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Standard 7-2

7-2 The student will demonstrate an understanding of the concepts of limited government and unlimited government as they functioned in Europe in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries.

Grade(s): 7

Subject(s): Social Studies

Year: 2011

Title:
Absolute Monarch:  The Reign of Louis XIV in France
Absolute Monarch: The Reign of Louis XIV in France

Lesson

Grades: 7

What are the key characteristics of absolute monarchies in Europe? Louis XIV of France is one example of an absolute monarch. After a century of war and riots in France, Louis XIV became the most...