Matching Pairs Early Modern FranceOnline version To test knowledge of events, figures, and trends in France from the late 15th century to the late 18th century by Elise Masciantonio 1 The old political system that lasted from the late 15th century until the Revolution 2 3 Provided theoretical basis for absolutist states in his writings, along with a theological basis for demonic witchcraft 4 House of Valois 5 Important historian on early modern French society and culture 6 Influential group of French social historians 7 Moved the royal residence from Paris to Versailles 8 Apart from domestic work, a major opportunity for education and leadership that was available to women 9 most important aspect of French agriculture 10 provided the basic framework for rural economic and social organization throughout the Sun King's reign 11 guildspeople 12 13 14 French Protestants inspired by writings of Jean Calvin who faced periods of religious persecution 15 The first major French explorer of the New World sent by Francis I in 1534 16 Lengthy series of conflicts between England and France that, coupled with the effects of the Black Death, decimated the French population 17 Last king of L'Ancien Régime 18 Occitan 19 Powerful queen of France who provided patronage to the arts and the alleged seer Nostradamus Catherine de' Medici The royal dynasty that succeeded the Capetians and preceded the Bourbons Group of languages spoken in the southern regions of France seigneuries Louis XIV Ancien Régime Jacques Cartier Fundamental document of the French Revolution Annales School group that held growing political and economic power in villages and towns apart from the agricultural economy Huguenots grain Île-de-France region Jean Bodin convents region annexed by France in the 17th century Natalie Zemon Davis Hundred Years' War Louis XVI