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THE ANCIEN REGIME - Coggle Diagram
THE ANCIEN REGIME
key aspects of the feudal
system were modified
european monarchs became more powerful
new forms of skilled craftsmanship and
increased trade created a more open economy
bourgeoisie become wealthier and more powerfull
humanism developed
advances in science and philosophy began to overcome
new artistic styles emerged
parliamentary monarchy in England
Charles I faced opposition from Parliament
when he tried to rule as an absolute monarch
this led a civil war
charles I dfeated and executed
1649 republic was established
1688 tensions between Parliament and James II led to the Glorious Revolution.
establishment of a parliamentary monarchy
parliament divided into 2 chambers
lower chamber( house of commons)
upper chamber( house of lords)
what is?
a period between 17th and 18th centuries
political,social and economic
trasnformations
changes brought about
the start of the Modern Age
politics of the ancien regime
absolute monarchy
in the 17th
predominate in Western Europe
crown had unlimited authority
believed to come from God.
Louis XIV of France
model for absolute monarchy
1643–1715
exerted his authority in many ways
didn't call the Estates Genera
also controlled the government
and intervened in the economy
spain's power began to
decline during the 17th-century
reigns of the Lesser Hapsburg
main cause of the decline
spain's defeat in the Thirty Years' War