Havo 2 tto: the Dutch Golden Age - lesson 8

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The Dutch Golden Age

Lesson 8

Start of the lesson

Sit in your spot

Phone in locker

Chewing gum in bin

Books + laptop on table

Menu of the day

Recap

Arguing: exercise

Assignment: absolute power in Europe

These people held power in the DUtch Republic (= a key word)

What does absolute power mean?

How could Louis XIV hold absolute power?

Test

On wednesday: so tomorrow is the last lesson that you can ask me questions!

• Do you know the rules about tests and how many you can redo?

Goal

What did absolute monarchs have in common with each other?

Exercise

When you give an answer, you sometimes have to argue why your answer is correct. How do you do that?

• You use signal words. What are those/can anyone give an example of a signal word?
• Exercise 5 on page 98
• Finished? --> learn for the test

Other powerful monarchs

Can you make groups of 4?

You're going to make a Powerpoint of absolute power in Austria, Sweden, Prussia and Russia

Find out the following:

• A picture of them, their palace + some info
• The wars they fought/the conquests they made
• How did they get/held absolute power?

France

• The most important absolute monarch of France is Louis XIV, his nickname was the 'sun-king'

France

• The most important absolute monarch of France is Louis XIV, his nickname was the 'sun-king'
• He lived in Versailles

France

• The most important absolute monarch of France is Louis XIV, his nickname was the 'sun-king'
• He lived in Versailles
• He got absolute power by inviting the nobles to his palace and by employing government officials to help him govern
• He had a large army and made many conquests

Absolute monarchs

• Austria - Maria Theresa
• Russia - Peter the Great
• Prussia - Frederick William I
• Sweden - Charles XI

Use the internet, but maybe you can find some information on page 88 of your book

Other powerful monarchs

I'm going to make groups of 4

You're going to make a Powerpoint of absolute power in Austria, Sweden, Prussia and Russia

Find out the following:

• A picture of them, their palace + some info
• The wars they fought/the conquests they made
• How did they get/held absolute power?

Score the goal: what did absolute monarchs have in common with each other?