PETER THE GREAT AND LOUIS XIV: ABSOLUTE

MONARCHS

“History is created by those who write it”

What does this quote mean?What does this tell us about history?

DEVELOPMENT OF ABSOLUTE MONACHS- 1600'S

Look at the Chart and Answer the Following:

• Explain the economic measures put into place to help monarchs gain control.

• Explain how monarchs changed the roles of certain people to concentrate power

• Explain the role of the military to helping the monarch gain power

• Whose role increased, and whose role declined?

What does the term “legacy” mean?

Louis XIV Legacy 73 year reign Feudal lords and Catholic Church surrendered power

to the king France largest cultural and military power Extensive overseas empire Wars were costly Louis expenditures created unprecedented misery

for the masses- Versailles- key symbol of Louis Increased tax burden Name was cursed when they carried his body down

streets

In the long run, was Louis a good king or a bad king? Explain

PETER THE GREAT LEGACY Changed the Russian calendar Established fashion/clothing- via factories that

made cloth, sheep raised to make wool Cultivated land for basic food Raised taxes as high as 350% Ruthless to those who opposed him Sent Russians to Europe to learn their ways and

helped Westernize Russia Monarch from age 10

Did Peter The Great leave him a legacy of greatness or was he a poor ruler? Explain

Who would you rather have as a ruler? Peter The Great, or Louis XIV? Explain.