Absolutism in France and Spain

Question 1

Who is often seen as the epitome of an absolute monarch?

Answer 1

Louis XIV

Question 2

What did Henry the Great promise as king?

Answer 2

“a chicken in every pot”

Question 3

What was the Edict of Nantes?

Answer 3

allowed the Protestants to worship in 150 traditionally Protestant towns throughout France

Question 4

What was Richelieu’s primary goal?

Answer 4

to destroy the Catholic Habsburgs’ grip on territories that surrounded France

Question 5

Who had the longest reign in European History?

Answer 5

Louis XIV

Question 6

How did Louis XIV acquire the nickname “Sun King”?

Answer 6

He danced in a ballet dressed as the sun to symbolize his central role in the divine order

Question 7

What did Louis XIV really hate?

Answer 7

division within the state. he believed that religious unity was essential to his royal dignity and to the security of the state

Question 8

What did the new law that Louis XIV passed do?

Answer 8

ordered the destruction of Huguenot churches, the closing of schools, the Catholic baptism of Huguenots, and the exile of Huguenot pastors who refused to renounce their faith

Question 9

What was the palace of Versailles?

Answer 9

the center of political, cultural, and social life

Question 10

What were women’s roles in the patronage system?

Answer 10

they recommended individuals for honors, advocated policy decisions, and brokered alliances between noble factions

Question 11

What was French Classicism?

Answer 11

what art and a literature was categorized as, meaning works during this time mimicked those of Renaissance Italy

Question 12

What was Colbert’s central principle?

Answer 12

the wealth and the economy of France should serve the state

Question 13

What is mercantilism?

Answer 13

a collection of governmental policies for the regulation of economic activities by and for the state

Question 14

What did you want to do import/ export wise?

Answer 14

you wanted to export more than import

Question 15

What did the French people have to endure during Louis’ last war?

Answer 15

suffered high taxes, crop failure, and widespread malnutrition and death

Question 16

What was the Peace of Utrecht?

Answer 16

it ended Louis’ last war and allowed Louis’ grandson, Philip, to remain king of Spain on the understanding that the French and Spanish crowns would never be united

Question 17

What was France’s position at the beginning of the 17th century and what was it at the end?

Answer 17

At the beginning France was extremely weak but at the end they surpassed all expectation to attain European dominance

Question 18

How was Spanish trade at the beginning of the 17th century?

Answer 18

it fell 60% due to competition from local industries in the colonies

Question 19

What did high rents and heavy taxes lead to?

Answer 19

drove the peasants out of their land which led to a decline in agricultural productivity

Question 20

What was the Treaty of Pyrenees?

Answer 20

ended the French-Spanish conflict, Spain surrendered a lot of land to France