Name: __________________________________________________________ Date: ________________
Worksheet-Chapter #5, Section #2
Terms and Names
Edict of Nantes: Order that gave Huguenots the right to live in peace in Catholic France.
Cardinal Richelieu: Chief Minister of France who reduced the power of the nobles.
Louis XIV: French king who was an absolute ruler.
Jean Baptist Colbert: Chief Minister of Finance under Louis XIV.
War of the Spanish Succession: War Fought by European nations against France and Spain when they tried to unite their thrones.
AFTER YOU READ
Use the time line below to show
important events in France
1562-1598
Religious wars between Catholics and
Protestants.
1598
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1643
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1700-1713
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ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS
4. How did the monarchy get stronger in France?
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5. How did Louis make sure he kept his power?
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6. How did Louis XIV bring disaster to France?
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DIRECTIONS: Define the terms skepticism and intendant.
7. SKEPTICISM:
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8. INTENDANT:
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DIRECTIONS: After you read about the French monarchy, fill-in the chart.
WARS BETWEEN THE HUGUENOTS AND CATHOLICS CREATE CHAOS IN FRANCE.
How did Henry of Navarre end the crisis
and restore order?
9.
How did Cardinal Richelieu strengthen the
French monarchy?
10.
What effect did the religious wars have on
French intellectuals?
11.
LOUIS XIV BECAME THE MOST POWERFUL MONARCH OF HIS TIME.
What steps did Jean Baptiste Colbert take
12.
to turn France into an economic power?
In what ways did Louis XIV support the
arts?
13.
Why did Louis fail in his attempts to
expand the French Empire?
14.
What was the legacy of Louis XIV?
15.