Absolutism

The Time of Regents and Monarchs
3.3 Absolutism

+ disaster hits the Republic
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The Time of Regents and Monarchs
3.3 Absolutism

+ disaster hits the Republic

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Louis XIV (the fourteenth) was the king of France

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The Sun King

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Nobody could speak against an absolute King

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Droit
Divin
This was due to the:

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Droit
Divin

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Divine right to rule (given by God)

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Louis cancelled the 'Edict of Nantes'

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...and took away power of
other Nobles of France

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..by appointing officials

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He kept the Nobility satisfied by throwing huge parties at his palace of Versailles

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And further established his power by raising an immense army.

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Louis was actually a small guy (1,62 m)

But with an enormous wig and high heels he appeared to be 2,13 m

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What does 'Droit Divin' mean?
A
Becoming King by birth
B
Being appointed by the Pope to be King
C
The Godly right to rule
D
'Lone ruler' in French

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Does the Brittish royal family have absolute power?
A
Yes
B
Only the King/Queen, not the entire family
C
No the royal family has no power at all
D
No

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Louis XIV spent 40 years and used over 35,000 workers to build the sickest palace of all time 13 miles away from Paris in Versailles
The palace had over 700 rooms (and 1 toilet)

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Versailles
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Main Questions

  1. What was mercantilism? 

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inside Versailles: the Hall of Mirrors
next slide: watch the animation about the development of Versailles

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Louis spent 50 years of his reign fighting wars of agression

In 1672 he invaded the Netherlands 

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Louis used:

mercantilism

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mercantilism

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mercantilism




More export

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mercantilism




Than import

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mercantilism




...in order to make more money

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mercantilism




Than spending it

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Wat is mercantilism ?
A
The divine right to rule
B
Taxes in France
C
The way Louis XIV ruled 17th century France
D
An economical strategy

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3.3 ABSOLUTISM
King Louis XIV (14th) of France is the best known example of an 
"absolute monarch"

This means that:
  1. The king's power was absolute. He could make every decision without consulting anyone.
  2. His monarchy was divine: he was made king by God to carry out the will of God (so he claimed).

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MERCANTILISM
  • Comes from the word merchant / merchandise.
  • Who? European countries
  • What? rules about TRADE 
  • Why?  to make their own country rich and more powerful
  • How? make sure you export (sell) more goods than you import (buy).

  • The colonies play an important role in this.

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Louis XIV

  • He became king at the age of four.
  • He married a Spanish princess who was his first cousin
  • He built the extravagant palace of Versailles
  • He is known as the Sun King. His best known quote: "The state, that's me!"
  • he took away the right of worship from French Protestants
  • The American state Louisiana was named in his honor.



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Which of the following best describes the term "mercantilism"?
A
an political system in which a country focuses on its own economy and in which import is very important
B
an economic system in which a country focuses on its own government and in which export is very important
C
an economic system in which a country focuses on its own economy and in which import is very important
D
an economic system in which a country focuses on its own economy and in which export is very important

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a favorable balance of trade means:
A
import > export
B
export > import

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3c) Explain that mercantilism is the opposite of commercial capitalism, used in the Dutch Republic

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Reading Task:

  • Open paragraph 3.3 (page 68 and 69)

  • Grab two pens with a different colour

  • Read the goals on the board

  • Start reading. Write with one pen the words you do not understand in your notebook, and with the other pen the answers to the questions on the board.

  • Compare your textbook with the person next to you and find the correct answers + the meaning of the words.




Goals paragraph 3.3:

  • Why the regenten of the Dutch Republic were divided in Orangists and Anti-Orangists? 

  • What was the disaster that struck the Republic? 

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Disaster Year 1672
struggle in the Republic:
orangists          vs           Anti-Orangists

Stadtholder                   Grand Pensionary
Prince of Orange            Johan de Witt

  • Because prince William III was still very young, most power was for the Grand Pensionary.  Johan de Witt even tried to abolish the post of Stadtholder.

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Disaster Year 1672



The Republic was attacked from 3 sides:
- the Germans came from the east
- the British attacked from the west
- the French invaded from the south





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Disaster Year 1672


Only a stadtholder (general) could save the Republic now. William III was appointed. 

He succesfully ended the war in 1679. 
Johan de Witt was murdered.
The Oranges now became more important...

The end of the war also marks the end of the power of the Dutch Republic


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To do...
Join the lessonup class. (link will be shared in the chat)

Make exercises 3.1, 3.2 and 3.3

Don't forget to hand in your world map on teams.

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