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