https://padlet.com/pbraunstein/80kjcjmkt4oj More About Absolute Monarchs en-us 2017-10-13 16:05:01 UTC 2017-10-16 17:47:18 UTC hello@padlet.com pbraunstein https://padlet.com/pbraunstein/80kjcjmkt4oj/wish/196942084 Wesley, Shari, Isabel, Quinn]]> 2017-10-13 18:43:06 UTC https://padlet.com/pbraunstein/80kjcjmkt4oj/wish/196942084 pbraunstein https://padlet.com/pbraunstein/80kjcjmkt4oj/wish/196942160 Our class example

]]> 2017-10-13 18:43:19 UTC https://padlet.com/pbraunstein/80kjcjmkt4oj/wish/196942160 pbraunstein https://padlet.com/pbraunstein/80kjcjmkt4oj/wish/196942199 Jack, Soni, Skye, Alex, Cathy]]> 2017-10-13 18:43:26 UTC https://padlet.com/pbraunstein/80kjcjmkt4oj/wish/196942199 pbraunstein https://padlet.com/pbraunstein/80kjcjmkt4oj/wish/196942465 Kazuya, Dean, Michael, Rachel.Amir]]> 2017-10-13 18:44:11 UTC https://padlet.com/pbraunstein/80kjcjmkt4oj/wish/196942465 pbraunstein https://padlet.com/pbraunstein/80kjcjmkt4oj/wish/196942611 Aaditya, Sela, Caroline, Kyle]]> 2017-10-13 18:44:38 UTC https://padlet.com/pbraunstein/80kjcjmkt4oj/wish/196942611 pbraunstein https://padlet.com/pbraunstein/80kjcjmkt4oj/wish/196942727 Kelly-Anne Cumiskey
Sean Shitamoto
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Shelby Perkins]]> 2017-10-13 18:44:57 UTC https://padlet.com/pbraunstein/80kjcjmkt4oj/wish/196942727 pbraunstein https://padlet.com/pbraunstein/80kjcjmkt4oj/wish/196943240 Kiera Willis, Jacob Gottesman, Bruno Madrid, Gaby Goldman]]> 2017-10-13 18:46:02 UTC https://padlet.com/pbraunstein/80kjcjmkt4oj/wish/196943240 pbraunstein https://padlet.com/pbraunstein/80kjcjmkt4oj/wish/196943296 Jessica Agosti
AJ Patera
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Payton Vogt]]> 2017-10-13 18:46:10 UTC https://padlet.com/pbraunstein/80kjcjmkt4oj/wish/196943296 pbraunstein https://padlet.com/pbraunstein/80kjcjmkt4oj/wish/197465107 2017-10-16 17:01:33 UTC https://padlet.com/pbraunstein/80kjcjmkt4oj/wish/197465107 pbraunstein https://padlet.com/pbraunstein/80kjcjmkt4oj/wish/197466957 2017-10-16 17:05:09 UTC https://padlet.com/pbraunstein/80kjcjmkt4oj/wish/197466957 https://padlet.com/pbraunstein/80kjcjmkt4oj/wish/197468794 2017-10-16 17:08:45 UTC https://padlet.com/pbraunstein/80kjcjmkt4oj/wish/197468794 https://padlet.com/pbraunstein/80kjcjmkt4oj/wish/197469477 2017-10-16 17:09:59 UTC https://padlet.com/pbraunstein/80kjcjmkt4oj/wish/197469477 https://padlet.com/pbraunstein/80kjcjmkt4oj/wish/197469499 2017-10-16 17:10:00 UTC https://padlet.com/pbraunstein/80kjcjmkt4oj/wish/197469499 https://padlet.com/pbraunstein/80kjcjmkt4oj/wish/197469607 2017-10-16 17:10:10 UTC https://padlet.com/pbraunstein/80kjcjmkt4oj/wish/197469607 https://padlet.com/pbraunstein/80kjcjmkt4oj/wish/197469662 Fredrick ll was born in the House of Hohenzollern in Lesi, Italy to Frederick William I of Prussia and Princess Sophia-Dorothea; they shared a political marriage but not much else. He spent most of his early life with tutors and his father abused him as a child. He attempted to run away with a close friend but got caught and was arrested for treason. He was later forced into the army and pursued in military science and government.  ]]> 2017-10-16 17:10:15 UTC https://padlet.com/pbraunstein/80kjcjmkt4oj/wish/197469662 https://padlet.com/pbraunstein/80kjcjmkt4oj/wish/197469933 Catherine the Great or Catherine II was the longest ruling empress of Russia. She was born on May 2, 1729 in Stettin, Prussia, and ruled from 1762 until her death on November 1796 in Tsarskoye Selo. Originally named Sophie Friederike Auguste, she was born to a german general of serving Prussia. Her father’s elder brother was engaged to the Russian empress, Elizabeth. Elizabeth invites Johanna’s family to Russian in the hopes of making Catherine, her heir’s wife. She eventually married Grand Duke Peter, later known as Peter III, on August 21, 1745. Converting to Russian orthodox, she gained the title of Yekaterina, or Catherine. She became the empress after leading a coup d’etat against her disliked husband.]]> 2017-10-16 17:10:45 UTC https://padlet.com/pbraunstein/80kjcjmkt4oj/wish/197469933 https://padlet.com/pbraunstein/80kjcjmkt4oj/wish/197470230 2017-10-16 17:11:16 UTC https://padlet.com/pbraunstein/80kjcjmkt4oj/wish/197470230 https://padlet.com/pbraunstein/80kjcjmkt4oj/wish/197470707 1. Frederick II (1712-1786) ruled Prussia from 1740 until his death, leading his nation through multiple wars with Austria and its allies.

2. King Frederick became king at the young age of three years old.

3. Frederick spent most of his life conquering land and growing his power.]]> 2017-10-16 17:12:11 UTC https://padlet.com/pbraunstein/80kjcjmkt4oj/wish/197470707 https://padlet.com/pbraunstein/80kjcjmkt4oj/wish/197470766 Queen Elizabeth was the Queen of England. She was often called the virgin queen, or good queen Bess. She was the last monarch of the House of Tudor.]]> 2017-10-16 17:12:17 UTC https://padlet.com/pbraunstein/80kjcjmkt4oj/wish/197470766 https://padlet.com/pbraunstein/80kjcjmkt4oj/wish/197470861 1. "I praise loudly. I blame softly."
2. She was a successful military  ruler which allowed her troops to expand the Russian Empire.
3. She had 12 lovers, but only 4 children.]]> 2017-10-16 17:12:29 UTC https://padlet.com/pbraunstein/80kjcjmkt4oj/wish/197470861 https://padlet.com/pbraunstein/80kjcjmkt4oj/wish/197471005 2017-10-16 17:12:44 UTC https://padlet.com/pbraunstein/80kjcjmkt4oj/wish/197471005 https://padlet.com/pbraunstein/80kjcjmkt4oj/wish/197471159 -By winning wars and expanding territories, he established Prussia as a strong military power.

-His domestic policies transformed his kingdom into a modern state and formidable European power.]]> 2017-10-16 17:12:57 UTC https://padlet.com/pbraunstein/80kjcjmkt4oj/wish/197471159 https://padlet.com/pbraunstein/80kjcjmkt4oj/wish/197471309 2017-10-16 17:13:15 UTC https://padlet.com/pbraunstein/80kjcjmkt4oj/wish/197471309 https://padlet.com/pbraunstein/80kjcjmkt4oj/wish/197471389 1. Queen Elizabeth was a very gifted scholar who had the ability to speak several languages including Latin, Greek, French, Spanish, and Welsh.
2. She achieved an excellent reputation as a good and wise ruler, who was loved by her people.
3. She ruled England for 45 years, from 1558-1603, a period which is known as the Elizabethan Age.]]> 2017-10-16 17:13:24 UTC https://padlet.com/pbraunstein/80kjcjmkt4oj/wish/197471389 https://padlet.com/pbraunstein/80kjcjmkt4oj/wish/197471421 Peter The Great, also known as Peter I or Peter Alexeyevich, was the ruler of the Tsardom of Russia and the Russian Empire. He was born on June 9, 1672. He is credited for extensive reforms to establish Russia as a powerful nation.

]]> 2017-10-16 17:13:28 UTC https://padlet.com/pbraunstein/80kjcjmkt4oj/wish/197471421 https://padlet.com/pbraunstein/80kjcjmkt4oj/wish/197471440 2017-10-16 17:13:30 UTC https://padlet.com/pbraunstein/80kjcjmkt4oj/wish/197471440 https://padlet.com/pbraunstein/80kjcjmkt4oj/wish/197471474 1) He attacked Luther's ideas and was a faithful Catholic
2.) He was constantly on the brink of financial ruin due to his extravagant spending and taste and wars
3.) He oversaw the union of England and Whales and also became the first English king of Ireland after the Crown of Ireland act.]]> 2017-10-16 17:13:35 UTC https://padlet.com/pbraunstein/80kjcjmkt4oj/wish/197471474 https://padlet.com/pbraunstein/80kjcjmkt4oj/wish/197471487 1)He created the devshirme system which was a system in which very young christian boys were recruited for the army, educated and were either military officials or worked in the government. This was done to severe all contacts and conflicting to loyalty to family or religion, this made it so they were only loyal to the Sultan.
2) Suleiman was very tolerant of his subjects, and allowed them to continue with their lives just as long as they acknowledged that they were part of the Ottoman empire. One example of this was the millet system, which were non-muslim communities that had a representative report to the sultan about their actions. This system allowed the conflicts between the groups be kept to a minimum
3)Suleiman had broad interests which included studying poetry, history, geography, astronomy, mathematics, and architecture. He employed one of the world's finest architects. His name was Sinan and he built a complicated masterpiece  called the ]]> 2017-10-16 17:13:36 UTC https://padlet.com/pbraunstein/80kjcjmkt4oj/wish/197471487 https://padlet.com/pbraunstein/80kjcjmkt4oj/wish/197471629 Some of the overall lasting effects of Catherine the Great were her Educational reforms, her support for the arts, and her expansion of Russia’s borders. She opened free schools for everyone all over the nation and created theaters and provided a lot of support for the arts. She also created the Nakaz, to outlaw capital punishment and torture and for all men to be equal. With this, men could speak out and introduce the country’s needs and problems. ]]> 2017-10-16 17:13:55 UTC https://padlet.com/pbraunstein/80kjcjmkt4oj/wish/197471629 https://padlet.com/pbraunstein/80kjcjmkt4oj/wish/197471690 Some of his accomplishments were:

• Created navy
• Reestablished army to Western standards
• Secularized schools
• Administered control over Orthodox Church 
• Introduced new administrative areas/territories

]]> 2017-10-16 17:14:03 UTC https://padlet.com/pbraunstein/80kjcjmkt4oj/wish/197471690 https://padlet.com/pbraunstein/80kjcjmkt4oj/wish/197471865 Lasting Changes:

• Educated people about technological advances
• Developed commerce and industry
• Modernized Russian alphabet
• Julian calendar
• Established Russian newspaper

]]> 2017-10-16 17:14:25 UTC https://padlet.com/pbraunstein/80kjcjmkt4oj/wish/197471865 https://padlet.com/pbraunstein/80kjcjmkt4oj/wish/197472397 Maria Theresa was the queen of Hungary and Bohemia, the archduchess of Austria, part of the Habsburg Dynasty. She was born on May 13, 1717 and died on November 29, 1780. She was the wife and empress of the Holy Roman emperor Francis I. She devoted herself to her children and advised them even after they were fully grown.]]> 2017-10-16 17:15:23 UTC https://padlet.com/pbraunstein/80kjcjmkt4oj/wish/197472397 https://padlet.com/pbraunstein/80kjcjmkt4oj/wish/197473757 "It is my great desire to reform my subjects, and yet I am ashamed to confess I am unable to reform myself."
"Soldiers' bellies are not satisfied with empty promises and hopes"
"I have conquered an empire but I have not been able to conquer myself]]> 2017-10-16 17:18:10 UTC https://padlet.com/pbraunstein/80kjcjmkt4oj/wish/197473757 https://padlet.com/pbraunstein/80kjcjmkt4oj/wish/197473784 -Brought his nation into the protestant reformation.
-The creation of the separate  church in England happened because of his desire to divorce his first wife without the pope's approval.

]]> 2017-10-16 17:18:14 UTC https://padlet.com/pbraunstein/80kjcjmkt4oj/wish/197473784 https://padlet.com/pbraunstein/80kjcjmkt4oj/wish/197475592 Elizabeth I went against the concept that women could not make it in the world without the guidance of their husbands by not marrying. She was known as the Virgin Queen. Also, her 45 year reign was known as the Golden Age of Elizabeth or the Elizabethan Era, and was a constructive period in English history.

]]> 2017-10-16 17:21:31 UTC https://padlet.com/pbraunstein/80kjcjmkt4oj/wish/197475592 https://padlet.com/pbraunstein/80kjcjmkt4oj/wish/197477301 1. She launched plans for compulsory primary education.
2. She was a key figure in the power politics of the 18th-century Europe.
3. She helped peasants by limiting the amount of labor that nobles could force them to do and argued, "The peasantry must be able to sustain itself."]]> 2017-10-16 17:24:36 UTC https://padlet.com/pbraunstein/80kjcjmkt4oj/wish/197477301 https://padlet.com/pbraunstein/80kjcjmkt4oj/wish/197477848 Overall Suleiman created a large empire that ruled fairly with a stable government, his laws still effect the way the U.S. is lead today.]]> 2017-10-16 17:25:42 UTC https://padlet.com/pbraunstein/80kjcjmkt4oj/wish/197477848 https://padlet.com/pbraunstein/80kjcjmkt4oj/wish/197479425 2017-10-16 17:28:28 UTC https://padlet.com/pbraunstein/80kjcjmkt4oj/wish/197479425 https://padlet.com/pbraunstein/80kjcjmkt4oj/wish/197480037 Maria Theresa gave unity to the Habsburg Dynasty. She was one of the most successful Habsburg rulers. She provided a strong foundation for the continuation of the Habsburg Dynasty into the modern era.]]> 2017-10-16 17:29:47 UTC https://padlet.com/pbraunstein/80kjcjmkt4oj/wish/197480037