This is still a work in progress. It is designed to get across some basic info in a quick, understandable fashion.

1. Absolute Monarchs Chap 16 Phillip II Louis XIV Peter the Great

7. L’etat, c’est moi!! Louis “the Sun King” XIV That’s “ I AM the state” to you silly Americans

8. Kill those darn Huguenots Increase the Army!! Invade Germany!!! I want to be king of Spain too! Louis “the Sun King” XIV Build me a palace!!! Fight the English!! Fight the Dutch!! Fight the Swedes!!! What do you mean we’re out of money!!??

12. What dear? Honey, let’s make this the kid’s wing Umm, I think I’m lost The back yard This can all be yours for a measly $4,000,000,000

14. Why? Louis XIV palace Ruled where when why What went On there symbols Believed in Meaning? economics who what religion military Change to army campaigns

15. Louis XIV’s Wars Why? result Why? result results

16. Peter the Great Czar of Russia Romanov Family Knock off the Tall jokes.

18. “ Civilized,” “Highly Cultured” “ Gentlemanly” Europe “ Backwards” “ Peasant” Europe (2 nd Class) HA HA HA! Look at the Backwoods Hillbillies Who live Here!!! HA HA HA ! How Europeans Viewed Things

19. Russia: Poor Geographically Isolated Dominated by nobles Medieval / Feudal Many serfs Church has great influence

20. What does it take to get a little respect around here? I’ve got to get Westernized Maybe a new capital would help And a big army! - and navy. Hey you! Shave off that beard!! Better get hold of these rotten nobles Peter the Grrrrreeeaaaatttt

21. Hey Ottomans, I want access to the ocean . Keep Dreaming! You will never get a warm water port!

22. Peter’s “Window On The West” Saint Petersburg: The Most “European” of all Russian cities

23. Russia’s Geographical Problems? Misc. Notes Peter the Man Days as a sailor Traveling Europe Read between the lines. What kind of a man was he? How he died

24. Peter the Great Ruled where when problems geog built why desires How he fulfilled them? Granted nobles large estates w/ many serfs results