SAT II World History : France and the Renaissance
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Example Question #2 : Europe
Which of these treaties provided religious toleration for Huguenots in France, but required them to disarm?
The Peace of Lyon
The Peace of Alais
The Edict of Nantes
The Peace of Westphalia
The Edict of Fontainebleau
The Peace of Alais
The Peace of Alais was a treaty signed in 1629 between the French monarchy and the leaders of the Huguenots, French Protestants. The peace provided religious toleration for the Huguenots but required them to disarm so that they would no longer be a threat to the crown. The peace did not last, however, as later in the seventeenth century, Louis XIV revoked the arrangement and began official state persecution of Protestants in France.
Example Question #1 : France And The Renaissance
Which of these French rulers did the most to establish and strengthen the French nation-state?
Louis XVIII
Henry IV
Charles Martel
Louis XIV
Napoleon III
Louis XIV
Louis XIV, often known as the Sun King, is perhaps the most significant ruler (excluding, possibly, Napoleon) in French history. He ruled for an unprecedented period of time in the seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries and did a great deal to strengthen the French monarchy and country. His reforms, directed by his Chief Minister Cardinal Mazarin, established national standards for currency, taxes, and language and also helped codify French national identity.
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