The Reign of Louis XIV chapter 21 section 2

Asiento

agreement giving britain permission to send enslaved africans to spain's american colonies.

What steps did Jean Baptiste Colbert take to turn to French into an economic power ?

aimed to make french self-sufficient, wanted french to manufacture everything in need.

Jean Baptiste Colbert

minister of finance under louis XIV who strengthened french commerce.

Cardinal Richelieu

minister under louis XIII who got france involved in the thirty years' war.

How did Cardinal Richelieu strengthen the French monarchy ?

moved against huguenots, weakened noble's power, limited.

Louis XIV

Most powerful ruler in french history who weakened the power of the nobility.

Skeptical

belief that nothing can be known for certain that caused some french thinkers to question the church.

France

country considered the military leader of france in the early 1700s.

What effect did the religious wars have on French intellectuals ?

created skepticism.

Edict of Nantes

declaration of religious toleration that allowed huguenots to live in peace in france.

Henry of Navarre

first king of the bourbon dynasty in france.

What was the legacy of Louis XIV

france ranked above all other european nations in art, literature, an statemanship construction plunged france into deep debt an tax burden led to revolution.

Intendants

government agents who collected taxes and administered justice under louis XIV

In what ways did Louis XIV support the arts ?

he danced as the title role as the " Sun King " in a ballet, he built the palace of versailles.

Why did Louis fail in his attempts to expand the French Empire ?

he decided to fight addictional wars, by the end of the 1680's european-wide alliance had formed to stop france.

How did Henry of Navarre end the crisis an restore order ?

he restored the french monarchy, created the edict of nantes.

Verailles

splendid palace in which louis XIV reigned.

War of Spanish Succession

struggle that ensued when england, austria, the dutch republic, portugal, and others joined together to prevent the union of the french and spanish thrones.

Molière

writer of french comedies, one of which mocked religious hypocrisy.