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Louis IX built this church, which is known for its many stained glass windows, to house Christ's crown of thorns and part of the cross.
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Sainte Chapelle |
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King Francis I lived at the Palais de _________________ , which remains a court of law to this day.
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Justice |
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This cathedral is as well known for its rose windows as it is for its gothic carvings and gargoyle-embellished arches. It inspired Victor Hugo to write a famous novel about a hunchback who lived there.
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Notre-Dame Cathedral |
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Robert de __________ founded the __________________ , a university for poor theological students.
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Sorbon/ Sorbonne |
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This king was an art collector who lived in the Louvre and began to fill it with fine works of art, such as the "Mona Lisa."
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Francis I |
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Name two of the famous works of art found in the Musée du Louvre.
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Winged Victory, Venus de Milo, Mona Lisa, and etc. |
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Cardinal ___________________ destroyed the power of the feudal system in France and created one unified state.
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Richelieu |
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What was the nickname of Louis XIV?
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the Sun King |
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What is the name of the palace that Louis XIV built outside of Paris?
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Versailles |
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During the latter part of the Eighteenth Century, called the Age of _______________________ , many great writers and philosophers, such as Rousseau, Diderot, and Voltaire, emerged.
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Enlightenment |
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An angry mob of revolutionaries stormed Versailles and forced King ________________ and his family to go to Paris, where they were eventually guillotined.
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Louis XVI |
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The Reign of ________________ is the name given to the period of time during which 1,234 people were guillotined by the French revolutionaries.
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Terror |
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After the French Revolution, ______________________ began his reign as Emperor, along with his Empress, Josephine.
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Napoleon |
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14.
Name a famous monument built by the answer to #13.
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L'Arc de Triomphe (both), Doric column in Place Vendôme |
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What is the name of the French national anthem?
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La Marseillaise |
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Who is buried in the gilded dome church of Les Invalides?
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Napoleon |
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Name two important movements that occurred in French art.
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Neoclassicism, Romanticism, Impressionism |
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The __________ Tower was built by a man of the same name for the World Exposition of 1889.
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Eiffel |
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Which of Manet's paintings did the public object to, because the subject seemed to be a prostitute?
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Olympia |
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Name two painters who turned to café life for inspiration.
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Manet, Renoir, Toulouse-Lautrec |
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These two authors frequented cafés in Post-World War I Paris.
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Ernest Hemingway, Gertrude Stein |
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This French military leader moved to England after France signed an armistice with Germany and there formed the "Free French" organization.
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Charles de Gaulle |
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