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.
