Absolutist+France

· **Leaders, Elites** · **State Structure** · **War** · **Diplomacy, Treaties** · **Courts, Laws** || ** Absolute monarchy **
 * =POLITICAL=
 * Louis the Sun King (absolutism) 1661-1715, example of strongest king **

· **Type of System** · **Technology, Industry** · **Trade, Commerce** · **Capital/Money** · **Types of Businesses** || ** Centralized bureaucracy/absolute monarchy led to kings (Louis XIV especially) supporting mercantalism, and also internal and international trade, manufacturing, and colonial developement **
 * Peace of etaples 1492 **
 * French Wars of Religion between Catholics and Huguenots **
 * 1598-edict of nantes (toleration of Huguenots) **
 * 1635 france enters 30 years war with Sweden against spain,1618-1648 (Huguenots). **
 * peace of Westphalia -1648 ** ||
 * =ECONOMIC=

· **Holy Books** · **Beliefs, Teachings** · **Conversion** · **Sin/Salvation** · **Deities** || ** Catholic and Huguenots (protestants) **
 * Fur trade in canada/ North America. **
 * Increase in trade, as Europe became more industrialized. ** ||
 * == RELIGIOUS ==
 * French wars of Religion. **

· **Family** · **Gender Relations** · **Social Classes** · **Inequalities** · **Life Styles** || ** Nobility/aristocratic class lessened in power as king gained power. ** · **Art, Music** · **Writing, Literature** · **Philosophy** · **Math & Science** · **Education** || ** French Renaissance, ** · **Location** · **Physical** · **Movement** · **Human/Environment** · **Region** || ** Colonized Canada, parts of northern America, **
 * Absolutism, Cardinal Richelieu late 17th century ** ||
 * == SOCIAL ==
 * Masses more open to scientific state of mind, enlightenment.humanism. **
 * Population increased. ** ||
 * == INTELLECTUAL, artS ==
 * Rene Descartes- 1596-165, mathematician and philosopher **
 * Voltaire, Treatise on Toleration ** ||
 * == NEAR: GEOGRAPHY ==
 * Claim Louisiana, Madagascar territory 1600’s ** ||

Persian France 1450-1750 Anna Hansell