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WORLD Chap 5 Sec 2 French Monarchy
WORLD Chap 5 Sec 2 French Monarchy
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How did Louis XIV weakened the nobles?
He passed new regulations limiting the authority of nobles.
He had intendants to collect taxes & administer justice instead of nobles
He forced them to tear down their castles or pay heavy taxes
All the answers are correct.
2
After 1661 who became France's ULTIMATE MONARCH?
Louis XVI
Henry IV
Louis XIV
Henry VIII
3
Louis XIV supported the arts with $, what was the subject of the art he supported?
To glorify human potential
To glorify France
To glorify God
To glorify the king
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How did Louis XIV control the nobles?
He often held noble's children as "guests/hostages".
He had those who resisted burned at the stake.
He increased taxes and regulations on the nobles.
He made them dependent by requiring them to move in w/ him.
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Why was France in crisis during the late 1500s?
Invasion by Spain & Austria
8 Religious Wars between Catholics & Huguenot Protestants
Over spending on wars with Britain
Weak leadership by Catherine de Medicis
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What French Royal Dynasty did Henry of Navarre (Henry IV) found?
The Hapsburgs
The Stuarts
The Bourbons
The Romanovs
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What is idea of "Skepticism" put forward by Montaigne & Descartes?
An economic system to build France's wealth
All of the answers are correct.
An idea that nothing can be known for certain
A political system to strengthen the Monarchy
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What is Mercantilism?
An econ supporting a self-sufficient manufacturing nation.
All the answers are correct.
A plan supporting manufacturing w/colonies for raw materials
An econ system that prevents wealth from leaving a country.
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How did Cardinal Richelieu weaken the nobles & strengthen the Bourbon Dynasty throne?
He launched wars against the rival Hapsburg Dynasty.
He made the nobles tear down their fortified castles.
All of the answers are correct
He increased the power of govt agents instead of nobles.
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What is Versailles?
A great fortress built to defend Paris
A extravagant palace SW of Paris France
A rich/fancy section of Paris surrounding the Eiffel Tower
A grand museum in Paris France
11
Who is this "Lady in Black" and what event is portrayed in this painting?
Elizabeth I at the "St Valentine's Day Massacre
Catherine de Medici at the "St Valentine's Day Massacre
Catherine de Medici at the "St Bartholomew's Day Massacre
Elizabeth I at the "St Bartholomew's Day Massacre
12
The history of France from Henry of Navare to Louis XIV saw the evolution of what form of government?
Constitutional Monarchy
Dictatorship
Absolute Monarchy
Totalitarian Dictatorship
13
Who was responsible for making France & the Bourbon Dynasty strong by attacking Huguenots?
The 3 Musketteers
Pope Pius VII
Henry XVIII
Cardinal Richelieu
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What was Louis XIV's nick name?
The "Leviathan" after an all powerful monster from myth.
The "Sun King" after a role he played in an opera.
"Jupiter" after the largest planet & king of the Roman gods.
"Robespierre" after a villain in French history.
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What document temporarily ended the violence in France's Religious Wars?
The Treaty of Westphalia
The Edict of Nantes
The Treaty of Versailles
The Magna Carta
