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After the crises of the early and mid 17^th century, states began to

centralize under the models of France, Spain, and Sweden

A new political theory began to form after Philip II known as

absolutism

Absolutism drew its authority from the __ and provided the king with

divine right of kings, complete and unquestionable authority

divine right of kings

power through God

___ of Spain had more control than any European monarch before him, and became the model for later kings, especially ___

philip II, Louis XIV of france

who did james I of england admire

philip II

James I believed dearly in the _ and thought _

Divine Right of Kings, and thought others should accept his laws and policies without question

what did parliament refuse to do for James I

pay him a large share of taxes

what did James I do when parliament refused to pay him a large share of taxes

he acted as an absolutist by disbanding the Parliament 

james I attempted to

rule alone

how did james I obtain funds after disbanding parliament

by selling lands and titles to the highest bidder

After experiencing the uncertainty and turmoil of The 

      Fronde, Louis XIV made sure to

keep nobles close to him and loyal

how did Louis XIV keep nobles close and loyal to him

he made sure to let them keep their local 

      authority, rights, and privileges

Louis XIV made nobles stronger by

assigning them to run his central administration and military

louis xiv w/ the advice and guidance from __

jean baptiste colbert,

With the advice and guidance of Jean-Baptiste Colbert, nobles

ran the bureaucracy, collected taxes, and were officers of the now state-controlled military

The intendant system was established to __ and was expanded to __ in what year

divide the state into districts which were administered by a central intendant; this system was expanded to Spain in 1711

louis xiv physically moved all nobles to paris region where he built his

extravagant palace of versailles

louis xiv also comissioned

commissioned artists and writers to painting, sculpt, and write about his glorious leadership, while also making sure to censor any criticism or negative imagery

One of the ways Louis XIV was so successful was the brilliant and loyal administer of finances he chose:

Jean-Baptiste Colbert

Just before Colbert was appointed, he did __ and discovered __

assessed the income for the King of France through taxes, discovering less than half of taxes made it to the king

colbert helped to design the

structure of the central government for Louis XIV, to make sure all taxes were gathered and delivered accurately

colbert also balanced the

French budget, preventing them from going bankrupt following the Thirty Years War and other conflicts

colbert helped restructure the french

economy and drafted plans to boost French manufacturing and promote domestic purchases

ways that louis xiv and colbert brought france under centralized control - Administration:

Taxes and finances all came to Louis XIV’s  bureaucracy, and were managed by loyal nobles who maintained their local rights

ways that louis xiv and colbert brought france under centralized control - military

modeling from Charles VII and Philip II, Louis formed one, standing French Army, officered by the loyal nobility

ways that louis xiv and colbert brought france under centralized control - laws

Louis XIV had final law-making power, and any who resisted or rebelled were crushed by the French military

ways that louis xiv and colbert brought france under centralized control - religion

Louis XIV made France officially Catholic by revoking the Edict of Nantes, and forcing out remaining Huguenots

ways that louis xiv and colbert brought france under centralized control - culture

All art was regulated by royal academies, and it’s content was controlled to spin a positive, glorious image