King Louis XIV’s ideology for French power and centralization‚ “one king‚ one law‚ one faith‚” was his main focus during his reign as France’s ruler. He achieved “one king” by declaring himself as the absolute ruler of France‚ “one law” by limiting the power of other governmental figures and “one faith” by uniting the French religion. As an absolutist leader‚ with a centralized government‚ his many actions (including the removal of the Edict of Nantes) made France the supreme European power‚ but
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created more centralization‚ main government having all of the power‚ and Power of Law‚ the ability to create their own laws. King Louis‚ also known as King Louis the Great and the Sun King‚ was a French monarch. He reigned from 1643 until his death just days before his birthday in 1715.He gained the title of king at the young age of 4 after the death of his father‚ King Louis XIII‚ and was responsible for an unruly and unstable France. In the early years of his rule
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One similarity between Tokugawa and Louis XIV is decreasing power of Nobles. What Louis XIV did to decrease the power of the nobles is by breaking down their castles. The reason he broke down the castles was because he didn’t want the nobility to rebel against him. This relates to Tokugawa because he also destroyed the castles of daimyos (The nobles of Japan). Tokugawa had many restrictions for the daimyos. The reason he had restrained them from their property is so they don’t rebel against the shogun
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CHY 4U - Modern Western Civilization - The West and the World Catherine‚ Frederick and Louis - Unenlightened Tyrants in an Enlightened Age It is better to be feared than loved‚ if you cannot be both. -- Niccolo Machiavelli‚ - The Prince The Enlightenment is touted by modern historians as a time of intellectual and social advancement‚ an era of optimism and freedom unheard of in earlier times. The era of absolutism is seen as a time of mounting liberty that contributed to the rise of democracy
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Originally a hunting lodge for Louis XIII‚ Versailles is now a grand palace and a popular tourist attraction. Louis XIII’s son‚ Louis XIV‚ disliked his palace and wanted to live somewhere else. After searching‚ Louis found what he wanted‚ his father’s old cabin. He hired‚ Louis Le Vau‚ a famous architect‚ to build this humble estate of his father into a luxurious palace. Le Vau built much of the modern-day Versailles. Taking many years‚ Le Vau extended this building into a stone and brick palace
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geographical location as the shortest and the most secure route connecting Central Asian Independent States (CIS) and Afghanistan to warm waters and it’s proximately to one of the largest oil‚ gas and mineral resources of the world and as the only ocean port of the country. It is the closest and best access point of Iran to the Indian Ocean. For this reason‚ Chabahar is the focal point of Iran for development of the east of the country through expansion and enhancement of transit routes among countries
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from one place to another and river-ways are cheaper than other transports. For this reason‚ industrialization and urbanization has built up centering the rivers. The river port of Narayanganj is called the Dundee of Bangladesh for its great importance. The two sea ports; the Chittagong port on the Karnaphuli and the Mangla port on the Pashur play an important role in our export and import sector. The rivers are also a great source of energy. Most rivers in the Northeast region are used to produce
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the main features of the economy in Pompeii consisted of: Trade‚ Commerce‚ Industry‚ Occupations‚ and Public Works. - Trade: Pompeii was the port for Nuceria and Nola‚ which made it the trading centre for mainly agricultural produce. There are suggestions for the size and nature of the port but this is determined on whether it was a sea port or a river port. Pompeii played an important role in the economy of the Campanian region. - Commerce: There were plenty of shops in Pompeii‚ but the evidence
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King and queen. First and foremost king louis xvi is largely at fault and is a leading cause to the outbreak of the french revolution. King louis had been regarded as ‘ one of the most uninterested and uninteresting spectators of his own reign” ( pg 153)‚ Louis was reluctant with enforcing political‚ social and economic action regarding concerning the community and he showed no sign of concern with any extraneous affairs and matters that did not involve him. The king however did initially have
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Through the late 18th century to the early 19th century was probably the bloodiest time in French history. The French King Louis XV desperately tried to cling to his power as the French people‚ who continuously fought for their rights‚ starved to death. And‚ when I say french people I’m referring to the lower class or known in France as the Third Estate. Fed up with the Monocacy the Third Estate came together as one and fought against tyranny. This was known as the French revolution. Which‚ by the
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