Question

Section 5-2: Select the letter of the term, name, or phrase that best matches each description. Note: Some

letters may not be used at all. Some may be used more than once.
a
.
Versailles f. René Descartes k. Treaty of Nijmegen
b
.
intendants g. Edict of Nantes l. Jean Baptiste Colbert
c
.
Huguenots h. Cardinal Mazarin m. Michel de Montaigne
d
.
Louis XIII i. Thirty Years' War n. Henry IV (Henry of

Navarre)

e
.
Louis XIV j. Cardinal Richelieu o. War of the Spanish

Succession

____ 1. was known as the Sun King.
____ 2. became first king of the Bourbon dynasty.
____ 3. is the magnificent palace built for Louis XIV.
____ 4. was a Protestant prince who became a Catholic king.
____ 5. was a writer who became a skeptic and developed the essay form.
____ 6. were government agents who collected taxes and administered justice.
____ 7. was the conflict that was waged to prevent the union of the French and Spanish thrones.
____ 8. fought against Catholics in eight wars in France between 1562 and 1598.
____ 9. was the king who increased the power of the intendants at the expense of the nobility.
____ 10. was a declaration of religious tolerance issued by Henry IV and canceled by Louis XIV.
____ 11. was the minister to Louis XIV whose policies drove nobles to rebel against the boy king.
____ 12. was the minister of finance under Louis XIV whose policies of mercantilism caused France's
economy to grow and prosper.
____ 13. was the minister to Louis XIII who took steps to strengthen the power of the monarchy at the
expense of the Huguenots and the nobility.

Answer 1

E - Henry XIV as known as the Sun King

D - Henry IV became the first king of the Bourbon dysnasty.

A - Versailles is the magnificent palace built for Louis XIV

D - Henry IV was a protestand prince who became a catholic king.

C - Michel de Montaigne was a writer who became a skeptic and developed the essay form.

B - Intendants were government agents who collected taxes and administered justice.

E - War of the Spanish Sucession was the conflict that was waged to prevent the union of the french and spanish thrones.

C - Huguenots fought against catholics in eight wars in France between 1562 and 1598.

E - Louis XIV was the king who increased the power of the intendants at the expense of the nobility.

B - Edict of Nantes was the declaration of religious tolerance issued by Henry IV and canceled by Louis XIV.

C - Cardinal Mazarin was the minister to Louis XIV whose policies drove nobles to rebel against the boy king.

B - Jean Baptiste Colbert was the minister of finance under Louis XIV whose policies of mercantilism caused france’s economy to grow and prosper.

E - Cardinal Richelieu was the minister to Louis XII who took steps to strengthen the power of the monarchy at the expense of the Huguenots and the nobility.