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Absolute Monarchies

Todays menu

• Recap

• Orientation

• Video excercise

• Break

• Excercise

• End of class

Goals

• You can explain what absolutism means

• You can describe how Louis XIV got his power

What was unique about religion in the Dutch Republic?

What was one important reason why many scientist and philosophers moved to the Republic?

A

The Dutch Republic offered high salaries

B

The Catholic Church in the Republic strongly supported new scientific ideas

C

There was more intellectual freedom than in most other countries

D

The Dutch was ruled by an absolute monarch who promoted science

How were freedom and science conntected in the Republic?

Kings in the Middle Ages

• Relied on nobility

• Vassals not always loyal

• The rise of money

Who was Louis XIV? 1643-1715

• Absolute Power

• Believed in 'Chosen by God'

• Nobility in his palace

• Improve economy

• 'Chosen by God'

• Standing army 400 000

• Wanted one faith: Catholicism

Video excercise

(2382) King Louis XIV: The Sun King of France | Simple History - YouTube

Break

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Excercise

• Get out your laptops

• Find atleast 10 differences about the France Monarch and the Dutch Republic

• Finish with a sentence: "The biggest difference was..."

• 15 minutes in duo's

Homework

Learning question 8

What is absolute power?

How did Louis XIV got his power?