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21 Cards in this Set
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52 BC
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Romans conquer France
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800 AD
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Charlemagne Crowned
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1066 AD
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William of Normandy becomes King of England
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1095 AD
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Crusades Begin
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1337-1453 AD
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100-Years' War
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Prehistoric cave paintings are found in southwestern France at a place called _________.
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Lascaux
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The three major ancestral groups of the french are:
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Celts, Romans, German Franks
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The Romans spoke _______, which developed over the centuries in the French language.
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Latin
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The Roman general who conquered Gaul (France) and made it a Roman province was
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Julius Caesar
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The first king of France, who made Paris his capital and Christianized the country was:
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Clovis
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The middle ages lasted approx_______ years.
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1000
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The first university in France, founded in 1253 was (and still is) called:
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Sorbonne
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In the French medieval university, under-grad students took courses in these two fields:
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Language and math
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The code of honor of the medieval knight was called the Code of _______.
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Chivalry
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In a medieval town, the neighborhood of the beggars and thieves was called:
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The Court of Miracles
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First holy roman emperor, following Clovis. Appointed "by God" through the bishop of the church. Beings thinking that royalty is divinely appointed.
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Charlemagne
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Queen in both France and England, gives birth to Richard I. Marries French prince then gets marriage annulled. She then marries an english duke:
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Eleanor of Aquitaine
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Son of Eleanor of Aquitaine. Fierce fighter. Gay. King of England
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Richard the Lionheart
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17-year-old girl who claims to be told by God that Charles VII should rule France. Succeeds in doing so. Eventually burned at the stake for being a witch. Later found not guilty.
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Joan of Arc
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Post-100-years-war ruler, brings France into the modern World
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King Louis XI ("the Spider King")
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King of France from 1226 til death. Only canonized king of France. Zealous Christian.
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Saint Louis
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