Lifestyles of the Rich and Powerful: Absolute Monarchs

The Absolute Monarchs of Europe were some of the most powerful and rich figures in European history. The had centralized power within their government structures, for some they were the state. This reminds me of the great 1980s/90s TV show - Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous. A show in which the host - Robin Leach, would travel the world showing the audience the wealth and power of the privileged.


For this unit I challenge you to make a Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous video over an absolute monarch.

In your video you will include ...
1. The time period of your monarch
2. The country/territory your monarch ruled
3. Examples of your monarchs wealth and power
       - how did they 'show off' their wealth?
       - how did they make sure everybody knew they were in charge?
4. Bonus: Cameos from other absolute monarchs

Your video can be done in several ways - I have legos, you can make puppets, you can act out your parts. Think outside the box! You must have a 'host' - a Robin Leach-like character (bring on the over the top accents!), you must have a monarch (the video is about them), and you must have a director (somebody in charge of the direction and vision of the video, also keeps the project on time).

In addition to your video, we will have a quiz over the absolute monarchs on Monday 2/2. To gather information on the different monarchs, other than your own, you may interview other groups through out the week, gather information from other group videos on Friday (we will watch all the projects in class on Friday).