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