Historical Essay WritingHistorical Essay Writing

Thesis CreationThesis Creation

• Compare and contrast Ivan the Terrible’s absolute rule to Peter the Great’s. Highlight specific examples.

Thesis CreationThesis Creation

• Compare and contrast Ivan the Terrible’s absolute rule to Peter the Great’s. Highlight specific examples.

• Ivan the Terrible and Peter the Great both increased Russian land and increased the czar’s power. They differed in the way they treated the boyars and their ideas of westernization.

Definitions/Key ConceptsDefinitions/Key Concepts

• Make sure that every vocab word is defined

• Explain historical significance of main figures

• Use past tense

• NO PERSONAL PRONOUNS

FactFact

• Write to an audience that does not know specific details

Example:

Ivan the Terrible attacked and murdered the boyars and Peter the Great wanted them to learn.

Fact/ConnectionFact/Connection

Ivan the Terrible attacked and murdered the boyars and Peter the Great wanted them to learn.

This means Ivan and Peter differed greatly in the way they treated boyars which were landowning nobles.

Fact/ConnectionFact/Connection

• Both Ivan and Peter increased the size of Russia.

ConnectionConnection

• Both Ivan and Peter increased the size of Russia.

• Ivan used wars against the Mongols to increase the size of Russia slightly. Peter increased the size of Russia greatly because he was inspired by European monarchs.

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• Use Study Guide for France’s Monarchy

• Use Study Guide for Parliament

• For the Test Essay– You may use one page of handwritten notes

front side only

Essay QuestionEssay Question

• Why did absolute monarchy develop in France, but not England? Explain the causes of France’s absolute monarchy. Describe the events in England that prevented absolutism from taking root.

• Minimum 3 paragraphs – introduction, 2 body paragraphs