Absolutism in Europe Section 2

________________________ in 1572: Six-week slaughter of Protestants beginning in Paris due to Catholics being angered over Protestant Henry of Navarre becoming heir to French throne

• Storming of the Bastille

• St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre

• French Revolution

Henry of Navarre became King Henry IV-- first king of royal __________________ Dynasty family in France

• Hapsburg

• Romanov

• Bourbon

• N/A

Henry IV passed the __________________ that allowed Protestants to worship in certain cities in France to simmer hostilities between Catholics and Huguenots

• Edict of Nantes

• Treaty of Westphalia

• Treaty of Utrecht

• N/A

Check all boxes with accurate information regarding skepticism during the European religious wars

• doubt ridiculous ideas and superstition and apply reason to solve problems

• Rene Descartes was the most known skeptic thinker who helped develop the scientific method of reason and observation

• Skepticism laid the foundation for the Enlightenment which will happen later

• Skeptics were not Christians

Check all accurate information about Louis XIV

• Weakened nobles and made them live with him to keep an eye on them

• Was the most powerful absolute monarch in French history; stated "I am the state."

• became king at only 4 years old

• bankrupted France with all the wars and debt that he ran up spending lavishly on his lifestyle

• Louis was also nicknamed the universal king

King of France during 17th century; most powerful French absolute monarch in history "I am the state." Sun king

• Louis X

• Philip II

• Louis XIV

• Charles V

All are true of Louis' minister of finance except

• was named Jean Baptiste Colbert

• applied mercantilism- export more than import and self-sufficient; strong manufacturing; prevent wealth from leaving France

• encouraged imports from other countries

• Used France's American colonies for raw materials and market to sell goods; Canadian/American fur trade also boosted France

Why did Louis XIV distrust nobles?

• When he was a boy, nobles rebelled and some threatened him-- they were a threat to his power

• The nobles were more wealthy than Louis XIV

• Nobles were mostly Protestants

• None of the Above

Check all true statements

• Louis XIV left France in a terrible state of debt-- laying the path to the French Revolution

• Cardinal Mazarin ruled France while Louis Was a boy-- was widely unpopular due to his taxes

• Louis XIV spend 3 billion dollars in today's money on building his grand Palace of Versailles

• The Palace of Versailles was located in France

The __________________ consisting of England, Sweden, Austria, and Spain was created to equal France's strength

• League of Augsburg

• League of Protestant's

• Edict of Nantes

• None of the Above