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