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Louis XIV became king of France at this age.
4 Years Old
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Louis XIV built this grand palace filled with fountains, marble, gilded statues, and gardens.
Palace of Versailles
Versailles had fountains, statues, gardens, and this famous hall reflecting the king’s power. What is the name of the hall?
The Hall of Mirrors
What group of French Protestants did Louis XIV persecute?
The Huguenots
This Polish king led the Catholic army to victory at the Battle of Vienna.
John Sobieski
In 1683, Christian Europe faced a siege at this city by the Ottoman Turks.
Vienna
Jesuit missionaries in New France endured hunger, cold, and danger to preach the Gospel. Name one famous martyr from this period
Isaac Jogues or John de Brébeuf
Louis XIV believed religious unity strengthened the state. He clashed with this pope over control of the French Church.
Pope Innocent XI
Huguenots were forced to do one of these two things under Louis XIV’s religious policy.
Convert to Catholicism or leave France
Louis XIV revoked this 1598 law that had allowed French Protestants to practice their faith.
Edict of Nantes
The Sun King filled Versailles with images of this "Symbol" to symbolize his power.
The SUN ☀️
Despite France becoming wealthier, this group bore the heaviest tax burden under Colbert.
the poor / common people
This finance minister strengthened French trade and industry using mercantilism.
Jean-Baptiste Colbert
Louis expanded this from a few hundred officials to nearly ten thousand to enforce royal laws.
The Royal Bureaucracy
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Before Louis XIV ruled directly, this cardinal guided France’s government.
Cardinal Mazarin
The famous phrase Louis XIV used to describe his authority: “L’état, c’est moi” means this in English.
I AM THE STATE
After Cardinal Mazarin’s death, Louis shocked the court by making this announcement about his rule.
That he would govern without a chief minister / rule directly
This French king reorganized the army into a professional force of over 400,000 men.
Louis XIV