5-2 Guided Reading  The Reign of Louis XIV

A. Clarifying.  As you read about the French monarchy, write notes to answer the questions.
 

Wars between the Huguenots and Catholics create chaos in France.
1.  How did Henry of Navarre  
end the crisis and restore order? 
 
 
 
 
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2.  How did Cardinal Richelieu strengthen the French monarchy? 
 
 
 
 
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3. What effect did the religious wars have on French intellectuals? 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Louis XIV became the most powerful monarch of his time.
4. What steps did Jean Baptiste 
Colbert take to turn France into 
an economic power? 
 
 
 
 
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5. In what ways did Louis XIV 
support the arts? 
 
 
 
 
 
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6. Why did dLouis fail in his attempts 
to expand the French Empire? 
  
 
 
 
 
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7. What was the legacy of Louis XIV? 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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B. Summarizing  Define the terms skepticism and intendant.