chapter 14.1

Question 1

unlimited or unrestrained power

Answer 1

absolutism

Question 2

god given right to rule

Answer 2

Divine right

Question 3

helped lay the foundation for absolutism in France. was assassinated by a Catholic extremist

Answer 3

Henry IV

Question 4

Louis XIII’s chief minister. brought France into the Thirty Years’ War. hated hugenouts

Answer 4

Cardinal Richelieu

Question 5

the last great religious war fought in
Europe:won by the Protestants in 1648 with France’s aid

Answer 5

Thirty Years’ War

Question 6

king of Sweden,
rescued the Protestant cause during 30 years war

Answer 6

Gustavus Adolphus

Question 7

recognized the independence of the Protestant provinces of the Netherlands and the Swiss confederacy.

Answer 7

Peace of Westphalia

Question 8

recognized more than three hundred independent German states and reaffirmed the principle that each prince would determine the religion of his territory

Answer 8

Peace of Westphalia

Question 9

epitomized absolutism in france, revoked the Edict of Nantes: said i am the state and dominated European affairs (the sun king)

Answer 9

louis xiv

Question 10

letat cest moi

Answer 10

i am the state

Question 11

french minister of finance who gave the government more control over the economy

Answer 11

Jean-Baptiste Colbert

Question 12

ruled while louis xiv was too young; kept absolutist policies: made taxes that caused riots

Answer 12

jules mazarin

Question 13

palace built by louis xiv

Answer 13

palace of versailles

Question 14

spent a lot of money and got france into war

Answer 14

louis xv

Question 15

revoked by louis xiv: would have given religous freedom:

Answer 15

Edict of nantes