Bellringer Absolutism czar natural rights Ch. 14 Sec. 4 pgs 160-162

I Can… Explain how absolutism under Louis XIV differed from John Locke’s ideals about “Natural Rights”

Louis XIV 1643-1715 Called himself the Sun King Believed in divine right. “L’etat, c’est moi.” I am the state. Made French army the strongest in Europe France was the wealthiest country in Europe under Louis XIV Louis XIV spent huge amounts of money Built Versailles War of Spanish Succession

Hall of Mirrors: Versailles

Louis XIV 1643-1715 Absolutism: a ruler holds total power, tied to the idea of “divine right” Took throne in 1643, 4 yrs old. Cardinal Mazarin controlled until 1661 1661 Louis XIV took supreme Power, desired to be a real king and the sole ruler of France Key to his power was his control of the central policy-making government

Louis XIV Revoked the Edit of Nantes Anti -Protestant policy, burned Huguenots churches and schools, tried to convert them to Catholicism Top officials decreased imports, tarrifs (import tax) Increased exports, built roads and canals to fund wars

Russia: Ivan the Terrible 1533 (age 3)-1598 Ivan IV first ruler of Russia to take the title of Czar, Caesar. Expanded Russian territory to the west Crushed the power of Russian nobility Known as Ivan the terrible, ruthless deeds, including stabbing his son to death during an argument

Peter the Great 1672-1725 Absolute monarch that claimed divine right to rule Borrowed European technology, Russia became a great military power and important European state Divided Russia into provinces to rule better

Russia – Peter the Great From World History: Connections to Today Prentice Hall, 2003

Numbered Heads #1 What European powers emerged in the 17th and 18th centuries, and what were their accomplishments?

Political Thinker: Thomas Hobbes Alarmed by the revolutionary upheavals in England Claimed that before society was organized, human life was, “solitary, poor, nasty, brutish, and short.” Humans were guided by a struggle of survival To save themselves from destruction, humans made a social contract and agreed to form a state. Agreed to be governed by and absolute ruler who possessed unlimited power, rebellion must be suppressed Absolute power is needed to preserve order

Political Thinker: John Locke Disagreed with Hobbes Before society was organized people lived in a state of equality and freedom, no one ruled over anyone else. Believed all humans had certain “natural rights, “ life, liberty and property Humans agreed to start a government in order to help them protect their “natural rights” Claimed people were obligated to revolt if the government was unfair These ideas support constitutional governments, rule of law, and protection of rights, as found in the U.S. Constitution and Bill of Rights.

Numbered Heads #2 What were Hobbe’s and Locke’s ideas about society and government , how were they similar and how were they different?

Written Summarization (Closure) How did absolutism under Louis XIV differ from John Locke’s ideals about “Natural Rights?”