1. Agenda  Bellringer  Review Notes  Reading p. 5 “Louis XIV Writes to His Son”  Need: highlighters  Graphic organizer (exit ticket)

2. Absolutism Review

3. Objectives  Students will demonstrate an understanding of absolutism by completing a graphic organizer

4. Absolutism  Absolutism: One ruler with absolute, unyielding power  Thomas Hobbes: Philosopher who believed people were bad and needed strict ruler to control them  Once nation-states began to form after fall of feudalism, absolute rulers began to rise.  Those that follow are the earliest, most influential absolute rulers

5. Russia  Ivan the Terrible  First Czar; consolidated power in Russia  Czar is Russian for “Caesar” (Symbolic!)  Nobility jailed and tortured him, bred an intense hatred and paranoia towards nobility  Anyone who questioned Ivan was killed in brutal ways Good Bad Consolidated power Established set of laws Crazy Cruel

6. Review  Where did Russia get ideas of Cyrillic alphabet, Orthodox Christianity, and domed architecture from?  Byzantine Empire (Justinian and Monks)  Why was Russia isolated at this time?  Under Mongol control for hundreds of years, scientific revolution and renaissance did not occur in Russia

7. Russia  Peter the Great  Modernized (westernized Russia)  Not cruel like Ivan  Went to Europe (dressed as commoner) and brought back printing press, ship building techniques, ideas Domestic Goal Foreign Policy Goal Modernize Russia Obtain warm water port

8. Russia  Catherine the Great  Continued Peter’s modernization efforts  Was able to obtain warm water port on Black sea

9. France  After feudalism fell, Capetian family (most powerful) got remaining feudal lords to fight.  When only a few left, Hugh Capet (Capetians) conquered those that remained and consolidated power in France  Louis XIV  Called himself “Sun King”  Highly symbolic – Think Galileo and Copernicus  Very Catholic  Built palace of Versailles  Son will usher in French Revolution (Stay tuned)

10. France  Louis XIV GoodBad Consolidated power and established absolutism in France Established common law Strongest military in Europe Spent stupid amounts of money (Versailles) Overtaxed people Inflation Hunger/poverty

11. Spain  Charles V  Nervous little man with anxiety issues  Split empire  Brother became holy roman emperor  Son (Ferdinand) became absolute ruler of Spain

12. Spain  Ferdinand  Loved spanish colonies – cash money  Influx of gold and silver caused massive inflation Good Bad Common law Rich from colonies Golden age of arts Cared more for colonies than home Overtaxed citizens Hyperinflation Bankrupted country

13. England

14. Reading….  Speaking of Absolute rulers  We just reviewed the impact of Louis XIV on France  Based on his personal interpretation of his reign, we are going to see what advice he gives his son – the future King of France  Half will be read in class, together  Half will be read as homework  Questions 1-5 and a vocab word on page 7 due tomorrow

15. Homework/Classwork  Graphic Organizer p. 4