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