Ch.+16+-+Age+of+Absolutism

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**Louis XIV and Absolutism**
 * [[image:http://vizedhtmlcontent.next.ecollege.com/CurrentCourse/Portrait_louis_xiv.jpg caption="LouisXIV"]] ||
 * **Portrait of Louis XIV (1638-1715) painted in 1684. During his reign, Louis completely changed the French government and the idea of what it meant to be a monarch.** ||


 * [[image:http://vizedhtmlcontent.next.ecollege.com/CurrentCourse/800px-Piece_d_eau_des_suisses_Garden-orangerie_Exterior_of_the_Palace_of_Versailles.JPG caption="Versailles"]] ||
 * **External view of the Palace of Versailles. Although the French king ruled from there starting in 1682, it served as far more than a seat of government for the king.** ||

**__World History Guidelines__** **WHG6.1.1 - Global Revolutions – Analyze the causes and global consequences of major political and industrial revolutions focusing on changes in relative political and military power, economic production, and commerce. (See 6.2.1; 6.2.3; 6.3.1, 6.3.2) (National Geography Standard 13, 1. 210)**

**Huguenots Henry IV Edict of Nantes Cardinal Richelieu Louis XIV Intendant Jean-Baptiste Colbert Versailles Levee Balance of Power**
 * __ Terms and Concepts to Remember: __**

**__Questions to Ponder...__** ** Religious conflict played a major role in France during the 16-18th centuries. How did France's eventual declaration of tolerance for the Huguenots help the country? How did outlawing their religion hurt France? ** **__Websites about Louis XIV__** [| **http://www.stockholm360.net/list.php?id=versailles**] **- This page has some really, really cool 360 degree panoramas of the interior of Versailles.** [|**http://www.louis-xiv.de/index.php?id=48**] **- Page with some additional information on Louis' Absolutism, as well as some additional links about him.**
 * Why would Louis XIV appoint intedants who were middle-class citizens, rather than wealthy nobles? **
 * Versailles was more than just a home for the king and court. How did Louis XIV use the palace to control his nobles? **
 * In what ways did Louis XIV expand France's influence in foreign affairs? **

**__Photos of Louis XIV and his Legacy__**
 * [[image:http://vizedhtmlcontent.next.ecollege.com/CurrentCourse/versailles2.jpg caption="versailles2"]] ||
 * **Aerial view of the Palace of Versailles. Louis XIV used the massive complex to distract and control his nobles, thus preventing them from obstructing his rule.** ||


 * [[image:http://vizedhtmlcontent.next.ecollege.com/CurrentCourse/450px-Statue_de_Colbert_dans_la_cour_du_Louvre.jpg caption="JeanBaptiste"]] ||
 * ** Statue of Jean-Baptiste Colbert (1619-1683) at the Louvre. Jean-Baptiste was instrumental to helping Louis XIV support his ambitious foreign and domestic policies. ** ||


 * [[image:http://vizedhtmlcontent.next.ecollege.com/CurrentCourse/800px-Jean_Nocret_-_Louis_XIV_et_la_famille_royale_-_Google_Art_Project.jpg caption="LouisGods"]] ||
 * **Louis XIV and his family in the guise of Greco-Roman mythological characters. How do paintings like these help reinforce his policy of Absolutism?** ||

**Absolutism Rejected**
 * [[image:http://vizedhtmlcontent.next.ecollege.com/CurrentCourse/English_civil_war_map_1642_to_1645.JPG caption="civilwarmap"]] ||
 * **Map showing the territory controlled by each side in the English Civil War, dated by major battles that occured.** ||


 * [[image:http://vizedhtmlcontent.next.ecollege.com/CurrentCourse/355px-Portrait_of_King_James.jpg caption="JamesI"]] ||
 * **Portrait of James I (1566-1625). The first of the Stuart monarchs, he quickly began to lash out against Parliament, as well as Puritan influence in the country.** ||

**__World History Goals__** **WHG5.3.5 - Europe through the 18th Century – Analyze the major political religious, cultural and economic transformations in Europe by: explaining the origins, growth, and consequences of European overseas expansion, including the development and impact of maritime power in Asia and land control in the Americas (See 5.2.1) (National Geography Standard 13, p. 210); analyzing transformations in Europe’s state structure, including the rising military, bureaucratic, and nationalist power of European states including absolutism; analyzing how the renaissance, Reformation, Scientific Revolution, and the Enlightenment contributed to transformations in European society; analyzing the transformation of the European economies including mercantilism, capitalism, and wage labor (See 5.2.2).** **__Term and Concepts to Remember:__** **James I Dissenter Puritans Charles I Oliver Cromwell English Bill of Rights Limited Monarchy Constitutional Government Cabinet Oligarchy**

**The Stuart monarchs used Parliament solely to impose taxes. How did Parliament react to this, and how is this reminiscent of the American Revolutionary War?** **How did did Louis XIV's reign in France differ from England under the rule of William and Mary?** **As in France, religion played a major part in the clashes in England. How did the rise and fall of absolutist monarchs in England affect religious tolerance and practice?** **Despite the abuses committed by the monarchs, they nevertheless had many supporters in the civil wars and turmoil of the 17th-century. Why do you think that is? Remember to keep in mind how Louis XIV kept his government under control...** Map with some information on major battles of the English Civil War.
 * __ Questions to Ponder... __**
 * __Websites on the Rejection of Absolutism and English Parliment__ ** Website with some additional informatin on Oliver Cromwell.

**__Pictures on the Rejection of Absolutism__**


 * [[image:http://vizedhtmlcontent.next.ecollege.com/CurrentCourse/Oliver_Cromwell_-_Statue_-_Palace_of_Westminster_-_London_-_240404.jpg caption="Cromwell"]] ||
 * **Statue of Oliver Cromwell (1599 - 1658) in London. Cromwell put a temporary end to absolutist rule and set in motion many values that remain strong in society today, but nevertheless treated Catholics poorly and ruled England aggressively.** ||


 * [[image:http://vizedhtmlcontent.next.ecollege.com/CurrentCourse/Charles_II_of_England_Stuart_by_John_Riley.JPG caption="Charles II"]] ||
 * **Charles II of England (1630-1685). Driven from the country in 1651, he returned to claim the throne left vacant by his executed father Charles I in 1660 after nine years in exile, restoring the monarchy in England.** ||

**__Videos on the Rejection of Absolutism__**