FRANCE Quiz of the Day #1: Louis XIV!
NAME: _____________________________________________
1. ________________________
How old was Louis XIV when he became king?
2. ________________________ Who ruled for him until he became of age?
3. ________________________ What do you call a government that has a king in charge?
4. ________________________ How did Louis astonish his nation when Mazarin died?
5. ________________________ What is called when people believe that God appoints the king?
This is as review question!
6. ________________________ What was the name of Louis XIV’s new “home” that had over 7000 rooms?
7. ________________________ Why did he have it built 12 miles away from Paris?
8. ________________________ Who did Louis love the most?
9. ________________________ Who did he appoint to be his Finance Minister?
10. ________________________ What is the name of the economic system that means a country’s
wealth is based on its gold reserves?
11. ________________________ Where does the United States give its gold reserves?
12. ________________________ Louis encouraged this artform... the design and construction of buildings?
13. ________________________ What were the two things that most people hated about Louis’s reign?
14. ________________________ How long did Louis rule France?
15. ________________________ What did Louis say when he died?
16. ________________________ Who took over for him when he died?
17. _________________________ What was Louix XIV’s nickname?
DRAW A MAP of FRANCE....
Freehand! Label bodies of
water and the two major mountain ranges.
Draw the modern flag
of France below!
FRANCE KEY of the Day #1: Louis XIV!
NAME: _____________________________________________
1. FOUR
How old was Louis XIV when he became king?
2. CARDINAL MAZARIN Who ruled for him until he became of age?
3. MONARCHY
What do you call a government that has a king in charge?
4. RULED BY HIMSELF
How did Louis astonish his nation when Mazarin died?
5. DIVINE RIGHT
What is called when people believe that God appoints the king?
This is as review question!
6. VERSAILLES (VER-SIGH) What was the name of Louis XIV’s new “home” that had over 7000 rooms?
7. DIDN’T TRUST PEOPLE Why did he have it built 12 miles away from Paris?
8. HIMSELF!
9. JEAN COLBERT Who did Louis love the most?
Who did he appoint to be his Finance Minister?
10. MERCANTILISM
What is the name of the economic system that means a country’s
wealth is based on its gold reserves?
11. FORT KNOX
Where does the United States give its gold reserves?
12. ARCHETECTURE
Louis encouraged this artform... the design and construction of buildings?
13. WARS AND TAXES
What were the two things that most people hated about Louis’s reign?
14. 54 YEARS
How long did Louis rule France?
15. I LOVED WAR TOO MUCH
What did Louis say when he died?
16. LOUIS XV
Who took over for him when he died?
17. SUN KING
What was Louix XIV’s nickname?
ENGLISH
CHANNEL
BAY OF
BISCAY
PYRENEES
DRAW A MAP of FRANCE....
Freehand! Label bodies of
water and the two major mountain ranges.
ALPS
GULF OF
LYON
Draw the modern flag
of France below!