Louis+XIV+and+Absolutism

=**Unit #3 Absolutism: Louis XIV Readings 528-542 McKay text**=

**Reading assignment on pp.528-530**
1.Divine right of king [Bishop Bossuet] and Jean Bodin: theories of absolute monarchy (528-532) [Read the additional handout on “Theories of Government Changed in the 17th and 18th Centuries”]

2. Henry IV: Why was he so popular? 528-529 In what way was he a politique (see p. 473; 528-529)?

3. Duke of Sully: What were his economic reforms? 529

4. What was the Edict of Nantes? 529

5. Marie de’ Medici and Louis XIII 529

6. Cardinal Richelieu: How did he strengthen France and the bourbon dynasty? 529 In what way was he a politique? (See question #1)

7. How did the intendant system work? 529

8. //Nobles of the sword// vs. //nobles of the robe//: Which group had more power under Louis XIV? 529-530

9. Why did Richelieu attack the Protestant strongholds like Rochelle? Did he abandon the Edict of Nantes? 529

10. What was the //fronde//? 530


 * pp.530-534 Louis XIV (the "Sun King") and Absolutism**

10. How did the theory of //divine right of kings// work? 530

11. Revocation of the Edict of Nantes: Why? What result? 531-532 Did this decision have the same effect as the Spanish expulsion of Jews and Moors? 531-532 (See also p. 439 for the Spanish information)

12. Colbert’s mercantilism (this is a section you've already read) 432-433

13. estate system 3 parts 532-533

14. Wars of Louis XIV: What was Louvois' role? What was Louis XIV's big goal? 533 What resulted from his wars? 533-4

15. War of Spanish Succession: What caused it? 534

16. Terms of the Treaty of Utrecht 534

You've already read this, but list 3 major reasons as you skim past this section.
 * (pp.534-539 Decline of absolutist Spain**

17. What are the characteristics of Baroque art? (you can also use //The Annotated Mona Lisa// for this)
 * pp.539-542 French Culture in age of Louis XIV:**

18. Example of Baroque __music__? p.540

19. List some facts about Versailles

20) Example of Baroque __literature__? p.542