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French Exam
History
33
Language - English
11th Grade
12/17/2009

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Clovis
Definition
First Christian King
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Charlemagne
Definition
Built schools, most important king
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Charles Martel
Definition
Mayor of the palace
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Tristan
Definition
Nephew of Mark; love of Yseut
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Yseut
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Fiance of Marc; wife of Marc; love of Tristan
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Roland
Definition
Nephew of Charlemagne; fiance of Aude, Oliver's best friend
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Oliver
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Aude's brother, friend of Roland
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Aude
Definition
Fiance of Roland
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Vercingetorix
Definition
Famous chief of the Gauls
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Constantin
Definition
Gave the Edict of Milan to Christians
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Odoacer
Definition
Barbarian leader against Romans
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Guillaume le Conquerant
Definition
Cousin of Edward, Duke of Normandy, viking, won Battle of Hastings
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Harold
Definition
English man who wanted the English crown because he was Edward's brother-in-law
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Edward the Confessor
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Guillaume's cousin, viking, Harold's brother, King of England
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Les Normands
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Vikings pillaged France
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Louis IX
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"Saint" Louis went on the Crusades
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Jeanne d'Arc
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Born in Domremy; burned at Rouen; found Charles VII at Chimon; saved Orleans
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Menhirs
Definition
Raised rocks
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Dolmens
Definition
Raised rocks shaped like tables
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Carnac
Definition
City where you find rocks in alignments
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L'Edit de Milan
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From Constantin; gave religious freedom to Christians
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La Fleur de Lis
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Emblem of France; given by Clovis
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Les Croisades
Definition
Wars in the holy lands; Louis IX was a French leader
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Les Cathedrales
Definition
Notre Dame de Paris, Reimz, Charterez
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La Guerre de Cent Ans
Definition
Fought for the crown of France; Henry V was crowned, not accepted because of La Loi Salique
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La Patriotisme
Definition
Given by Joan of Arc
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La Farce de Maitre Pathelin
Definition
Anonymous; Pierre Pathelin is the lawyer who stole the cloth and represented Aignelet, but was not paid and his wife Guillemette. Aignelet is the sheep eater who only said "Baaa." Joceaulme is the clothier that got ripped off.
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La Ballade des Pendus
Definition
Written by François Villon; prison was Mount Facon, chased women, drank, stole purses, left out bodies, birds ate them?
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Charles VI
Definition
the fool
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Charles VII
Definition
King during the end of the 100 years war; worked with Joan of Arc
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La Loi Salique
Definition
Law in France forever - says women cannot inherit the throne
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Henry V
Definition
King of England, son of Duke of Normandy, married to reigning Princess
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Crecy & Azincourt
Definition
Where the English won 100 years war battles
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