Absolute Monarchy: Crash Course European History

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Term: _____ is a policy that saw economic development and trade as akin to war.

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Mercantilism

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What were Louis XIV's urgent tasks as he grew older?

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Louis XIV's urgent tasks as he grew older became organizing the administration of his kingdom, raising funds, and uniting his subjects in loyalty to him.

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What was Jansenism?

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Jansenism was a new influence on the Catholic movement. Jansenism called for a complete purging of the self and an intense spirituality to replace the insufficiency in the Church's practices.

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What is absolutism?

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Absolutism is an idea in which the king is said to have a divine right to the throne.

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What were the four major wars waged by Louis XIV?

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The four major wars waged by Louis XIV were the War of Devolution, War of the League of Augsburg, Dutch War, and the War of the Spanish Succession.

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___ was the model of powerful kingship and indeed absolute power.

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Louis XIV

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Which of the following is true about France under Louis XIV? Heaviest tax burden on the poor, Constant Warfare, Both of these, None of these

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Both of these

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Who was the most famous king in France who inherited the throne at 4 years old?

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Louis XIV

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Who was the most famous Bourbon king in France?

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Louis XIV

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What king became France's most powerful ruler and boasted 'I am the state'?

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Louis XIV