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57 Cards in this Set
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who wrote the three musketeers?
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Dumas
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who was the king of the three musketeers
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Louis XIII
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which prime minister was chosen by Louis VIII and his omther?
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Cardinal Richelieu
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Who married Anne of Austria?
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Louis XIII
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Who was the wife of Louis XIII
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Anne of Austria
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What were the two goals of Cardinal Richelieu?
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to make Louis supreme in France, to make France supreme in Europe
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What Edict was revoked that took away the military clauses of the Hugenots?
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Edict of Nantes
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Because of the revokation of Edict of Natnes, what city was fortified by the Hughenots?
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La Rocelle
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What was another name for Royal Governors? who also took away powers of the nobilities
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Intendants
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Who was Louis XIV's mother?
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Anne of Austria
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Who was the minister of Lous XIV?
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Cardinal Mazarin
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Who's mother & what was her name had an affair with a minister and what was the minister's name?
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Anne of Austria, Cardinal Mazarin
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What event was it when the people of France went against Louis XIV, his mother & minister for heavily taxing the people?
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Fronde
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What palace was attached to the LOO?
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Tuileres
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Who was the first minister of finance who was corrupted and stole money?
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Fouquet
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Who arrested Fouquet for corruption?
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D'Artagnan
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Which middle class man was chosen as the new minister of finance?
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Colbert
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What were the two noble classes?
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Nobility of Sword and Nobility of Cloth
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Who was the famous french explorer and architecture?
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Catillac
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Who built highways and cut tolls so it would encourage trade?
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Colbert
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A fort was built because of Colbert, where was it built?
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Detroit
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WHat were the two kind of taxes?
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Taills and Gabelle
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What are Taills and Gabelle?
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Taills: property and income tax
Gabelle: insidious tax, salt tax |
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Who was the first to modernize army?
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Count of Louvois
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What weapon did the French invent?
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the Bayonet
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Who was the best general at sieges?
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Vanban
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Who was good at building fortification and attackign fortification?
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Vanban
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What kind of fort was low and created dangerous cross fire?
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Star Fort
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Who was good at digging trenches into the fort?
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Vanban
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Who helped Louis Dissemble?
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Hughes Delionne
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Who was a politician and a diplomat?
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Hughes Delionne
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What is it called when you hide your true intentions?
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Dissemble
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The court life was the age of what?
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Hiprocracy
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What did people wear or put on to hide their odor since they didn't shower much
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perfume & powder
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Who was the architect for Versailles?
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Roco Co
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What is the term when during Louis XIV's reign, the nobilities would grow poor because of trying to meet up with the standards
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improvish
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What treaty ended the WWI?
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Treaty of Versailles
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Who sold potions for romance, poison, & abortion?
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La Voisin
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Who were Louis three mitresses?
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Louise De la Valliere
Madame de Montespan Madame de Maintemon |
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Who was Louis wife?
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Marie Therese
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What were the four wars that Louis got himself into?
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War of Devolution
League of Augsburg and the Spanish Succession |
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What city that Louis took started the war of the League of Augsburg?
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Strasburg
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Who was offered the throne of Spain?
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Phillip
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Why did the fourth war: the Spanish Succession start?
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because the king of spain died & the throne was offered to Louis' grandson & Europe is threatened because of "balance of power"
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Who were the two famous generals who beat the French army
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Eugene of Saxony & John Churchill
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What were the two victories of John Churchill?
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Rocrai & Blenheim
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Because of John CHurchill's victories, what palace was he awarded?
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Palace of Blenheim
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Who was the person before he became the DUke of Marlborough?
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John CHurchill
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Who did Churchill become?
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Duke of Marborough
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What treaty ended the war that changed the history of Europe?
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treaty of Utrehc
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Which French heir became the King of Spain?
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Phillip V
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What giant rock controled the entrance of the Mediterranean Sea and who now owns it?
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Gibralter & England
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What were the two houses' names?
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House of Savoy
& House of Hollenzollern |
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Who were the electors of House of Savoy?
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piedmont - Sardinia
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Who were the electors for the house of hollenzollern
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Brudenburg aka King of Prussia
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WHat was the famous statement of LouiS XIV?
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"L'etat C'est Moi"
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what does "L'etat C'est Moi" mean?
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I am the state
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