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Absolutism Absolutism – unlimited power held by one individual or group Divine Right – belief that a ruler received absolute authority directly from God
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King Ferdinand of Aragon married Queen Isabella of Castile
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Together they conquered Navarre and Granada and created Spain
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They had one child survive to adulthood
Juana the Mad
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Juana married Philip IV, Duke of Burgundy
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Juana and Philip had a son, Charles V
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Charles had a son, Philip II He conquered Portugal
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Research Groups In your groups, research the monarch you’ve been assigned. If you only had 1-2 minutes to describe this person to the class, what would you say? We will present next class. KEEP IT SIMPLE!
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Spain Russia Philip II Ivan IV (the Terrible) Peter the Great Prussia Catherine the Great Fredrick the Great England France Henry VIII Henry IV Mary I (Bloody Mary) Louis XIV Elizabeth I
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Spain: Philip II
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France: Henry IV
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France: Louis XIV
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England: Henry VIII
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England: Mary I (Bloody Mary)
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England: Elizabeth I
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Prussia: Fredrick the Great
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Russia: Ivan the Terrible
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Russia: Peter the Great
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Russia: Catherine the Great
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France The Protestant Reformation caused a civil war in France between Catholics and Protestants.
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Henry IV ended the religious wars in France by giving Protestants the right to have armies and fortified towns
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France The absolute monarchy in France was created by:
1. Destroying the castles and armies of the nobles 2. Giving power over local matters to agents of the king 3. Nobles were allowed to keep social status and were exempt from taxes
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France 4. Protestants could not have fortified towns
5. Protestants could keep religious freedom
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England Constitutionalism – a system of government in which laws limit the ruler’s power Magna Carta – A document that limited the power of the king in England
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Bill of Rights – limited the power of the king in England
Parliament –legislative body of England
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Henry VIII
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Reflect What are the differences between the ways kings and queens ruled in France and in England?
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Station Activity Using a graphic organizer and visit each station to learn about each figure and their contributions to the Scientific Revolution. Keep it simple
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Scientific Revolution
Scientific Revolution – A period in which Europeans began to look for natural laws. Natural Laws – theories that explain how nature works
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Nicholas Copernicus
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Galileo
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Isaac Newton
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William Harvey Robert Hooke
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Scientific Method Marie Lavoisier
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Enlightenment – a period in which Europeans began to look for natural laws that would apply to human society.
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Thomas Hobbes Humans are animals that act in their own self-interest We need an absolute monarchy to keep us under control People should do what they are told, THEN government will provide law and order
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Social Contract – an agreement between government and the people
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John Locke Humans are good, and will use reason to find the best solutions to benefit society Every human has the right to life, liberty, and property
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3. Democracy is the best form of government
4. Government should provide for the people, THEN people will obey the government
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Voltaire freedom of speech freedom of religion separation of church and state
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Jean Jacques Rousseau 1.People are good, but society corrupts them 2. Property is bad 3. People have the right to overthrow their government
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Baron de Montesquieu People are good, but power corrupts them The power of government should be divided into three branches Every person has rights, regardless of their position in society
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Enlightenment ideas influenced the writing of the Declaration of Independence
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Activity Identify specific Enlightenment ideas in the edited version of the Declaration of Independence.
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Reflection Questions How was the Scientific Revolution a change in both science and thought? What was the Age of Enlightenment? In what ways did the philosophers of this time influence the U.S Government?
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