Absolute value

January 5, 2016 I am the State Louis XIV, also known as the Sun King, is one of the most famous French kings because of the long lasting effects of his policies. Born on September 5, 1638, he reigned for 72 years and achieved his goal of creating an absolute monarchy. In order to do so, Louis reorganized France’s political system, enforced the worship of one religion, and created a central seat for power, which became Versailles. He was known as the “Sun King” because of the splendor of his…

Absolutism was a political theory created by the following individuals; Jean Bodin, Thomas Hobbes (somewhat), and Bishop Bossuet. The era of absolutism was a time, 16th to 18th centuries, when monarchs ruled with all power to themselves in most countries, especially in France. Absolutism was favored among monarchs because it gave them complete power over their country and did not have to answer to anyone but themselves. Western absolutist France and eastern countries were similar by focusing on…

throughout history absolute monarch use it power to more easily control their territory. although absolutism strengthen a nation absolutism weaken a nation more than strengthen because absolute power corrupted absolutely and wars wage by the monarch puts a heavy burden on the peasant. such example can be seen during the reign of Louis XIV in France ( 1643 - 1715 ) and peter the Great in Russia ( 1682 - 1725 ) when louis xiv taken the throne in 1643 he began to established a solid foothold and…

Background: Fishermen use many different types of baits and lures to attract fish of different shapes and sizes. One of these types that certain fishermen use are lighting devices that attract fish. Some fish may be attracted to illuminated lures because they live in poor visibility conditions and low light. It is also important to light the bait so the fish could see it. The brighter the light the better, but since electronic light devices are expensive and unreliable, glow sticks prove to be…

The French Revolution was a huge milestone in France. It was because it changed the structure of society but instead of replacing the existing rules or even the political regime. The French got rid of the government as a whole. (Horvat) The French Revolution contradicted John Locke 's main political ideas of the the Enlightenment theory. John Locke 's main Ideas of the Enlightenment mostly talked about the government. They were contradictory because John Locke believed that all men are rational…

The world today has many forms of government such as absolute monarch, democracy, and dictatorship. In the past most of the world was monarch and still is today. Popular sovereignty was not introduced to the world until 1762 and did not take action until 1776 when America adopted it. However, it is quickly spreading throughout Europe today. Absolutism and popular sovereignty have many differences but are the two most common types of government on Earth. Absolutism is known for being under a…

The process of heat-treating Knife River Flint requires a lot of time, preparation, and materials. The Knife River Flint that was used in this experiment came from Mercer County, North Dakota, which there are five different Knife River Flint Quarries in Mercer County. The three closest quarries to where the Knife River Flint in this experiment was collected are the Crowley Quarries, Medicine Butte, and Dodge Quarry. With the help of Russell Redhorn, a Native American monitor I was working…

save itself from counterrevolutionary revolts. The revolutionary government had become blind by fear of the monarchy so much so that an absolute monarch had already arisen, Maximlien Robespiere, who would send to…

In Chapters 15 through 17 we learn more about how the countries of Europe modernize and sometimes do not modernize. However, no matter what country you look at in Europe at this time everyone has discontents with their country. This is the beginning of the ideas of revolution and rebelling against one 's country to take control over what the people want them to be and not what their leaders and monarchs want them to be. In Prussia, we were beginning to see how uneducated our people were. We…

In an absolute monarchy the monarch has absolute power of a state. They exercise total power over their people, however, this monarchy is counterbalanced by social classes such as the aristocracy.An example of this type of government would be the reign of King Louis XIV in France…