1. The Age of Absolute Monarchs

2. Who has the power in absolutism?

3. Where do leaders get their power in democracy ?
THE PEOPLE!

4. Divine Right Theory
Kings claimed to have divine right to rule. Divine right to rule means they got their authority to rule from God. Kings had absolute1 authority over all parts of the government and the people.
1. absolute: complete

5. Mandate of Heaven
Where did Chinese emperors get their power? The idea of political power coming from God or heaven dated back to the ancient Chinese who believed good emperors received the mandate1 of heaven to rule.
1. mandate: an official order or command

6. Critical Differences Mandate of Heaven Divine Right
Power can be lost if rulers become corrupt1
Power is permanent2 and hereditary3
Royal blood, or who you were related to, was important.
corrupt: immoral or dishonest
permanent: existing for a long time or forever
hereditary: passed down from one family member to another

7. Machiavelli
Rap artist Tupac used the stage name1 Makaveli “Makaveli” comes from a famous renaissance writer named Niccolo Machiavelli Machiavelli is famous for saying: “the ends justify the means”
1. stage name: a name an artist uses on stage when performing

8. “The ends justify the means”
the way you got your result
make acceptable
The results

9. Machiavellian Thoughts
How did absolute rulers maintain power?
Kings were often harsh rulers, with strict punishments1 to keep the people fearful and in line.
“It is better to be feared, than loved”
1. punishment: something bad done to someone if they do something wrong

10. Democracy
How are decisions made? Elected officials vote on laws

11. Absolutism
commands army
How are decisions made? The absolute monarch makes all the decisions. The king has all the power.
makes laws
acts as judge

12. Democracy
What are the goals of democracy? To serve the people who elected them.

13. Absolutism What are the goals of an absolute monarch? get rich
build stuff
conquer places
host parties
help people (if they want to)

14. Democracy What is the role of citizens in a democracy? become educated
vote
get a job
pay taxes
follow laws

15. Absolutism What is the role of citizens under an absolute monarch?
obey the king
pay taxes

16. Absolutism in France
By the late 1600s, France had replaced Spain as the most powerful European nation

17. King Louis XIV (14th) Achievements: Called himself the “sun king”
Country: France
Years: 1643 – 1715
Called himself the “sun king”
Said “I am the state”
built The Palace of Versailles
had the strongest army in Europe
made France a wealthy cultural center

18. King Louis XIV (14th) Downfalls: He used money for his own benefit
Country: France
Years: 1643 – 1715
He used money for his own benefit
Peasant people starved.
The French Monarchy did not survive long after his rule.
How did he pay for The Palace of Versailles?

19. PALACE OF VERSAILLES

20. PALACE OF VERSAILLES

21. PALACE OF VERSAILLES

22. PALACE OF VERSAILLES

23. PALACE OF VERSAILLES

24. PALACE OF VERSAILLES

25. PALACE OF VERSAILLES

26. PALACE OF VERSAILLES