History FRIDAY TEST

Louis XIV

Louis XIII son who was five years old when his dad died

Mazarin

ruled for louis XIV after being groomed (trained) by cardinal richelieu

Sun King

what louis XIV became known as because he chose the sun as a symbol for his reign

Bureaucracy

government ruled by men who sit at desks (literal translation)

Palace of Versailles

one of the great works of architecture in the modern age it housed government offices and offered much entertainment

Jean baptiste colbert

Louis XIV's minister of finance

Jacques Marquette

a jesuit missionary who explored the mississippi river

Robert Cavelier de la Salle

sailed down the mississippi river to the gulf of america (the book says mexico tho)

Age of enlightenment

age that France entered as Louis XIVs reign drew to a close. It was a movement that attempted to apply unaided human philosophy to all areas of mans life in order to establish a new social order

Voltaire

the father of enlightenment

Center

the group that had no particular program or principles. Sat in the center of the assembly

1608, samuel de champlain

the father of new france

Quebec

the first permanent french colony in america/ founded by samuel de Champlain

New France

space france claimed, consisted of canada, the great lakes region, and the mississippi region

League of Augsburg

a league of european nations against france

War of the League of Augsburg

war against France and the league of Augsburg

War of Spanish Succession

the most costly war of Louis XIV's reign

Battle of Blenheim

the most notable victory for the league of augsburg

Treaty of Utrecht

treaty that ended the war of spanish succession

Gibraltar

the tiny peninsula that spain ceded to england

Balance of Power

the idea that no nation should be to strong or to weak, established by the treaty of utrecht

Rationalism

the idea that mans reason is the sole criterion for truth

Jean jacques rousseau

the father of french romanticism

Louis XV

who inherited the throne of france after louis XIV died. He was a weak ruler who showed more interest in pleasing himself than ruling the country

Old regime

the system of government and way of life in pre-revolutionary france

Louis XVI

the new leader of france who was unfit to lead since he had neither the education or character fit for the job

Estates general

called by louis XVI after french nobles insisted on its meeting. Met for the first time in over 170 years

National assembly

what the third estate called themselves, it meant that they were official representative body of the french people

Tennis court oath

a vow made by the national assembly saying they would continue meeting until a national constitution had been written

marie antionette

louis XVI's wife

Bastille

an old castle stronghold in paris primarily used as a prison

Declaration of the rights of man and citizen

what the national assembly adopted on august 26, 1789. It proclaimed liberty, equality, fraternity, or death

Liberty, equality, fraternity, or death

the slogan for the new regime of france

Jacobin club

the radical club organized of those who supported such extremes. It was so named because it met in an old jacobin monastery in france

Civil constitution of the clergy

a major cause of dissatisfaction,was adopted by the national assembly

Constituent assembly

the new name for the national assembly, changed in 1790

Constitution of 1791

frances first written constitution

Right

the group that supported the king, wanted the revolution to go no further, and were satisfied with the constitution. They sat on the right side of the assembly

Left

the group of young radicals who distrusted the king and were displeased with the constitution and wanted the revolution to go farther. Sat on the left side of the assembly

Napoleonic wars

the most important series of wars in the history of the world

National convention

a more radical assembly that replaced the constitute assembly. Was controlled by the left.

Guillotine

a human head chopper offer device that Louis XVI got the exclusive experience of

Committee of public safety

a committee of 12 men that held extensive police and judicial power. It was made by the convention to quell the growing anarchy

Reign of terror

instituted by the committee of public safety to suppress antirevolutionary movements, thousands were suppressed

Metric system

the new system of weight and measurement because the old system reminded them of the kings and aristocrats who established it

Deism

a religion that rejected scripture and professed god is an impersonal being

Directory

the fifth government of france