Absolute Monarchy: Crash Course

As you watch the video answer he following questions.

1. Who was the divinest divine right monarch of them all?

- Louis XIV

2. Louis XIV was 4 years old when he started his reign, what war was going on when he

was born?

- The 30 years war

3. When Louis XIV started his reign at 4 years old who ruled for him (name them both)?

- Anne of Austria (Mother)

- Cardinal Mazarin (sidekick)

4. What is in the center of the Earth?

- Pumpernickel bagel (Black bread)

5. What was the most threatening uprising that lasted between 1648 and 1653?

- The Fronde

6. How old was Louis XIV when he was officially crowned king?

- When Louis XIV was 13 in 1654

7. Name 2 out of 3 of his most urgent tasks?

- Administration of his kingdom

- Uniting his subjects in loyalty to him

8. Where was the hunting lodge that Louis XIV turned into the most spectacular European

palace complex of its day?

- Versailles outside of Paris

9. What is divine right?

 - The divine was absolutely right
10. Who was the most prominent and important of all Louis's officials?
- Jean-Baptiste Colbert, oversaw finances and public works among other things.

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