Age of Absolutism Flippy Notes

Hobbsian Early Modern Absolute MonarchiesLockean Constitutional Alternatives

17th & 18th Century Wars

An Example

Symbol Rule Explanation

The King Must Be Godlike

The monarch becomes the personification of the entire state and then creates a program to celebrate his awesomeness and hence the nations greatness

The King Must Be

In Control

The Monarch must be in control: the monarch rules directly through a professional bureaucracy directly answerable to him. The King does not share power with nobles or parliaments

The King Must Be Wealthy

Absolutists are attracted to mercantilism and centralizing control of the economy to increase tax revenue. Tax authority is absolute and used to pay for rules 1,2,&5!

The King Must

Impose Religious Conformi

ty

How can subjects accept the King as God’s representative on earth, how could they even be loyal if they worship differently?

The King Must

Have An Army

Professional Army with trained conscripts and military reforms create the expensive means to enforce #1-4. Societies are inclined to accept costs and sacrifices after the Thirty Years War

Symbol Problem Explanation

The Problem of Royal Personality

Monarch’s lack physical, intellectual, psychological characteristics that allow them to pass for God on Earth

The Problem of Sovereignty/ Control

Having to go through Parliaments to govern brings into question who is really sovergn

The Problem of Royal Finance

Parliament has the right to approve or disapprove taxes. Monarch’s desire for programs of magnificence are not going to appeal to Parliaments

The Problem of Religion

Religious toleration and diversity leaves extremests of various parties scheming to force the country to their views

The Problem of foreign policy

Monarchs who are poor and religiously divided are incapable of advancing personal foreign policy agendas

Louis 5 Rules of Absolutism British Monarch’s 5 Problems Preventing Absolutism

Enlightened Absolutism

Symbol Definition Examples

Domain of Knowledge:Henry XVIII(all Tudor monarch’s really)Elizabeth IStuart Monarchs (all 4!)Declaration of RightOliver CromwellHobbes & LockeEnglish Bill of RightsLouis XIVVersaillesIntendantsJean Baptiste ColbertFredrick William

Junkers & SerfsFrederick William 1st

Frederick the GreatPeter the GreatCatherine the GreatMaria TheresaJoseph IIGlorious RevolutionWar of the League of AugsburgWar of Spanish SuccessionTreaty of UtrechtSeven Years’ War American Revolution

Age of Absolutism Flippy Note General Requirements

1. Flippy note assignment ties together the political and diplomatic history of the Early Modern Era, ca. 1648-1783 (why those dates?)

2. Flippy notes display “Louis 5 Rules of Absolutism” and “Britain's 5 Problems Preventing Absolutism” and an explanation of “Enlightened Monarchy” with your flippy notes

3. Have a map that puts politics and war into geographic context4. Have a timeline that put politics and war into temporal context5. Have Hobbes and Locke hovering above the whole project

commenting from their seminal texts.6. Includes rich detail that allows you to master testes and essays

on these subjects.

Age of Absolutism Flippy Requirements: Politics

Make a Flippy note that explores how each of the nations below developed a centrally administered monarchal state in the Early Modern Era. Include the indicated features.1. Flippy for:France, Austria, Prussia, Spain, Russia, England, Dutch Republic2. Each Nations Flippy has the nations name and the symbols of the “5 Rules/5

Problems” that attain on the outside3. Inside each Flippy explains the “5 Rules” and/or “5 Problems” each nation

employed in the creation of their state. 4. Inside the flippy you note the important monarchs and the times of their riegn

for each nation5. Give each nation a Grade: A-F for achieving absolute political power without

partners. Assume that it is Louis the XIV himself giving the grade. Explain your grade and the basis for giving it.

6. Consider putting the Grade boldly on the cover in addition to the symbols7. Label nations on your map

Age of Absolutism Flippy Note Requirements: War and Diplomacy

Make a Flippy Note for the wars of the early Modern Era1. Make a flippy for each of the following wars: English Civil War, Glorious

Revolution, War of the League of Augsburg, War of the Spanish Succession, Seven Years’ War, American Revolution

2. Have a bold label for each war’s flippy on exterior3. Inside explain the causes, the course, and the effects of each war. 4. Make sure that you include discussion of dynastic ambitions, mercantilist

policies, and balance of power considerations with respect to each war.5. Put each war on your timeline using color and key appropriately