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Introduction

As you studied in the previous lesson, the traditions practiced in France at Louis XIV's court of Versailles set the standard for other European monarchs, and in fact, these rulers set out to create royal governments very similar to that of Louis XIV's. In this lesson you are going to learn about the powerful monarchies in Russia, Prussia, and Austria that competed with France for supremacy of the European continent.

Lesson Objectives Following successful completion of this lesson, students will be able to: Describe the rise of absolutism and constitutionalism and their impact on European nations. The above objectives correspond with the Alabama Course of Study: World History: 1500 to the Present Objective(s): 5. This lesson incorporates the following Literacy Standard(s):