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