SECTION 2: THE REIGN OF LOUIS XIV Flashcards
1
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EDICT OF NANTES
A
Order that gave Huguenots the right to live in peace in Catholic France.
2
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CARDINAL RACHELIEU
A
Order that gave Huguenots the right to live in peace in Catholic France.
3
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SKEPTICISM
A
Belief that nothing could be known for certain.
4
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LOUIS XIV
A
French king who was an absolute ruler.
5
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INTENDANT
A
Official of the French government.
6
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JEAN BAPTISTE COLBERT
A
Chief Minister of Finance under Louis XIV.
7
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WAT OF THE SPANISH SUCCESSION
A
War fought by other European nations against France
and Spain when those two states tried to unite their thrones.