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Marianne
She represents the French Republic. She's on the stamp.
Who is the Prime Minister of France?
Gabriel Attal
Who is the current President of France?
Emmanuel Macron
Le tricolore (bleu, rouge, blanc)
Nickname for the French flag
Liberté, Égalité, Fraternité
La république française = the French national motto
A rooster
"Vive la France" a proud animal
L'hexagone
The shape France is know as
Which country is the largest country in the EU?
The largest country in the EU
How many countries speak French?
50 countries
DOM - département d'outre-mer
overseas department of France
TOM - Territoire
Territory of France
How many time zones does France have?
France has 12 timezones
How many mainland France regions are there?
Mainland France has 12 regions, which are divided into departments
How many French departments exist?
France is divided into 101 departments. (Antibes is in the 06 Alpes Maritimes department)
Mainland France has which departments?
1-95 departments
What department is Corsica?
96 Department
What are the 5 overseas French departments?
97-101 departments
How many Francophones exist?
There are 29 countries where French is an official language.
What are the 4 major French mountains?
Le Massif Central (centre)
Le Massif Armoricain (west)
Le Bassin Aquitain (south-west)
La Plaine d'Alsace (north-east)
What are the 4 climates & seasons in France?
Climates: Oceanic, Mediterranean, Continental, & Mountain
Seasons: Winter, Spring, Summer, Fall
What are the 2 Seas near France?
The English Channel
The Mediterranean Sea
What is the 1 Ocean near France?
The Atlantic Ocean
What are the 5 major rivers in France?
La Seine
La Loire
La Garonne
Le RhĂ´ne
Le Rhin (partially French)
Who was the first French king?
Clovis
What marks 100 years since the French Revolution?
l’exposition Universelle en 1889. The Eiffel Tower was built in 1889.
Where do French characteristics derive from?
French characteristics derive from the cultural point of view given by family and school.
What type of mission does France have? How does France view itself?
France has a civilizing mission and sees itself as the "keeper" of human rights, democracy, and freedom of thinking.
What is France as a person?
France, as a human being, has had a birth, a childhood, and an adulthood.
What was the former name of France until 58 BC & 476 AD?
La Gaule
What was Paris formerly known as?
Paris was formerly known as Lutetia until the early 4th century.
What languages were spoken in La Gaule?
The languages were a mix of Latin and Celtic (Langue d’Oc and Langue d’Oil)
What was the timeframe of the Roman Empire’s ruling?
The Roman Empire ruled La Gaule from 1 BC to 5 AD.
Which group of people lived in present-day France, Belgium, and northern Italy?
Semi-nomadic Celts since at least 600 BC. The Celts settled in the lands of Gaul in the 4th century BC. The Celts are the origin of the Gauls. (They were temperamentally unstable, unpredictable, and barbaric).
Who are the Gauls?
The Gauls originate from the Celts and are the ancestors of the French. The Gauls are made up of more than 500 ununited tribes, speaking different languages and their own cultures.
How did the Roman Invasion effect France?
The Roman Empire influenced the architecture (roads, aqueducts, and amphitheaters), local culture, religion (locals converted to Christianity), and the history.
What was the former capital of La Gaule?
Lyon
What lead to the fall of the Roman Empire?
In 486 AD, the Franks defeated the last Roman authority in Gaul at the Battle of Soissons.
What group of kings ruled most of Gaul at the fall of the Roman Empire?
The Merovingians, the first Kings of France, ruled most of Gaul after the fall of the Roman Empire.
Who was the Merovingian Dynasty founder of the Frankish kingdom?
Clovis I was the religious and political founder of the Frankish kingdom. He unified the Franks.
Who were the people of the Frankish kingdom?
The Franks
Who were the Franks?
The Franks were a grouping of Germanic peoples who lived in the Kingdom of the Franks (as early as the 5th century including modern day Belgium and France).
The Franks were the first kings of these territories, along with the Merovingian (5-8th century) and Carolingian (8-10th century) dynasties.
What changes to Clovis I make during his ruling?
Clovis I, born a pagan, converted to Christianity
Clovis I Christianizes his kingdom, which spans from modern Belgium and France
Clovis I established Paris as the capital of France
Clovis I unified the Franks
What did France have a pattern of from the early ages?
France had a pattern of unification and division.
What were Charlemagne’s (Father of Europe’s) accomplishments?
Charlemagne united most of Western Europe for the first time since the fall of the Roman Empire under his rule with the power of the sword
Charlemagne was the first emperor of the Holy Roman Empire
He supported education by establishing schools and promoting literacy throughout his kingdom (wanted his people to be literate)
He conquered many lands and was known as the warrior king
He protected the papacy
He facilitated a cultural (art, architecture) and intellectual (scholarship, literature) Carolingian renaissance with long-lasting effects
What dynasty was Charlemagne part of?
Charlemagne was part of the Carolingian dynasty.
Who was Hugh/Hugues Capet?
Hugues Capet was regarded as the founder of the Capetian dynasty.
What dynasty was Hugh/Hugues Capet part of?
Hugh/Hugues Capet was part of the Capetian dynasty.
What did the House of Capet/The Direct Capetians do?
The Direct Capetians/House of Capet ruled France from 987-1328. Afterward, the kingdom was ruled by cadet branches of the dynasty.
What period was the Middle Ages?
The Middle Ages were the period extending from about 500 to 1470. It was the period marked by economic and territorial expansion, demographic and urban growth.
Who was king during the Middle Ages?
Louis IX (9th) or Saint Louis
What was significant about the French Renaissance?
The wars of religion were prominent
Henri IV converts France to Catholicism, ending the Wars of Religion, bringing about unity and prosperity.
Henri IV signed the Edict of Nantes in 1598, granting the Protestants of France rights in a nation predominantly Catholic.
There were many châteaus, like the Château of Fontainebleau where Maria De Medici and Henri IV lived.
What was significant about the Enlightenment?
The Enlightenment marked the fall of the monarchy
Les Grandes Écoles were the driving force of French education
the 7 Years War (1756-1763) took place between France and Great Britain
TRUE OR FALSE: The Enlightenment occurred before the outbreak of the 1789 French Revolution
TRUE —> The Enlightenment occurred during the 18th century with figures like “Voltaire, Montesquieu, and Rousseau making Paris the intellectual capital of the world during that time” (Kinnuverse 2024).
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