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