HIST111 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Byrsonima Crassifolia, Fronde, Totalitarianism
31 Mar 2016
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Absolutism: 17th century political vision of absolute power of the monarch without its lords political power and control; reality of negotiation between louis xiv. Louis xiv enacted this through orthodoxy, military, and political power. Centralization: process of transferring power to main body of people (often. Parliament and monarch) army, tax, law into one authority from reality of lords ruling small lands around the king"s city. Totalitarianism: non-political principle of bene tting the state as a collective group. Military revolution: the rise of absolutism many advances were being made in military eld. After tradition of brief minor wars siege of city warfare peasants grow food in counties: war of roses and 100 years". War change nature of warfare increased frequency and size of armies. These technological advances decreases subservience of middle and lower class, giving them more power as men are given weapons, and thus, equality to nobility (in contrast to mounted knight).
