1. Section 1: France in the Age of Absolutism
CHAPTER 19
Monarchs of Europe
Section 1: France in the Age of Absolutism
Section 2: Russia in the Age of Absolutism
Section 3: Central Europe in the Age of Absolutism
Section 4: The English Monarchy

2. SECTION 1
France in the Age of Absolutism
Question:
What actions did Henry IV and Cardinal Richelieu take to strengthen France?

3. France in the Age of Absolutism
SECTION 1
France in the Age of Absolutism
Henry IV
Richelieu
asked Duke of Sully to reform tax
Economy
Religion
Nobles
supported trade & industry
converted to Catholicism; tolerant of Huguenots (Edict of Nantes)
attacked Huguenot fortified cities; did allow freedom of religion and holding of office
tried to limit power of nobles and increase power of the king
tried to limit power of nobles and increase power of the king

4. SECTION 2
Russia in the Age of Absolutism
Question:
What were the cultural and geographic causes and effects of Russian isolation?

5. Russia in the Age of Absolutism
SECTION 2
Russia in the Age of Absolutism
Russian Isolation
Effects
Cultural Causes
Mongol rule
Asian, rather than Western, influence
Contact through Constantinople & Byzantine Empire
Eastern Orthodox, not Roman Catholic or Protestant
Cyrillic alphabet
hindered communication
Effects
Geographic Causes
landlocked; surrounded by powers, vast plains
limited trade, contact
no rivers flowed into seas where trade took place

6. SECTION 3
Israel and the Occupied Territories
Central Europe in the Age of Absolutism
Question:
What important events took place in Europe from 1740 to 1775?

7. Israel and the Occupied Territories
SECTION 3
Israel and the Occupied Territories
Central Europe in the Age of Absolutism
1740 Maria Theresa becomes Austrian ruler; Frederick II becomes king of Prussia; seizes Silesia
1772 Prussia gains land in First Partition of Poland
1762 Russian Czar Peter makes peace with Prussia
1756 Seven Years’ War begins in Europe
1757 Prussian army defeats French forces
1740s
1750s
1760s
1770s
1759 Austrian-Russian forces beat Prussian forces
1763 Seven Years’ War ends
War of Austrian Succession
1756 Diplomatic Revolution

8. SECTION 4
The English Monarchy
Question:
What were some of the religious differences between Henry VIII’s daughters Mary Tudor and Elizabeth?

9. The English Monarchy SECTION 4 Religion Mary Tudor Elizabeth
wanted to restore Catholicism to England;
wanted to strengthen Anglican Church;
had Protestant dissenters burned at the stake
persecuted Catholics and Puritans, fined them

10. Chapter Wrap-Up CHAPTER 19
1. How did the government of Louis XIV negatively affect the people of France?
2. How did Elizabeth I try to control religious disunity in England?
3. How did Peter the Great’s rule affect Russian serfs?