Rise of France
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- 2. Germanic tribe granted southern Gaul by Rome after defeating a Roman army in 378 CE.
- 5. Holy Land city captured in 1191 during the Third Crusade with help from Philip II Augustus.
- 8. Majority population of ancient France whose religious leaders were Druids.
- 9. Devastating Black Death epidemic from 1346 to 1353 that struck Avignon.
- 13. Norse leader granted land in northern France in 911 CE who became the first leader of the Normans.
- 14. Religious order founded by St. Dominic to convert Cathars through theological teaching.
- 15. Norse Viking leader who sailed up the Seine River to attack Paris in 845 CE.
- 17. Religious division starting in 1378 resulting in rival popes claiming authority in Rome and Avignon.
- 18. Pope who resisted taxation of clergy by Philip IV and issued the Unam Sanctam.
- 20. Germanic tribe that migrated to northern Gaul and established the Merovingian Dynasty.
- 21. Frankish king proclaimed Emperor of the Romans by Pope Leo III in 800 CE.
- 23. Duke of the Franks who became king in 987 AD, replacing the Carolingians.
- 24. Ancient region name used by Romans for France.
- 25. Roman general who conquered Gaul between 58 and 50 BCE.
- 26. Dualist religious movement in southern France also known as the Albigensian Heresy.
- 27. Frankish king known as the Short who started the Carolingian Dynasty.
- 28. Parisian fortress constructed under Philip II that later became a world famous museum.
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- 1. Scholar who labeled the Avignon Papacy as the Babylonian Captivity of the Church.
- 3. Paris chapel built by Louis IX to house holy relics including the Crown of Thorns.
- 4. Judicial system established by Pope Gregory IX in 1234 to investigate doctrinal errors.
- 6. Treaty signed in 843 CE that divided the Carolingian Empire into three parts.
- 7. Frankish leader around 500 CE who was the first Germanic ruler to convert to Catholicism.
- 10. French city that hosted the papal court from 1309 to 1377.
- 11. Site of the 732 CE battle where Charles Martel halted Muslim expansion.
- 12. Pivotal 1214 battle in Flanders where Philip II secured French territory against King John.
- 14. Priestly leaders of the Celts who were known as enemies of Rome.
- 16. Paleolithic cave art location dating from 17,000 to 22,000 years ago.
- 18. Germanic and Celtic cultural group located in northeast France and modern Belgium.
- 19. Southwestern France residents related to the Basque people of Spain.
- 22. Powerful medieval woman who served as Queen of France and later Queen of England.