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