1600+ Flashcards
1
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1610-1643 (classical age in painting, theater, music, literature)
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Louis XIII, Cardinal Richelieu consolidates royal power
2
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1673
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Descartes publishes “Discourse on the method”
3
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Huge supporter of theater and painting Richelieu also helped increase trade of
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glass-making, tapestry, woolens and silk
4
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Richelieu built the first
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navy ships
5
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Richelieu contributed $ to Sorbonne for arts and founded- this for maintaining proper use of the French language
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The French Academy
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Why was Richelieu forced to attack La Rochelle, The Huguenot (Protestant) stronghold?
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The Protestants convinced England to attack France and Spain had secretly funded them as well.
7
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Cardinal Richelieu was who’s most trusted advisor?
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Louis XIII
8
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Louis XIII mother
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Queen Marie de Medici
