1. Absolutism and the age of enlightenment

2. New Unit for the Notebook
1. Get out your Interactive Notebook
2. Create a New Unit Page
Title it:
Absolutism, Enlightenment, and Revolutions
3. This is the FIRST activity of the Unit
*Lecture: Absolutism
ABSOLUTISM,
ENLIGHTENMENT, and
REVOLUTIONS

3. Absolutism What items or objects you see in the photo?
What is happening in the photo?
What do you believe the items represent?
Who do you think the people are?
ANALYSIS: What can this picture teach us about Absolutism?

4. Absolutism Divine Rights of Kings King Louis XIV of France
King is NOT responsible to any earthly authority, deriving his right to rule directly from the will of God
King Louis XIV of France
SUN KING, stands at the center of the nation
“I am the state”
Strengthened Royal Power
Increased the power of the Middle Class to weaken the Nobles
Built a Large Standing Army, sponsored foreign wars

5. Absolutism Versailles Royal Hunting Lodge turned Palace
Became most MAGNIFICENT palace in Europe
Located 15 miles outside of Paris
Housed servants, nobles, officials (10,000 people)
Encourage Nobles to live at Versailles
All men that agreed to the transfer…
Did NOT have to pay taxes
Were given lavish gifts
Were allowed to participate in ceremonies, operas, banquets, parties, etc…
Based on the following photographs, If you were a noble would you willingly move to Versailles?

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Mars Room ceiling (during Louis XIV’s reign filled with silver furniture)

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Apollo Room, Throne Room

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War Room or Council Room

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King’s Bedroom

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Dog’s Room

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Dining Room

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Games Room

27. Chapel

28. Versailles Statistics
2,000 acres of grounds
12 miles of roads
27 miles of trellises
200,000 trees
210,000 flowers planted every year
80 miles of rows of trees
55 acres surface area of the Grand Canal
12 miles of enclosing walls
50 fountains and 620 fountain nozzles
21 miles of water conduits
3,600 cubic meters per hour: water consumed
26 acres of roof
51,210 square meters of floors (153,630 sq. ft.)
2,153 windows
700 rooms
67 staircases
6,000 paintings
1,500 drawings and 15,000 engravings
2,100 sculptures
5,000 items of furniture and objects d'art
150 varieties of apple and peach trees in the Vegetable Garden

29. Absolutism The Nobles Lose their power at Versailles
What are some positives to the transfer?
What are some negatives?
Lose of Power, How?
Court Ceremonies will help the King gain more power, HOW?
Waking of the King ,Holding the Royal Washing Basin, Handing the King his Diamond-Buckled Shoes
Would the lose of your power be worth a life in Versailles? Defend.

30. Assignment: Get out your textbook: Answer the following:
Read pages in the textbook
Answer the following question:
Was King Louis XIV good or bad for France? Why? Explain.
Create an illustrate definition for the following words: absolutism and divine right of kings