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1. Where did the name France came from?The name "France" comes from the Latin Francia, which means "country of the Franks". There are various theories as to the origin of the name of the Franks. (ttp://www.google.com.phq=Where+did+the+name+France+came+from)
2. What is absolute monarchy? Tell how it ended as a system of government in France?Absolute monarchy is an idealized form of government, a monarchy where the ruler has the power to rule his or her country and citizens freely with no laws or legally-organized direct opposition telling him or her what to do.It ended as a system in France as in the 16th century, efforts by the English monarch to create an absolute monarchy led to persistent struggles with Parliament which the monarch eventually lost. In France, the monarchy was able to eventually centralize its powers and sideline Parliament and nobles.(http://www.wordiq.com/definition/Absolute_monarchy)
3. Tell something about the following leaders in France ( their role, achievements, accomplishments)
a. King Louis XIII-Louis XIII (27 September 1601 – 14 May 1643) was King of France and Navarre from 1610 to 1643. Along with his First Minister Cardinal Richelieu, Louis "the Just" is remembered for the establishment of the Académie française and participation in the Thirty Years' War against the House of Habsburg France's greatest victory in the war came at the Battle of Rocroi, five days after Louis' death—apparently from complications of intestinal tuberculosis, "marking the end of Spain's military ascendancy in Europe."(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_XIII_of_France) b. King Louis XIV-Louis XIV (5 September 1638 – 1 September 1715), known as the Sun King , was King of France and of Navarre. His reign, from 1643 to his death in 1715, began at the age of four and lasted seventy-two years, three months, and eighteen days, and is the longest documented reign of any European monarch.Louis continued his predecessors' work of creating a centralized state governed from the capital. He sought to eliminate the remnants of feudalism persisting in parts of France and, by compelling the noble elite to inhabit his lavish Palace of Versailles, succeeded in pacifying the aristocracy, many members of which had participated in the Fronde rebellion during Louis' minority.(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_XIV_of_France)
c. Cardinal Richelieu-Cardinal Richelieu rose from his provincial post in Luçon to become France's Secretary of State for foreign affairs in 1616, and then on to head the royal council as prime minister of France in 1624. His powerful, analytical intellect was characterized by a reliance on reason, strong will, the ability to govern others and use political power effectively.Richelieu's political views were well-defined. He had a clear idea of how society should function. Everyone played a specific role in the system, making their unique contributions: the clergy through prayer; the nobility with arms under the control of the king, and the common people through obedience. Richelieu believed in the divine right of the king, whose role it was topromote peace and order in society.
Richelieu adhered to the maxim that "the ends justify the means." Although he devoutly believed in the mission of the Roman Church, he sought to assign the church a more practical role. Richelieu argued that the state is above everything, and that religion is a mere instrument to promote the policies of the state.(http://www.lucidcafe.com/library/95sep/richelieu.html)
d.Mazarin-Raimondo Mazarino or Mazarini was a French-Italian^[2] cardinal, diplomat, and politician, who served as the chief minister of France from 1642 until his death. Mazarin succeeded his mentor, Cardinal Richelieu. He was a noted collector of art and jewels, particularly diamonds, and he bequeathed the "Mazarin diamonds" to Louis XIV in 1661, some of which remain in the collection of the Louvre museum in Paris.His personal library was the origin of the Bibliothèque Mazarine in Paris.(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cardinal_Mazarin)
4. What is a General Estates in France? What is its composition? Describe each.
5. Tell something about the following events in the history of France:
1. Hundred Years War-It is the result of king Louis the 4th being ambitious.The Hundred Years' War (French: Guerre De Cent Ans) was a series of wars waged from 1337 to 1453 by the House of Valois and the House of Plantagenet, also known as the House of Anjou, for the French throne, which had become vacant upon the extinction of the senior Capetian line of French kings.(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hundred_Years%27_War)
2. Thirty Years War-The Thirty Years' War (1618–1648) was one of the most destructive conflicts in European history. The war was fought primarily in what is now Germany, and at various points involved most of the countries of Europe. Naval warfare also reached overseas and shaped the colonial formation of future nations.(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thirty_Years%27_War)
3. War of Spanish Successions-The War of the Spanish Succession (1701–1714) was fought among several European powers, principally the Spanish loyal to Archduke Charles, the Holy Roman Empire, Great Britain, the Dutch Republic, Portugal and the Duchy of Savoy against the Spanish loyal to Philip V, France and the Electorate of Bavaria over a possible unification of the Kingdoms of Spain and France under one Bourbon monarch.(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_of_the_Spanish_Succession)
4. French Revolution-The French Revolution (French: Révolution française; 1789–99) was a period of radical social and political upheaval in French and European history. The absolute monarchy that had ruled France for centuries collapsed in three years. French society underwent an epic transformation as feudal, aristocratic and religious privileges evaporated under a sustained assault from liberal political groups and the masses on the streets. Old ideas about hierarchy and tradition succumbed to new Enlightenment principles of citizenship and inalienable rights.(http://www.google.com.ph/#sclient=psy&hl=tl&q=+War+of+Spanish+Successions&aq=f&a)