chapter 5 section 2

Question 1

french protestants

Answer 1

huguenots

Question 2

declaration in which the French King promised that protestants could live in peace in France and could set up houses of worship in some french cities

Answer 2

Edict of Nantes

Question 3

in effect, became the ruler of France

Answer 3

Cardinal Richelieu

Question 4

the idea that nothing can ever be know for certain

Answer 4

skepticism

Question 5

lived during the worst years of the french religious wars; developed the essay

Answer 5

Michel de Montaigne

Question 6

a brief work that expresses a person’s thoughts and opinions

Answer 6

essay

Question 7

wrote “Meditations on First Philosophy”: used reason to answer arguments, helped developed the scientific method

Answer 7

René Descartes

Question 8

the most powerful ruler in french history

Answer 8

Louis XIV

Question 9

was the real ruler of france

Answer 9

Cardinal Mazarin

Question 10

government agents who collected taxes and administered justice

Answer 10

intendants

Question 11

france’s minister of finance believed in mercantilism and tried to make france self- sufficient

Answer 11

jean baptiste colbert

Question 12

economic expansion:

Answer 12

1. manufacturing - have government funds and tax benefits
2. protect french- high tariff on imports
3. importance of colonies for raw materials and a market place for french products

Question 13

_______ was the center of the arts during Louis’s reign

Answer 13

Versailles

Question 14

a conflict lasting from 1701-1713 in which a number of european states fought to prevent the bourbon family from controlling spain as well as france

Answer 14

war of the spanish succession

Question 15

the big winner of the war was____

Answer 15

great britain