The document discusses the birth of the modern state during the modern ages in Europe. Authoritarian monarchies reinforced their power by territorial unification, controlling state powers by imposing authority over nobility and municipalities, improving administration by establishing central courts and capitals, creating permanent standing armies to replace feudal troops, and organizing international relations through diplomacy and ambassadors. The monarchies consolidated their rule over feudal lands and institutions to form stronger centralized nation states.

1. THE BIRTH OF THE MODERN
STATE
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2. INDEX
1. THE AUTHORITARIAN MONARCHIES
2. THE INSTRUMENTS OF ROYAL POWER
• Territorial unification
• Control of the State’s powers
• Improved administration
• Creation of a permanent army
• Organisation of international relations
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3. 1. THE AUTHORITARIAN MONARCHIES
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Modern Ages, the feudal European monarchies
The king reinforced his power
This new way Modern State
nobility
municipalities
Authoritarian
monarchies

4. 2. THE INTRUMENTS OF ROYAL POWER
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The monarchies reinforced their power in a number of ways:
Territorial
unification
Control of the
State’s powers
Improved
administration
Creation of a
permanent
army
Organisation
of international
relations

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• They unified their territories and extended
the size of their state.Territorial
unification
• Monarchs imposed their authority over the high-
ranking nobility, restricted the autonomy of the
municipalities and summoned Parliament.
Control of the
State’s power
• Monarchs substituted the feudal troops
with a permanent army.Creation of a
permanent army

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• The monarch’s courts would be
established in one city, which
became the capital city.
Improved
administration
• Diplomatic relations were
established with other countries.
Organisation of
international
relations
embassadors

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