1. Absolutism

2. A. What is Absolutism?
ABSOLUTISM: POLITICAL IDEA THAT ONE RULER SHOULD HOLD ALL THE POWER WITHIN THE BOUNDARIES OF A COUNTRY.
CAUSES:
CONFLICTS CREATE INSECURITIES/FEAR
GROWTH OF ARMIES TO DEAL WITH CONFLICTS
HEAVY TAXES IMPOSED TO PAY FOR ARMIES LEADING TO
ADDITIONAL UNREST AND PEASANT REVOLTS
EFFECTS:
FREEDOM OF RELIGIOUS ACTIVITIES AND MEETINGS ARE RESTRICTED BY RULER TO CONTROL THE SPREAD OF IDEAS
RULERS INCREASE SIZE OF THEIR COURTS TO APPEAR MORE POWERFUL
RULERS CREATED BUREAUCRACIES TO CONTROL THE COUNTRY’S ECONOMY..

3. PETER THE GREAT- RUSSIA TOKUGAWA-JAPAN
3 Absolutist Leaders
LOIUS XIV- FRANCE
PETER THE GREAT- RUSSIA
TOKUGAWA-JAPAN

4. B. Louis XIV-France TOOK THE THRONE AT 4
CARDINAL MAZUHRAN- RULED FOR HIM
INCREASED TAXES AND GOVERNMENT POWER
NOBLES REVOLTED AGAINST HIM-LOUIS NEVER TRUSTED THEM.
TOOK OVER AT 22 YEARS OF AGE.
JEAN BAPTISTE COLBERT- ADVISOR, ESTABLISHED ECONOMIC STABILITY, CUT TAXES, COLONIES, HIGH TARIFFS, AND BUILT UP FACTORIES.

5. B. Louis XIV-France REVOKED EDICT OF NANTES-ENDED RELIGIOUS FREEDOM
200,000 HUGUENOTS (FRENCH PROTESTANTS) LEFT THE COUNTRY.
PALACE OF VERSAILLES
$2.5 BILLON (2003)-HOUSED 10,000 PEOPLE
NOBLES LIVED THERE AND TREATED AS SLAVES.
ALLOWED HIM TO KEEP TRACK OF NOBLES.

9. B. Louis XIV-France
FOUGHT WARS TO EXPAND BOUNDARIES- BURDEN FELT ON LOWER CLASS.
LOUIS DIED PEOPLE REJOICED
REIGN BROUGHT ABOUT MILITARY AND ECONOMIC STRENGTH
LOTS OF DEBT.

10. C. Peter the Great-Russia
Ivan IV
Ivan the Terrible- king at 3
Boyars(land owners) ruled for him-mean and abusive
Took over at 13-added to Russia's size
Secret Police- terrorized and killed boyars, wore black
Killed heir- died without an heir.

11. C. Peter the Great-Russia
RUSSIA- SERF PART OF PROPERTY, ISOLATED, EASTERN ORTHODOX, AND NOT TRADE.
GREATEST REFORMER
VISITED EUROPE TO LEARN ABOUT CULTURE.
WORKED IN SHIPYARDS, CARPENTRY, ON DOCKS, AND WANTED TO WESTERNIZE RUSSIA
DECREASED POWER OF THE BOYARS TO WESTERNIZE RUSSIA

12. C. Peter the Great-Russia
Reforms
Potatoes
First newspaper
Increased women’s social status
Opened schools of navigation and arts and science
Brought westerners into educate Russia.

13. C. Peter the Great-Russia
ST. PETERSBURG
“WINDOW TO EUROPE”
NOBLES FORCED TO MOVE THERE WITH PETER

14. D. Tokugawa Ieyasu-Japan
Daimyo- unified Japan
Edo-new capital
Reforms
“Alternate attendance Policy”
Daimyo’s family hostage
Rules of law
Powerful merchant