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