The Centralized State Assignment

Read the handout on The Centralized State and answer the following questions due at the end of the period.

q       What is the definition of a state?

q       About how old is the concept of a state?

q       What are the two concepts does the state bring together under consolidation and       

           centralization?

q       What three areas of control does the state oversee?

q       What does supreme authority mean?

q       Identify two (2) things that LouisVII did that undermined his reign.

q       Identify four (4) things Louis XIV did to weaken the nobility.

q       What was Louis XIV’s nickname?