Abeka World History Chapter 13: "The Rise of Modern Nations," Section 3
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kk167 on November 22, 2011
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This set features most of the bold terms in Abeka World History and Cultures Chapter 13: "The Rise of Modern Nations," Section 3: "France" (pages 224-226).
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 France | individual empire named for the Franks that began to develop after the Treaty of Verdun in 843 |
| Hugh Capet | king who began the Capetian line of kings |
| Capetian | French line of kings that marked the beginning of the modern French nation |
| Ile-de-France | tiny patch of land that was Hugh Capet's feudal domain |
| Paris | the city that Clovis made the French capital in 507 |
| Louis VI | French king who strengthened his power, authority, and dominance |
| Philip II (Philip Augustus) | king who made the French monarchy stronger than any other single noble in France; accompanied Richard I in the crusade of kings |
| Louis IX | Philip II's grandson who is remembered for improving French laws in ways that appealed to the people but also increased his own power |
| Philip IV | French king who quarreled with Pope Boniface VIII over whether the king could tax the clergy without the pope's consent; arrested Boniface VIII and established the Estates-General |
| Boniface VIII | pope who quarreled with Philip IV over whether the king could tax the clergy without the pope's consent; was arrested by Philip and died shortly afterward |
| Estates-General | weak French version of Parliament established by Philip IV |
| House of Valois | line of kings that claimed the throne of France following the Capetian line, creating an immediate excuse for the Hundred Years' War |
| 987 | date of the death of the last Carolingian king |
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