U5 L3 Absolutism In France (PART 2)

Question 1

Who was a perfect example of an absolutist king?

Answer 1

Louis XIV

Question 2

Did Louis XIV believe in the divine right of kings?

Answer 2

yes

Question 3

What was the emblem that Louis XIV chose, and what was its indication?

Answer 3

• sun

- France received glory as the planets received from sun

Question 4

Which policies did Louis XIV continue?

Answer 4

Henry IV and Richelieu

-securing national power at expense of local officials and nobles

Question 5

When did Louis revoke the Edict of Nantes, and what did this cause?

Answer 5

• 1685

- persecution of Huguenots

Question 6

After Louis XIV revoked the Edict of Nantes. how many people fled, and to where?

Answer 6

• 400 thousand

- Prussia, England, English colonies

Question 7

Why did Louis dislike Paris?

Answer 7

because of memories of Fronde

Question 8

What was Versailles originally built as?

Answer 8

hunting lodge

Question 9

How many years did the palace of Versailles require for construction?

Answer 9

32 years

Question 10

How much did it cost to construct Versailles?

Answer 10

$100 million (exact cannot be determined)

Question 11

How much men were required to build Versailles?

Answer 11

35 thousand

Question 12

How much people could Versailles accommodate?

Answer 12

10 thousand people

Question 13

How many people would attend Louis’ morning awakening and watch him dress?

Answer 13

150 people

Question 14

Which language became the official language of many royal courts?

Answer 14

French

Question 15

Because of Louis’ interest in arts and architecture, what did the French call his reign?

Answer 15

• Grand Century

- Louis the Grand Monarch

Question 16

Did the 30 years war end the rivalry between Bourbons and Hapsburgs?

Answer 16

no

Question 17

What were the motivations for war after the 30 years war?

Answer 17

• Louis wanted to remove Hapsburgs

- extend France’s boundaries

Question 18

What were France’s natural boundaries?

Answer 18

• Rhine River
• Alps
• Pyrennes Mountains

Question 19

What were the four wars that Louis was involved with?

Answer 19

• War of Devotion/ War of the Spanish Netherlands
• Dutch War
• War of the League of Augsburg
• War of the Spanish Succession

Question 20

After the War of Spanish Succession, when was peace finally reached?

Answer 20

by the Treaty of Utrecht in 1713

Question 21

Which two royal families did the Treaty of Utrecht recognize?

Answer 21

• Savoy, Italy

- Hohenzollern, Germany

Question 22

How long did Louis XIV rule/how long was his riegn?

Answer 22

72 years, longest in European history

Question 23

Did the French government remain the same after Louis XIV’s death?

Answer 23

yes

Question 24

What were the characteristics of Louis XV?

Answer 24

• lazy and indecisive

- refused to assume burdens of Kingship

Question 25

What were the characteristics of Louis XVI?

Answer 25

- wanted to be reforming king - but lacked intelligence - spent time hunting and doing hobbies of lock-making and masonry

Question 26

How was France brought to bankruptcy?

Answer 26

- wars | - king's extravagance