Relier Pairs Early Modern FranceVersion en ligne To test knowledge of events, figures, and trends in France from the late 15th century to the late 18th century par Elise Masciantonio 1 most important aspect of French agriculture 2 Occitan 3 4 5 Powerful queen of France who provided patronage to the arts and the alleged seer Nostradamus 6 Apart from domestic work, a major opportunity for education and leadership that was available to women 7 guildspeople 8 Provided theoretical basis for absolutist states in his writings, along with a theological basis for demonic witchcraft 9 The old political system that lasted from the late 15th century until the Revolution 10 provided the basic framework for rural economic and social organization throughout the Sun King's reign 11 Last king of L'Ancien Régime 12 Important historian on early modern French society and culture 13 French Protestants inspired by writings of Jean Calvin who faced periods of religious persecution 14 House of Valois 15 The first major French explorer of the New World sent by Francis I in 1534 16 Moved the royal residence from Paris to Versailles 17 18 Lengthy series of conflicts between England and France that, coupled with the effects of the Black Death, decimated the French population 19 Influential group of French social historians Louis XIV grain Ancien Régime Group of languages spoken in the southern regions of France Jean Bodin Annales School The royal dynasty that succeeded the Capetians and preceded the Bourbons Huguenots region annexed by France in the 17th century Louis XVI Hundred Years' War group that held growing political and economic power in villages and towns apart from the agricultural economy Jacques Cartier convents Catherine de' Medici Fundamental document of the French Revolution Natalie Zemon Davis seigneuries Île-de-France region