORED PROTESTANT RESTORED PROTESTANT RELIGIONRELIGION

LAST TUDOR MONARCHLAST TUDOR MONARCH

ELIZABETH IELIZABETH I

ELIZABETH’S COUSINELIZABETH’S COUSINFORCED TO GIVE UP THE FORCED TO GIVE UP THE THRONE OF SCOTLANDTHRONE OF SCOTLANDCATHOLIC AND HEIR TO CATHOLIC AND HEIR TO

ENGLISH THRONEENGLISH THRONE

MARY STUARTMARY STUART

STRONGESTSTRONGEST OF THE OF THE

GERMAN STATESGERMAN STATES

AUSTRIAAUSTRIA

SHE WAS THE LAST GREAT SHE WAS THE LAST GREAT MONARCH IN EUROPEMONARCH IN EUROPE

SHE SEIZED THE THRONE SHE SEIZED THE THRONE FROM HER WEAK HUSBANDFROM HER WEAK HUSBANDCONDITIONS WERE WORSE CONDITIONS WERE WORSE

FOR PEASANTSFOR PEASANTS

CATHERINE II (THE GREAT)CATHERINE II (THE GREAT)

SON OF CHARLESSON OF CHARLESTRIED TO DESTROY TRIED TO DESTROY

PROTESTANTS IN EUROPEPROTESTANTS IN EUROPELOST THE NETHERLANDSLOST THE NETHERLANDS

PHILIP IIPHILIP II

HE BROKE THE ENGLISH HE BROKE THE ENGLISH AWAY FROM THE CATHOLIC AWAY FROM THE CATHOLIC

CHURCHCHURCHMARRIED 6 TIMESMARRIED 6 TIMES

HENRY VIIIHENRY VIII

THIS GAVE FRENCH THIS GAVE FRENCH PROTESTANTS THE PROTESTANTS THE

FREEDOM TO WORSHIP IN FREEDOM TO WORSHIP IN AREAS WHERE THEY WERE AREAS WHERE THEY WERE

A MAJORITYA MAJORITY

EDICTEDICT OF OF

NANTESNANTES

THIS ADDED CALVINISM TO THIS ADDED CALVINISM TO THE LIST OF RECOGNIZED THE LIST OF RECOGNIZED

RELIGIONSRELIGIONS

TREATYTREATY OF OF

WESTPHALIAWESTPHALIA

HE RULED FRANCE HE RULED FRANCE FOR 72 YEARSFOR 72 YEARSHE BUILT ANHE BUILT AN

ABSOLUTE MONARCHY ABSOLUTE MONARCHY

LOUIS XIVLOUIS XIV

THIS WAS FOUGHT THIS WAS FOUGHT MAINLY IN GERMANYMAINLY IN GERMANY

IT KEPT GERMANY FROM IT KEPT GERMANY FROM BEING UNITED WITH OVER BEING UNITED WITH OVER

300 STATES300 STATES

THIRTY THIRTY YEARSYEARS WAR WAR

THIS ENDEDTHIS ENDED THE WAR OF THE WAR OF

THE SPANISH SUCCESSIONTHE SPANISH SUCCESSION

TREATYTREATY OF OF

UTRECHTUTRECHT

HE WAS THE REGENT HE WAS THE REGENT DURING THE FIRST 18 DURING THE FIRST 18

YEARS OFYEARS OF LOUIS XIV RULE LOUIS XIV RULE

CARDINAL MAZARINCARDINAL MAZARIN

THIS WAS FOUGHT THIS WAS FOUGHT BETWEEN BETWEEN

ENGLAND, DUTCH AND ENGLAND, DUTCH AND AUSTRIA AGAINSTAUSTRIA AGAINST

FRANCE AND SPAIN FRANCE AND SPAIN

WAR OF WAR OF SPANISH SPANISH

SUCCESSIONSUCCESSION

RELIGION RELIGION OFOF

RUSSIA RUSSIA

EASTERN ORTHODOXEASTERN ORTHODOX

RULING FAMILYRULING FAMILY OF RUSSIA OF RUSSIA

ROMANOV DYNASTYROMANOV DYNASTY

HE LED PRUSSIA INTO HE LED PRUSSIA INTO SEVERAL MAJOR WARSSEVERAL MAJOR WARSMADE RUSSIA ONE OF MADE RUSSIA ONE OF

EUROPE’S STRONGEST EUROPE’S STRONGEST NATIONSNATIONS

FREDERICK II (THE GREAT)FREDERICK II (THE GREAT)

THIS DYNASTY RULED THIS DYNASTY RULED PRUSSIA AND UNTIED PRUSSIA AND UNTIED

GERMANYGERMANY

HOHENZOLLERN DYNASTYHOHENZOLLERN DYNASTY

HE MODERNIZED RUSSIA HE MODERNIZED RUSSIA (CONTACT W/ THE WEST)(CONTACT W/ THE WEST)

HE BUILD ST PETERSBURGHE BUILD ST PETERSBURGHE TOOK CONTROL OF THE HE TOOK CONTROL OF THE

ORTHODOX RELIGIONORTHODOX RELIGIONHE CREATED A NEW CLASS HE CREATED A NEW CLASS

OF NOBLESOF NOBLES

PETER THE GREATPETER THE GREAT

THIS WAS FOUGHT THIS WAS FOUGHT BETWEEN AUSTRIA, FRANCE BETWEEN AUSTRIA, FRANCE

AND RUSSIA AGAINST AND RUSSIA AGAINST PRUSSIA AND BRITIANPRUSSIA AND BRITIAN

THETHE SEVEN SEVEN YEARS YEARS

WARWAR

HE WAS HE WAS THE FIRSTTHE FIRST

ROMANOV RULER ROMANOV RULER

MICHAELMICHAEL

THIS ENDEDTHIS ENDED THE THE

7 YEARS WAR 7 YEARS WAR

TREATY TREATY OFOF

PARIS PARIS

HE UNITED RUSSIA HE UNITED RUSSIA HE DESTROYEDHE DESTROYED THE BOYARS THE BOYARS

HE BEGAN TRADE WITH HE BEGAN TRADE WITH WESTERN EUROPEWESTERN EUROPE

IVAN IVIVAN IV““THETHE

TERRIBLE”TERRIBLE”

THE FIRST WOMAN TO THE FIRST WOMAN TO RULE AUSTRIARULE AUSTRIA

SHE WAS EFFECTIVE IN SHE WAS EFFECTIVE IN INCREASING THE POWER INCREASING THE POWER

OF THE CENTRAL OF THE CENTRAL GOVERNMENTGOVERNMENT

MARIA THERESAMARIA THERESA