Modern World Civilizations:
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UNIT 2 : ABSOLUTE MONARCHS
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Overview:
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
- After learning about absolute monarchies in Europe, students will be able to describe causes that led to absolute monarchs, identify common characteristics of absolute monarchs, and describe the effects absolute monarchs had on Europe.
- After learning about Louis XIV of France, students will be able to analyze the government and lifestyle of an absolute monarch and describe Louis XIV's accomplishments.
- After researching absolute monarchs in Europe, students will be able to create an illustration that depicts essential information about the monarch's reign and legacy.
- After a lesson on the English Civil War, students will be able to outline and describe key events and people that transitioned England from an absolute monarchy to a constitutional monarchy.