- Louis XIV's absolutist characteristics
- length of reign
- France's position of power compared to other European countries
- reaction to the Fronde
- control over different classes
- the Estates General
- the peasantry -- what is a corvee?
- role of Versailles and contribution towards absolutism
- Mercantilism + Bullionism
- Jean Babstiste Colbert
- economic improvements
- Weaknesses of mercantilism and the French Economy
- Wars of Louis XIV
- purpose of wars?
- effect on France's stature?
- War of Devolution (First Dutch War)
- Second Dutch War
- War of the League of Augsburg
- War of Spanish Succession
- Battle of Blenheim
- Treaty of Utrecht
- Which European country benefitted the most?
- Cost of Louis XIV's wars?
Questions to Consider
- Why was Louis XIV considered the quintessential absolutist ruler? What characteristics of his rule make him differ from his predecessors?
- What are the various ways that Louis XIV controls various social classes?
- How did Jean Baptiste Colbert develop the French economy? What were the limits of these economic improvements (hint: wars)?
- Why was Louis XIV constantly at war during his reign, and what was the result?
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