| A | B |
|---|
| Edit of Nantes | declaration of religious tolerance |
| Huguenot | French protestant |
| Henry of Navarre | Protestant prince becomes Henry IV, becomes a Catholic French King |
| St Bartholomew Massacre | killing of Protestants in Paris by Catholics |
| Cardinal Richelieu | ruled for weak French King Louis XIII, 30 yr. war against Hapsburgs |
| Skepticism | belief nothing can ever be known for certain |
| Louis XIV | France's Absolute Monarch, built Palace of Versailles |
| Sun King | King Louis XIV |
| Cardinal Mazarin | King's advisor, increased power of king |
| Intendant | tax collector |
| Jean Baptiste Colbert | King's finance minister, theory of mercantilism |
| War of Spanish Succession | War over union of Spanish and French thrones |
| Palace of Versailles | King Louis XIV expensive palace and seat of power |
| Spanish Netherlands | Dutch Netherlands controlled by Spanish Hapsburg |
| Hapsburg | Ruling family of Spain & Holy Roman Empire |
| Bourbon | Ruling family of France |
| Gibraltar | fortress at tip of Spain, lost to England, controlled entrance between Atlantic ocean and Mediterranean Sea |
| Moliere | Playwright of French comedies, "Tartuffe" one of which mocked religious hypocrisy |
