Learning Exercise
Chateau Versailles
A tour of Versailles Palace, its gardens, fountains, and interiors, and the Grand Trianon, Petit Trianon, and Le Petit Hameau. Details about court life and the important people shaping Versailles and Court Life is presented.
Course: Western Civilization
- Material:
- Chateau Versailles
- Date last modified:
- April 22, 2005
- Created by:
- William Paquette
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Exercise
The home page for Chateau Versailles offers a language selection. Click English. When the home page for Chateau Versailles comes on the screen, a chart will be displayed. This exercise is concerned only with the items titled "Discovering the Places," "Meeting the People," Past and Present Life," and "A Look at Some Masterpieces."
Click: "Discovering the Places." A map will come on screen. There are five reading selections for the "Chateau," three for the "Trianon," four for "Le Parc," and three for "En Ville." Read all the selections and take notes on each one.
Click: "People." Read the selections on Louis XIV, Mme de Pompadour, and Absolute Monarch. Take notes on each selection.
Click: "Past and Present Life." Read and take notes on the five selections under "Life at the Court" and the three selections for "Ancedotes."
Click: "Masterpieces." Take detailed notes on each ite listed under paintings, sculptures, furniture, instruments, decor, and collections.
Write a 6 to 8 page paper detailing how Chateau Versailles symbolizes the power and personality of Louis XIV, absolute monarchy, and the French culture.
Click: "Discovering the Places." A map will come on screen. There are five reading selections for the "Chateau," three for the "Trianon," four for "Le Parc," and three for "En Ville." Read all the selections and take notes on each one.
Click: "People." Read the selections on Louis XIV, Mme de Pompadour, and Absolute Monarch. Take notes on each selection.
Click: "Past and Present Life." Read and take notes on the five selections under "Life at the Court" and the three selections for "Ancedotes."
Click: "Masterpieces." Take detailed notes on each ite listed under paintings, sculptures, furniture, instruments, decor, and collections.
Write a 6 to 8 page paper detailing how Chateau Versailles symbolizes the power and personality of Louis XIV, absolute monarchy, and the French culture.
Disciplines
- Humanities / History / Area Studies / Europe / France
Technical Notes
Requirements
Topics
17th Century
Louis XIV
Type of Task
Learning Objectives
To acquaint students with a better understanding of court life at Versailles.
To acquaint students with the basic concepts of absolute monarchy and the personality of Louis XIV.