Constitutionalism+&+Absolutism

**(A) compares and contrasts the rise of** **constitutionalism** **in Britain with political structures in France. (e.g., changes resulting from the English Civil War and Glorious Revolution: English Bill of Rights, establishment of Parliament, French** **Absolutism****).** **(K)** **explores the growth of Russian Absolutism (e.g., Ivan the Terrible, Peter the Great, Catherine the Great).**
 * Constitutionalism and Absolutism **
 * Benchmark 1:** The student uses a working knowledge and understanding of individuals, groups, ideas, developments, and turning points of the Global Age of Exploration (1400-1750).