Question

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

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.