what is absolutism
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Absolutism?In your notebooks, write your own definition of absolutism. What does this word mean to you?
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• Who is in the painting?
• What is in the background?
• What message does this portrait convey?
• What is the meaning?
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Yertle the Turtle
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Absolute Monarchs
• Unlimited power• Controlled all
aspects of society• Divine Right of Kings– Only answered to
god, not his/her subject
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Absolute vs. Enlightened Rulers
• An enlightened despot - considered reforms in order to create more efficient societies, but not at the expense of their own power.
• Absolutism and the Social Contract Theory– Argued about the legitimate source of political
power centered on divine right– Which enlightened thinker’s ideas/beliefs does this
theory conflict with?
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Absolute Monarch = King James I
• King of both England and Scotland!
• A Letter to Parliament (1609)– How does King James I
defend his right as king?– What 3 things does he
warn parliament to avoid in the future?
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Dear King James I!• Write a response to King James I’s letter to
parliament from the perspective of one of the 6 enlightened thinkers.
– Think of what he/she would think about this letter and how they would react to it.
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Absolute or Enlightened?
You be the judge!Vote which 18th Century monarchs you think were either absolute or enlightened rulers.
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Peter the Great - Russia
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Catherine the Great - Russia
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King Phillip - Spain
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Joseph II - Austria
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Frederick the Great - Prussia
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King Frederick III - Norway
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And here are the results.
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The Good…
• Catherine the Great – Russia• Frederick the Great – Prussia• Joseph II - Austria
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The Bad…
• King Phillip – Spain• Peter the Great – Russia• King Frederick III – Norway• King Louis XIV - France
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The Ugly…
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• How does the idea behind an absolute monarch conflict with the ideas of the enlightened thinkers?
• Choose one of the ideas of the philosophes to examine this question.