Absolutism

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Absolutism

• Ch 7 Section 3-4

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Absolutism

• Absolutism a system in which a ruler holds
  total power
• Divine right of kings
• Increase the power of the monarch in response to
  the turmoil in Europe
• King Louis XIV of France is the best example of
  absolutism

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King Louis XIV

• 1643 Came to the throne at the age of 4
• Cardinal Mazarin the chief minister took
  control of the govt. until Louis XIV grew up
• Mazarin dies in 1661 Louis XIV comes to power
  at the age of 23
• Louis XIV expresses his desire to be the sole
  ruler of France
• Absolute power!!
• He b/c known as the Sun King the source of
  light for all of his people

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Louis Keeps Control

• Louis XIV palace was called Versailles
• Versailles served several purposes
• The personal household of the king
• The chief offices of the state so Louis XIV
  could watch over them
• A place where Louis XIV could bring powerful
  nobles and royal princes to keep them busy with
  court life and out of politics
• 1715 King Louis XIV died
• He left France w/ great debt and many enemies

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Russias Ruler

• 16th Century Ivan IV b/c the first ruler to
  take the title of czar Russian word for Caesar
• Ivan IV
• Expanded territories for Russia
• Absolutism crushed the power of Russian
  nobility
• Known as Ivan the Terrible b/c of his ruthless
  deeds

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A New Czar

• 1598 Ivans dynasty ends and bring a period of
  anarchy (chaos)
• Time of Troubles lack of formal govt.
• In 1613 Michael Romanov was chosen to be the new
  czar
• The Romanov dynasty lasted until 1917

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Peter the Great

• 1689 Peter the Great b/c czar
• Part of the Romanov dynasty
• An absolute monarch claimed the divine right to
  rule
• Under Peter the Great Russia b/c
• A great military power
• Westernized (Europeanized)
• Upper class women stopped covering their faces
  and b/g to mingle in society

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Mannerism

• Mannerism art that reflected the new
  environment brought on by the Reformations
  revival of religious values
• Brings an end to Renaissance art
• Rules of proportion were deliberately ignored
• Elongated figures were used to show suffering,
  heightened emotions, and religious ecstasy

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The Baroque Period

• The Baroque mvmt replaced Mannerism
• Baroque artist tried to bring together
• Classical ideals of Renaissance art w/ the
  spiritual feelings of the Reformation
• Baroque was known for
• Use of dramatic effects to arouse emotions

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Elizabethan Literature

• Literature mvmt that took place in England
• Called the Elizabethan Era b/c it took place w/i
  the reign of Queen Elizabeth
• William Shakespeare
• Wrote dramas for the stage
• Viewed as a universal genius
• Remarkable understanding of the human condition