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BELLWORK 12/10 How did the Renaissance change knowledge and education? How did the government change during Reformation? What is an absolute monarchy? Give two examples of absolute monarchs who ruled during the period. (405-419) What is philosophy? What might a philosopher from the Renaissance write about? THINKER: What is a thesis statement? Create your own thesis statement for one of the following: Why is Mrs. Mattia awesome Your favorite sport and why it is your favorite Your favorite band and why it is your favorite

Politics during the Renaissance Absolute monarchs and the philosophers that challenged them

Absolute Monarchies In the 1500’s and 1600’s, European monarchs sought to create powerful kingdoms in which they could command the complete loyalty of all their subjects. This form of government, known as absolutism, placed absolute, or unlimited, power in the monarch and his/her advisers. The strength of absolutism rested on divine right – the political idea that monarchs receive their power directly from God and are responsible to God alone for their actions. An absolute monarchy, it was reasoned, would unify diverse peoples and bring greater efficiency and control.

Spain – Philip II 6

England – Elizabeth I 7

France - Louis XIV 8

Louis XIV 10

Russia - Peter the Great 12

Read Pages 405-419 Write a brief summary of the absolute monarchs during the Reformation/Enlightenment periods. Elizabeth I Philip II Louis XIV Peter the Great