1. Absolute Monarchs Who was the first person to sail around the world?
LT: I can identify what led to the Age of Absolutism and give examples of European absolute monarchs.
Who was the first person to sail around the world?
Marco Polo
Christopher Columbus
Ferdinand Magellan
Amerigo Vespucci

2. Absolute Monarchs Who was the first person to sail around the world?
LT: I can identify what led to the Age of Absolutism and give examples of European absolute monarchs.
Who was the first person to sail around the world?
Marco Polo
Christopher Columbus
Ferdinand Magellan
Amerigo Vespucci

3. Quiz TOMORROW Agenda Absolute Monarch Notes Absolutism Frayer Model
Unit 3 Study Guides
Quiz TOMORROW

4. How did European kings gain so much power?
The Age of Absolute Monarchs
By the end of the Renaissance, new nations were formed in Europe
Many of these nations were ruled by powerful kings with unlimited power known as absolute monarchs
The era from to mid-1700s was known as the Age of Absolutism
How did European kings gain so much power?

5. The Rise of Absolute Monarchs
During the Middle Ages, European kings were not very powerful
Instead, feudal lords had real power because they controlled local manors & had the loyalty of knights
The Catholic Church was the dominant religion in Europe
The Pope had power over the peasants

6. The Rise of Absolute Monarchs
The Crusades stimulated trade & led to the rise of cities in Europe
This trade sparked the Renaissance & weakened the power of feudal lords
As feudalism declined, the power of kings increased

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8. As the power of the church declined, the power of kings increased
The power of the Catholic Church weakened as a result of the Crusades & the Protestant Reformation
As the power of the church declined, the power of kings increased

9. The Rise of Absolute Monarchs
During the Renaissance, European kings taxed merchants & bankers and used the wealth to build powerful armies
Monarchs used their power build centralized governments to control their nations
Some monarchs used overseas exploration to gain colonies and to increase their wealth & power

10. By 1600, some European kings had become absolute monarchs
Absolute monarchy is a government in which one king should hold all the power within a country
Peter the Great of Russia
Frederick the Great of Prussia
Absolute monarchs controlled all aspects of their nations, including taxes, religion, the military, & the economy
Louis XIV of France
Maria Theresa of Austria
Phillip II of Spain

11. The Rise of Absolute Monarchs
Absolute monarchs believed in divine right, the idea that God created the monarchy & kings answered only to God, not the people

12. Reading over European Absolute Monarchs

13. Absolutism Frayer Diagram Vocabulary Review

14. He used wealth & art to glorify himself, including constructing a massive palace called Versailles

15. Versailles Statistics
2,000 acres of grounds
12 miles of roads
210,000 flowers planted every year
80 miles of rows of trees
50 fountains 26 acres of roof
700 rooms
67 staircases
6,000 paintings
1,500 drawings and 15,000 engravings
2,100 sculptures
5,000 items of furniture

16. Versailles Palace

17. Versailles Palace

18. Versailles Palace, Park Side

19. Garden View of Versailles

20. Chateau de Versailles

21. Chateau de Versailles

22. The Sun Symbol

23. Versailles’ Northern Gardens

24. Chateau de Versailles Gardens

25. The Orangery

26. The Queen’s Bed
The King’s Bed

27. Louis XIV’s Chapel

28. Louis XIV’s Chapel Altarpiece