PETER THE GREAT AND LOUIS XIV: ABSOLUTE MONARCHS
“History is created by those who write it” What does this quote mean? What does this tell us about history?
DEVELOPMENT OF ABSOLUTE MONACHS- 1600'S Look at the Chart and Answer the Following: Explain the economic measures put into place to help monarchs gain control. Explain how monarchs changed the roles of certain people to concentrate power Explain the role of the military to helping the monarch gain power Whose role increased, and whose role declined?
What does the term “legacy” mean?
Louis XIV Legacy 73 year reign Feudal lords and Catholic Church surrendered power to the king France largest cultural and military power Extensive overseas empire Wars were costly Louis expenditures created unprecedented misery for the masses- Versailles- key symbol of Louis Increased tax burden Name was cursed when they carried his body down streets
In the long run, was Louis a good king or a bad king? Explain
PETER THE GREAT LEGACY Changed the Russian calendar Established fashion/clothing- via factories that made cloth, sheep raised to make wool Cultivated land for basic food Raised taxes as high as 350% Ruthless to those who opposed him Sent Russians to Europe to learn their ways and helped Westernize Russia Monarch from age 10
Did Peter The Great leave him a legacy of greatness or was he a poor ruler? Explain
Who would you rather have as a ruler. Peter The Great, or Louis XIV Who would you rather have as a ruler? Peter The Great, or Louis XIV? Explain.