Absolute Monarchy October 21-22, 2015 Objective: Students will analyze characteristics of an absolute monarchy through text, class discussion, and written response. Review warm-up: Until recently wh did the Catholic Church try to discredit and/or silence scientists?
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Absolute MonarchyOctober 21-22, 2015
Objective: Students will analyze characteristics of an absolute monarchy through text, class discussion, and written response.
Review warm-up: Until recently why did the Catholic Church try to discredit and/or silence scientists?
Scientific Revolution- Headline
You have ten minutes to complete Experiment #3!
Go back to your seat and answer the following
question in your notes:
Rephrase the question to begin your answer. Be prepared to share your answer!
“Why do people form governments?”
Important Vocabulary
• Absolute Monarch: A king or queen with unlimited power over the country and its citizens.
• Divine Right: The idea that monarchs receive power directly from God and are accountable only to God for their actions. (This allowed monarchs to go unchallenged by their subjects.)
• Dynasty: A line of rulers from the same family.
• Nobility: not royalty but are given titles for being loyal.
Read “Absolute Monarchy” text.
Question 1: “How did absolute monarchs justify their rule?”
Question 2: “How did absolute rulers change life and policy in their countries? Decide whether these changes were positive or negative.
Read “Louis XIV”.
1. How did Louis XIV defend his rule?
2. How did Louis XIV change life and policy in France? Decide whether these changes were positive or negative.