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