Mr. Christopher Patten
renaissance
A rebirth of cultural and intellectual pursuits after the stagnation of the Middle Ages. This period in European history features major cultural and artistic change.
Lesson #4: Absolute Monarchs
How did absolute monarchs gain power in their countries and did they strengthen or weaken their nation?
Lesson #2: Protestant Reformation
How did the Protestant Reformation impact the unity of Europe?
Protestant Reformation (Reading)
Lesson #3: Scientific Revolution
How did the Scientific Revolution change the way people viewed the universe?
Scientific Revolution (Reading)
Louis XIV of France
Lesson #5: Limited Monarchs
How did events such as the Magna Carta, The Petition of Rights, and the English Bill of Rights cause a limited monarchy in England?
Triumph of Parliament (Reading)
Absolutism
A political system in which a country is ruled by a monarch, who has absolute control.
It is legal because I wish it.
Has God forgotten all I have done for Him. Every time I bestow a vacant office I make a hundred discontented persons and one ingrate.
Lesson #1: The Renaissance
How did the Renaissance impact the rest of Europe?
Lesson #6: Review
How did the Age of Absolutism impact the rest of Europe?
Limited Monarchy
English Bill of Rights written after the Glorious Revolution of 1688. The bill created a limited monarchy and established Parliament as the ruling body of the nation.