1. Warm-up What document was created to limit the kings powers?
In their kingdom, who were kings constantly battling for power with?
Think about qualities you decided a good leader should possess, which qualities transfer over to qualities a good king should possess?

2. Age of Absolutism s

3. Absolutism Absolutist Policies A King with total power.
They possessed control over all aspects of society
Absolutist Policies
policies made without the consent of the governed, and are designed to maintain or centralize their power and strengthen the power of the king
Rule by this idea of Divine Right- the idea that god created the monarchy and that the monarch acted as God’s representative on Earth.

4. What might have caused this era of very powerful kings?

5. Young Louis XIV short- 5’5” wore high heeled
Personal Qualities
22 years old
short- 5’5” wore high heeled
shoes to increase height to
seem more powerful

6. absolutist policies:
weakens authority of nobles by excluding them from council (meetings)
gives jobs to intendants – poorer government agents that depend on his money that will remain loyal (jobs like collecting taxes)
Ended religious freedom –Protestants had to flee to other countries
Heavy taxes w/o approval
Wars to expand empire and increase wealth- goal was to make France self-sufficient
large army to symbolize strength and put down internal and external opponents
Encouraged people to migrate to Canada. Why?
propoganda – patron of arts to glorify himself
- preaches divine right - right to rule from God

7. “L’etat, c’est moi” “I am the state.” King Louis XIV – the “Sun King”
Source of all political authority in France

8. Louis XIII’s Old Chateau

9. Living Quarters
Versailles

10. Palais de Versailles

11. Palais de Versailles
5,000 acres of gardens, lawns and woods

12. The Orangery
….1,000 orange trees planted b/c Louis loved oranges

13. Hall of Mirrors

14. Louis XIV’s Chapel

15. Louis and the Arts
Versailles was the center of the arts during Louis’s reign
He made ballet and opera more popular
He even danced the title role in the ballet “The Sun King”
No longer was the purpose of art to glorify God (middle ages), or human potential(Renaissance) but it was to glorify who….

16. In the early days of Versailles, fountain guards were ordered to whistle when Louis XIV approached, so that the fountains could be fully turned on.
A hat and a sword could be bought at the front gate in order to be properly dressed to visit the Grand Apartment. Monks were not allowed in.

17. Thefts were frequent at Versailles, despite the guards and staff
Thefts were frequent at Versailles, despite the guards and staff. Once during the king's levee the royal doctor had his watch stolen.
A secret passage ran from the queen's private cabinets to those of the king. It enabled Marie-Antoinette to escape revolutionary rioters in October 1789.

18. Peter the Great (r. 1682-1725) Personal Qualities
tall 6’5” imposing stature
European dress like France
He had the mind of a genius,
The body of a giant, and the
Ferocious temper of a bear.

19. Absolutist Policies

20. Forced Westernization
Forced Russian nobility to adopt western customs
Western European clothing (short coats)— no caftan
no beards – or taxed
women ordered to attend parties

21. Absolutist policies
Peter took control of Orthodox Church (doesn’t want to compete with church)
Lessened power of nobles by giving government jobs to poor that would be loyal to him b/c depend on him for money
Built large army to symbolize his power
Heavy taxes w/o consent of anyone

22. Russian Boyars

23. Russia & Sweden After the Great Northern War

24. St. Petersburg

25. St. Petersburg

27. Peterhof “Russian Versailles”
Living Quarters:
Peterhof “Russian Versailles”

29. French-style interior

31. Who has all of the authority in an “Absolute Monarchy”?
Good afternoon!
Do the following IN ORDER!
Sit down
Be quiet
Take out your notes from yesterday AND a piece of paper AND something to write with.
Answer the following warm up questions…just ANSWERS!!!!
What is “Divine Right”?
Who has all of the authority in an “Absolute Monarchy”?
Who was the absolute monarch in France?
List one of his absolutist policies
Who was the absolute monarch in Russia?

32. In Japan… Civil War shattered Japan’s old feudal system
The country collapsed into chaos
Power shifted from the Shogun to territorial lords
Shogun- Military leader
Samurai= Knights
Daimyo= Lords
Emperor becomes a figure head with no actual power

33. Oda Nobunaga Personal Qualities
Brutal and ambitious daimyo (lord)
Comes in and defeats rivals and seizes the capital of Kyoto
“Rule the empire by force”
Not able to unify Japan, but kills many rival daimyo for control of Edo
He committed suppuku, the ritual suicide of a Samurai

34. Tokugawa Ieyasu Loyal to friends, not well liked by most
Personal Qualities
Loyal to friends, not well liked by most
Feared and respected

35. Absolutist Policies of Tokugawa
Unifies Japan
Moves Capital to Edo
Expanded territory and gained ¼ of all rice producing territory which made him rich
Alternate Attendance Policy - Daimyo forced to live in capital Edo for part of year, and when left he had to leave his family behind as hostage.
forced daimyo into labor
Wanted to keep daimyo disorganized and weak

36. largest donjon (tower) in Japan
Edo Castle
largest donjon (tower) in Japan
Daimyo were forced to help pay for this project
All surrounding hills were leveled and the bay was filled in!
Daimyo sent 3,000 ships for years to get enough large stone for Ieyasu

38. Persecution
Ieyasu traded with Europeans, part of that included having Christian missionaries come over and spread Christianity
Christians scorned native Japanese beliefs
He bans Christianity and focuses on ridding the country of Christians
He persecutes Christians

39. Isolationism
Probably one of the most influential policies Tokugawa Ieyasu issued was Isolationism
They sealed the borders and instituted a “closed country policy”

40. ConclusionSimilarities
All rise to power after years of warfare
(better to have strict dictator than chaos and war)
Built strong armies
All raise heavy taxes
Expanded territory
Created a strong centralized power
Brought nobility under control
Drew advisors from middle class
Encouraged better manufacturing and trade
Brought church under gov’t control
Did not allow religious toleration