1. October 19th TAKE OUT: Learning Objectives: Absolute Monarch chart
I can describe why certain nations move towards the path of absolutism.
I can describe the cause and effect of absolutism
Pick UP: History textbook

2. Louis XIV

3. Country/area ruled
France

4. Major political/social accomplishments and/or failures
Strengthens the royal power
Expand bureaucracy  appointed officials to collect taxes & carry his policies
Expand the French army  strongest in Europe
Appointed lots of wealthy middle class men into gov’t  kept nobles in check
Imposed economic policies that made France very wealthy enough for the cost of Louis’ court and many wars
Built the palace of Versailles  symbol of wealth & power
Patron of the arts
Sponsored French Academics with highest standard of art and science

5. Major political/social accomplishments and/or failures
Persecuted French Protestants (Huguenots)  revoked Edict of Nantes that protected religious freedom  100,000 Huguenots fled  effected French economy
Many wars will affect France after his death

6. Military successes and/or failure
Fought many foreign wars
Expanded France’s borders
France became one of the strongest state in Europe

7. Example of critical attribute of absolutism
Firmly believed in his divine right to rule  took the sun as the symbol of his absolute rule
“The Sun King”  just like the sun is at the center of the solar system, the Sun King is at the center of the nation
Likes to say, “L’etat, c’est moi”  “I am the State”
Never once called a meeting of the Estates General
**Estate General: council made up of representatives of all French social classes, suppose to check the kings power

8. Reminder: Key Terms Quiz tomorrow!!

9. October 20th Pick UP Learning Objectives: Manila folder
Take a vocabulary quiz
I can describe the cause and effect of absolutism
TO DO: Clear your table

10. When you are done… Turn in your test to the front
Return your manila folder to the front
Finish your purple chart & turn in at the end of the period
If your chart is done  study for your Act 2 Quiz in LA
Please do not talk till the last person is done with their quiz

11. Work on the significance for the following terms:
Absolutism – What motivated countries/leaders to become absolute monarchs? Which countries choose this route? .
Commonwealth – Why should monarchs care about the commonwealth? Did absolute monarchs live up to this?
Puritans – What is the relationship between these people and the English Civil War?
Magna Carta – What was the purpose? Is this a challenge to absolutism?
Parliament – What role did parliament play with absolutism & the English Civil War?