Age of Absolute Monarchs 1550 – 1800. Do Now: Based on the Peace of Westphalia, what will be some characteristics of the new government.
■ Essential Question: – To what extent are Louis XIV (France), Peter the Great (Russia), & Elizabeth I (England) examples of absolute monarchs?
Unit 3 - The Age of Absolute Monarchs (1500 – 1800) Lesson 1 – Spain’s Empire and European Absolutism.
1. Name 2 reasons European monarchs became wealthy. 2. Define: Divine Right 3. Identify 3 characteristics of an absolute monarch. 4. Why did some think.
Unit 1 Part 1: Characteristics of Absolutism The Easiest and Quickest form of Government!
January 11, 2013 Friday This Day in History
1. Name 2 reasons European monarchs became wealthy. 2. Define: Divine Right
The Enlightenment ca. 1650-1800 (a.k.a. The Age of Reason)
Unit 3 - The Age of Absolute Monarchs (1500 – 1800)
■ Essential Question: – What were the key ideas of the Enlightenment? ■ Warm-Up Question: – What do you not like about Pearland High School? – What suggestions.
Absolute Monarchs in Europe. Setting the Stage…. The end of the Middle Ages saw the development of more powerful European monarchies. As feudalism declined,
Unit 3 – The Age of Absolute Monarchs (1500 – 1800)