World History Absolutism Quiz

Sourcing

Identifying who the author is and who their audience is

Contexualiztion

Finding context about the text by learning about event happening during the time period

Corroboration

providing extra evidence to strengthen a claim

Close Reading

Getting information not directly given in the text

Absolutism

A monarch that has complete power, claimed through divine right, over their citizens.

Divine Right

A monarch’s excuse behind having absolute power. God granted them the power to rule and they are a servant through god

What makes a source reliable?

Author has no personal relationship to the event or person. No bias. Primary source too

Louis XIV

King of France who used the palace of Versailles to distract his nobles so he could have absolute power without their oversight. Also believed in his divine right and made himself the “sun king” so that he seemed like the center of France’s universe. Check=financial strain

Fredrick I

King of Prussia. Gave Prussian nobles positions in the army to satisfy them and reduced their independence. Valued military power and created one of the best trained armies in Europe. Prussia became strong nation.

Peter the Great

Absolute King of Russia with unlimited power. Brought Western style and thinking to Russia. created the capital St Petersburg. Expanded territory, mighty army, and grew serfdom. Forced nobles into military and other services and brutally crushed rebellions

Catherine the Great

Energetic, ruthless absolute monarch of Russia. Raised German but embraced Russian Orthodox faith. Won the loyalty of people. Her army murdered her husband. Filled Russia with many other customs and political ways of Europe. Allowed nobles to be ruthless towards peasants. A lot of serfdom. Expanded border successfully.

Charles I’s execution

executed by Parliment in January 1649 because of his rebellion in the English Civil War. Was a shock because a king had never been put on trial and executed by their own government

English Bill of Rights

William and Mary from Scotland had to sign the ________ from Parliment in 1689 before they were allowed to rule. This was so that they wouldn’t turn out like Charles I and be an absolute monarchs.

constitutional/limited monarchy

A legislative body (Parliment) checks the power of the monarchy. Parliment has more power but they work in partnership with the monarchs