History Unit 5B Study guide

Louis XIV

Under ________ the official religion is Roman Catholicism and revoked the Edict of Nantes to no longer allow protestants to worship in France and serious consequences for the French Protestants that lead to emigration and French Revolution eventually economy last off.

Mercantilism

________: Government controls the economy by acquiring foreign trade, setting up colonies, and acquiring lots of gold and silver.

territorial conflicts

Unrest In Europe: Religious and ________ in Europe.

Cardinal Mazarin

________ played an important role in France before Louis XIV.

Absolute Monarch

________: They believed in divine right, the idea that god created the monarchy, and that they acted as gods representative on earth.

Absolute Monarch

They believed in divine right, the idea that god created the monarchy, and that they acted as gods representative on earth

Consolidation of power

All of the power of the state is consolidated under 1 ruling person

No checks and balances on power

The monarch makes all final decisions and no other party shares the power or can limit the monarchs power

What was before absolutism

If no Kings then nobles has the biggest authority

Growing middle class

They wanted the peace that monarchs could provide

Unrest In Europe

Religious and territorial conflicts in Europe

Governments built armies and raise taxes as a result

Monarchs tried to centralize power to keep control and order

First estate

Roman catholic

Second estate

Nobles

Thired estate

Middle class and peasants

1&2

3% of the population and own 70% of the land in France

3

97% of population, very poor, works hard for the government but no voice in government

He Issued Edict of Nantes

Huguenots could live in peace and have right to worship to stop the religious war in France

"I am the state"

"Letatcest moi"

No estates general

Meaning no meetings of representative body of France to show he alone and only leader

Mercantilism

Government controls the economy by acquiring foreign trade, setting up colonies, and acquiring lots of gold and silver

What does “Keep your friends close and your enemies even closer” -Louis XIV

He kept the nobles close in the Palace of Versallies to prevent them going against him.

Economic Policy that’s favor by Louis XIV

High taxes policy towards the government, and the imports and exports of trade.