3.1 European Rulers- II






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3.1 European Rulers

Slide 1 - Tekstslide

Lesson objectives
- What absolutism is
- How European kings (like the French and English) became so powerful
- How the Dutch Republic had a different form of government 

Slide 2 - Tekstslide

What did we do last time?

Slide 3 - Tekstslide

What word belongs to the description?
'government system in which the monarch has unlimited power'

Slide 4 - Open vraag

Which ruler had absolute power?
A
Louis XIV
B
William III
C
Maurits van Oranje-Nassau
D
Johan van Oldenbarnevelt

Slide 5 - Quizvraag

Which sentence is INCORRECT?
Louis XIV made France an absolution monarchy in which:
A
The king made all the decisions.
B
The king was accountable to the States General
C
The king's power was limited by nothing and no one
D
Ministers were servants and advisers of the king

Slide 6 - Quizvraag

What word belongs to the description?
'French Calvinist'

Slide 7 - Open vraag

Persons this section
Louis XIV
France 1643 - 1715
Maurits van Oranje-Nassau
Stadtholder of the Republic of the United Netherlands
Johan van Oldenbarnevelt
High regent / Grand Pensionary of the Republic of the United Netherlands
William III
England 1688- 1702

Slide 8 - Tekstslide

Why did William III not have absolute power as king?

Slide 9 - Tekstslide

Slide 10 - Video

Discuss in pairs:
Why did William III not have absolute power as king?

Slide 11 - Tekstslide

Slide 12 - Tekstslide

How was the Republic governed?

Complete the assignment

Slide 13 - Tekstslide

STates- General 
  • Making decisions about war
  • Foreign Affairs  
stadholder
  • High Command Army and Fleet 
GRAAFSCHAPPEN (counties) 
  • nobility in the countryside 
VROEDSCHAPPEN
  • Regents ruling in the cities 
Appoints
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Independant States
  • own government 
  • own courts of law 
Appoints
Grand Pensionary 
  • Secretary of State-General 
  • Contacts with foreign countries (diplomacy) 
Gives advice

Slide 14 - Tekstslide

The Republic
In the 17th century, the Netherlands was a republic: the Republic of the United Netherlands. The highest government in each region was the States. The regions worked together in the States General, which took decisions about foreign policy and the army.
 
Administrators in the cities, regions, States and States General were called regents. Often these were a few wealthy families. Such a rule by a privileged upper class is called an oligarchy.

Slide 15 - Tekstslide

In the Republic:
A
The States had no influence and the State Gernal was very powerful
B
The stadholder took all important decisions and the States General gave him advice.
C
The states were very independent, but they took some decisions together in the States General.
D
All important decisions were taken in the States meetings of the States

Slide 16 - Quizvraag

Cooperation between stadtholders and regents did not always go well.




An example: Prince Maurits and Grand Pensionary Johan van Oldenbarnevelt

Explain why this example is an good example of the bad cooperation.

Slide 17 - Tekstslide

Slide 18 - Video


Most countries in Europe in the 17th century were governed by a [.................1................. ..]
The Netherlands was not a kingdom, but a [.................2...................]
The Republic of the United [.................3...................] consisted of seven independent
 [..................4...................]
Each state was governed by the [.................5...................] in which representatives of the [.................6...................] and the [....... ...........7...................] sat
In The Hague, representatives of the regions met in the [.................8.................... ]
There they made decisions on [.................9...................] and [.... ..............10..................]




Put the right words in the right places:
States General
States
monarch
republic
nobility
Netherlands
states
cities
the army
foreign politics

Slide 19 - Sleepvraag

'In the days of regents and monarchs, the Republic was an oligarchy.'
Explain this sentence, use the word "regents" in your answer.

Slide 20 - Open vraag

Lesson objectives
- What absolutism is
- How European kings (like the French and English) became so powerful
- How the Dutch Republic had a different form of government 

Slide 21 - Tekstslide