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When Louis XIV rule begin? |
He was four years old. |
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Why do people and especially nobles hate Mazarin? |
Because he increase taxes and strengthen the monarchy. |
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What is Anti- Mazarin Riots? |
Violent riots led by the nobles that rip France apart. |
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What happened during riots? |
Young Louis was threatened and He never forgot his fear. He became determined to become so strong that nobility would never threaten him again. |
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When did Louis take control of the government? |
After Mazarin dies. |
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What Louis did to weaken the nobles' authority? |
He keep out nobles from his council and he increase the power of intendants who collected taxes and administered justice. |
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What Mercantilism? |
The economic theory that nations should protect their home industries and export more that they import. |
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Who is Jean Baptiste Colbert? |
He is the minister of finance and a mercantilism. |
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What did Colbert do? |
He gave tax incentives to French industries and placed a high tax on goods imported from other countries. Encouraged Frenchmen to move to Canada as colonists to export goods to France. |
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What happen when Louis cancel Edict of Nantes? |
It slowed economic growth by causing Huguenot artists and businessman to feel the country. |
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How did Louis control nobles? |
He required nobles to live with him in at palace of Versailles as hostage. Their families, land was helpless to intendants. |
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What is Louis's royal emblem? |
Sun |
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What is Absolutist? |
A believer that all political powers should be under the king. |
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What did Louis believe in? |
He is an absolutist and accept divine right theory as truth. |
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What is Divine theory? |
The king's power was granted by god and king served as a representative of god. TO challenge the king means to the god. |
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What is art used for? |
To glorify the king. |
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What does War of Expansion include? |
It include war of Dutch, Devolution, war of the Grand alliance. |
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Which countries did France gave to Britain? |
Nova Scotia, Newfoundland. |
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Who is Charles II? |
Childless king of Spain. |
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Who is Philip of Anjou? |
Grandson of Louis. |
