1. Global Absolutism
Late 1500s-1700s

2. Summary:
During the__________, most rulers in Europe tried to gain as much ________ as possible, and became known as __________ monarchs s
power
absolute

3. Absolute monarchs formed _________-states: early countries made up of various states within their ____________
These rulers claimed “_________ right” to rule their citizens and __________ their power
nation
kingdoms
divine
justify

4. Only _________ resisted the idea of absolute monarchs: __________ and the Puritans said, “No!” to this form of government, will establish a __________ monarchy
England
Parliament
limited

5. Global __________:
1500s-1600s- absolutism (__________ rule by a monarch who claims divine _______)
absolutism
autocratic
right

6. Absolutism in ________:
Charles ____: ruled (grandson of Ferdinand and __________)- divided up his empire amongst brother (a different Ferdinand) and his son (___________)
Spain V
Isabella
Philip II

7. Philip II: ruled 1556-_________- expanded his own _________ and that of the __________________. After 1600, Spain lost its power in the world
1598
power
Catholic Church

8. Absolutism in _________:
France
Absolutism in _________:
France will replace ________ as dominant country in Europe in the _________, ruled by Absolute monarchs
Spain
1600s

9. Henry’s son: Louis ________IV
Louis XIII

10. Louis XIV ruled for ______ years
SUN
Louis ________: The _______ King
ruled for ______ years
adopted ______ as his symbol for __________/power
expanded French __________ and created French bureaucracy (organized ___________)
built the palace of ____________
established strongest _________ in Europe
persecuted __________ (French Protestants)
left France in ______ 72
sun
strength
influence
government
Versailles
army
Huguenots
debt

11. The Palace of Versailles

12. Russia
Absolutism in __________: absolute monarchs in Russia became known as ________ (tsars), meaning “Caesar” or “emperor”
____________ the Great: ruled from by force
Russia
czars
Peter

13. Peter the Great: Russia
centralized
__________ Russian government & gained control of _________ Orthodox Church
__________ his country: studied and applied western ____________ to his nation
simplified _________ alphabet
developed new textile and __________ techniques
built a modern model city at _______________
Established strong ________ policy
created a large ________ and expanded Russian ____________
Russian
Westernized
technology
Russian
mining
St. Petersburg
foreign
army
territory

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15. Catherine the Great
_____________ the Great: ruled late 1700s- successfully expanded Russia beyond the __________ Sea
Catherine
Black

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17. England Reaction Absolutism in ___________
Unlike other European ____________, monarchs in England had limits to their ___________, and were not allowed to rule absolutely
_______________ Family (Included Henry VIII and _______________ I) worked with Parliament
___________ Family- come to power in DO NOT work well with Parliament
England
nations
power
Tudor
Elizabeth
Stuart

18. England
__________ I: tried to use divine right to rule his people. Angered Parliament and ___________.
Used writings from people like Thomas ___________
Hobbes wrote The Leviathan, and said that people need a __________ leader telling them what to do, or things will become _________
James
Puritans
Hobbes
strong
chaotic

19. England putting enemies in __________ without a trial
Charles
____________ I (son of James I): inherits throne 1625
became unpopular like his father by
putting enemies in __________ without a trial
imposing very high __________
angering the __________
_____________ the Parliament
jail
taxes
Puritans
Dissolving

20. England
Civil War
English _______________ breaks out between Parliament and Charles I
i. Oliver ____________ leads the rebellion, captures Charles I (is ____________), leads England for a while
Cromwell
beheaded

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22. ii. Other ________________nations shocked
European

23. England Oliver Cromwell & the ____________________ Commonwealth
Parliament’s House of Commons abolishes __________, House of Lords, and Church of England
England becomes a ___________, called the Commonwealth
Cromwell leads nation (as a ____________, pretty much)
Commonwealth
monarchy
republic
dictator

24. England
Restoration
The _______________: (called this because the monarchy was RESTORED)
________________ invites Charles II (son of Charles I) to lead country as monarch in _____
1685: Charles II’s son, ____________, inherits the throne
Parliament
1660
James II

25. England The ____________ Revolution: Glorious Mary protestant France
Parliament Overthrows James II (afraid of having a Catholic king)
Parliament invites James’ daughter, __________, and her husband William (from the Netherlands), to rule (they are ___________)
James II flees to ____________
Mary
protestant
France

26. Glorious Revolution
Power handed over non-_________ to Mary and William
This event became known as the Glorious Revolution. Before they were allowed to take ___________, William and Mary had to promise to accept the __________ Bill of Rights
violently
power
English

27. Limiting the Monarch’s Power: England
English Bill of Rights: ensures that Parliament remains _____________ to monarchy
superior

28. England: Bill of Rights
work
the king must __________ with Parliament
king must give ___________ control to the House of ____________
no ________ and/or unusual punishment
habeas __________: no holding in jail without first __________ with crime
ensures that England has a _____________ MONARCHY
pass the Toleration ________: giving Puritans and Quakers some toleration. No toleration for Catholics, however.
financial
Commons
cruel
corpus
charging
LIMITED
ACT