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Aim: What led to the rise of Absolutism in the 1600s?
Brief Overview of 9th grade Do Now: Define Absolutism Give one example of an absolute ruler and explain how the ruler was absolute.
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BRIEF OVERVIEW ANCIENT CIVILIZATIONS (River valleys: Mesopotamia, Nile) ADVANCED CIVILIZATIONS (gov’t, math, medicine) GREEKS (Athenians develop democracy)
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(gov’t: republic architecture: columns
ROMANS (gov’t: republic architecture: columns 1st Barbarian invasions anarchy) DARK AGES (Kings lost power, little cultural progress, no education, survival) MIDDLE AGES/MEDIEVAL (Feudalism, no central gov’t (decentralized), lords ruled over manor (manorialism))
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SCIENTIFIC REVOLUTION
CRUSADES Holy Wars – Christians vs. Muslims revived trade / Feudalism declines RENAISSANCE RISE OF NATIONS Rebirth of culture and learning Questioning attitude REFORMATION SCIENTIFIC REVOLUTION ENLIGHTENMENT Kings got power back Gain support of Middle class Need protection/pay taxes ABSOLUTISM Louis XIV Peter the Great REVOLUTIONS
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