HY 106 Midterm: Honors Western Civ Exam 1 Notes
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Key terms: edict of nantes: edict issued by henry iv to end the french wars of religion. The edict declared france a catholic country but tolerated some protestant worship they could more or less live in peace in france: henry iv: (enry of navarre; the reason for the st bartholomew"s day. More than 70,000 were killed: huguenots: french protestants who endured severe persecution in the 16th and 17th centuries, la rochelle: a city that was under siege and was involved in conflict with the french kings. The english at one point helped them and this in turn created the anglo-french war: gabelle: a tax on salt placed on the french. The tax was imposed on each household and was based on how much land it held. Intendants: administrative official under the ancient regime in france who served as an agent of the king in each of the provinces.
