21-2 Flashcards

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Edict of Nantes

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Religious toleration

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2
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Cardinal Richelieu

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Louis XIII’s minister; involved France in the 30 year war

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3
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Skepticism

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The idea that nothing can ever be known for certain

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4
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Louis XIV

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Most powerful ruler in France’s history

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5
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Intendant

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Collects taxes and administrated justice

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6
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Jean Baptiste Colbert

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Louis’s minister of finance; tried to make France self-sufficient

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7
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War of the Spanish Succession

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War that stopped France and Spain from growing

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