Rewrite the Questions and Answer in Complete Sentences

Section 2: The Reign of Louis XIV

Rewrite the questions and answer in complete sentences.

1.  How did the religious attitudes of Henry IV and Philip II differ?

2.  How did Richelieu’s actions toward Huguenots and the nobility strengthen the monarchy?

3.  What impact did religious wars have on French thinkers?

4.  Define “skepticism.”

5.  What new form of literature did Montaigne develop? Explain what this new form is.

6.  What did Montaigne say happened whenever a new belief arose?

7.  What did Descartes examine in Meditations on First Philosophy?

8.  What did Descartes create?

9.  How tall was Louis XIV?

10.  What does l’etat c’est mois mean?

11.  How old was Louis XIV when he became king?

12.  What was Cardinal Mazarin’s greatest success?

13.  Why did the nobles hate Mazarin?

14.  What event(s) made Louis XIV determined to become so strong?

15.  List the three reasons the nobles’ rebellion failed.

16.  Why did the people of France accept oppressive rule?

17.  What effect did the years of riots have on Louis XIV? His subjects?

18.  How did Louis weaken the power of nobles?

19.  What does Louis XIV’s use of intendants suggest about his approach to controlling the nobility?

20.  How did Jean Baptise Colbert intend to stimulate economic growth in France?

21.  How did the policies of Colbert and Louis XIV affect the French economy? Explain both the positive and negative effects.

22.  To what extent did anti-Protestantism contribute to Louis XIV’s downfall?

23.  Describe Louis XIV’s morning routine.

24.  What are the 2 ways having the nobles at Versailles increased royal authority?

25.  How did Louis XIV’s treatment of his nobles reflect his belief in absolute authority?

26.  What was the chief purpose of art under Louis XIV?

27.  Look at page 166. Why do you think Louis XIV believed he needed such a large and luxurious palace? Explain the practical and symbolic purposes Versailles might have served.

28.  Look at page 166. Consider the amount of money and effort involved in building Versailles. What does this reveal about how 17th century French society viewed their king?

29.  Who was the most powerful country in Europe?

30.  Why did Louis invade the Netherlands? What was the result?

31.  What is a balance of power?

32.  How did Louis’s wars against weaker countries backfire?

33.  What is the War of Spanish Succession?

34.  Why might Britain be considered the big winner of the War of Spanish Succession?

35.  How did the people of France react to Louis XIV’s death?

36.  Describe IN DETAIL Louis’s legacy to France.