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== Monarchy == | == Monarchy == | ||
== Absolute monarchy in Europe == | === Absolute monarchy in Europe === | ||
* as states were formed in Europe at the end of the feudal period (see [[Feudalism]] entry) | * as states were formed in Europe at the end of the feudal period (see [[Feudalism]] entry) | ||
** monarchs who had governed through alliances and confederations with local or lesser princes or lords | ** monarchs who had governed through alliances and confederations with local or lesser princes or lords | ||
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** example, in the Republic of Poland, the king was elected by and subject to the local lords | ** example, in the Republic of Poland, the king was elected by and subject to the local lords | ||
=== Louis XIV === | ==== Louis XIV ==== | ||
* "l'etat c'est moi" = "I am the state" | * "l'etat c'est moi" = "I am the state" | ||
* "Versailles" | * "Versailles" | ||
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** Louis XIV was purported to have said this when he stepped out of his palace door and his carriage was only just then arriving | ** Louis XIV was purported to have said this when he stepped out of his palace door and his carriage was only just then arriving | ||
** i.e., that he "almost" had to wait was an affront (insult) to him | ** i.e., that he "almost" had to wait was an affront (insult) to him | ||
* see this page for more on [[History of France|the history of France and Louis XIV]] | |||
=== Henry VIII England === | ==== Henry VIII England ==== | ||
> declared himself head of the Church of England | > declared himself head of the Church of England | ||
>> transposes himself for the pope | >> transposes himself for the pope | ||
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The most advanced nations are always those who navigate the most. | The most advanced nations are always those who navigate the most. | ||
</pre> | </pre> | ||
=== | === Ancient thalassocracies === | ||
* Phoenician states, 6th-2nd century B.C. | * Phoenician states, 6th-2nd century B.C. | ||
*[[File:Phoenician trade routes (eng).svg|thumb|Major Phoenician trade networks (c. 1200–800 BC)]] | *[[File:Phoenician trade routes (eng).svg|thumb|Major Phoenician trade networks (c. 1200–800 BC)]] | ||
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* Athenian Empire, Aegean Sea, 5th to 4th centuries BC | * Athenian Empire, Aegean Sea, 5th to 4th centuries BC | ||
* Chola dynasty of Tamil (southern) India, 4th century BC | * Chola dynasty of Tamil (southern) India, 4th century BC | ||
=== | === Medieval thalassocracies === | ||
* Medieval Cholas, 9th-13th centuries AD | * Medieval Cholas, 9th-13th centuries AD | ||
* Srivijaya in Sumatra (modern Indonesia), Buddhist 7th to 12 centuries, AD | * Srivijaya in Sumatra (modern Indonesia), Buddhist 7th to 12 centuries, AD | ||
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** Genoa | ** Genoa | ||
** Venice, 13th to 15th centuries AD, maintained shipyards ("[[wikipedia:Venetian_navy|Arsenal]]") across trade destinations across the Mediterranean and Black seas | ** Venice, 13th to 15th centuries AD, maintained shipyards ("[[wikipedia:Venetian_navy|Arsenal]]") across trade destinations across the Mediterranean and Black seas | ||
=== Age of Discovery | === Age of Discovery thalassocracies === | ||
* European trade/ maritime empires (in order of prominence) | * European trade/ maritime empires (in order of prominence) | ||
** Portuguese Empire | ** Portuguese Empire | ||
** Spanish Empire | ** Spanish Empire | ||
** Dutch Empire | ** Dutch Empire | ||
=== | === Early modern thalassocracies === | ||
** British empire | ** British empire | ||
* Omani Empire, Muslim trade/ maritime empire of eastern Arabian peninsula and East Africa, 18th and 19th centuries AD | * Omani Empire, Muslim trade/ maritime empire of eastern Arabian peninsula and East Africa, 18th and 19th centuries AD | ||
[[Category:World History]] | [[Category:World History]] | ||