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Page 1: The Flag of France - Simple Living. Creative Learning · Artist ~ Claude Monet Born: 14th November 1840 Died: 5th December 1926 He was born in _____. He was baptised as Oscar-Claude
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The Flag of France

The France flag is made up of __________________ colors: blue, red and white. All of the vertical bands are of equal __________________________. The blue part is located near the _____________ staff, followed by the _________________ in the middle and the _______________ on the far end. It is also known as the _______________________. This flag was adapted on the 15th ______________________1794. The colors have come to represent: Blue - _____________________________________________, Red - _______________________________________________, and White - ___________________________________________.

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On the Map! Draw a star to

show where the capital is.

! Label the Atlantic Ocean.

! Draw in the French Alps, including the tallest peak Mont Blanc.

! Label the Mediterranean Sea.

The capital of France is ____________________________.France is the ______________________ country in Europe.France has a land area size of ______________________ and a population of ________________________________.The longest river in France is the_____________________ at _______________________long.The French Motto is _________________________________________________________________________________.

(“Liberte, Egalite, Fraternite”)

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Map of France

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France is sometimes known as the country with ________________ sides. On ____________ sides are coasts and the other ______________ sides are borders with other countries.Can you draw a six sided shape? Color three sides blue for the coasts and three sides green for the countries.

France Facts

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The language that is spoken in France is called ___________.

Bonjour is French for _____________________________ and _____________________________________.

Au Revoir is French for ________________________________.

Salut is French for _____________________________________.

French Numbers:

Maman is French for ___________________________.

Papa is French for _____________________________.

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France Facts

Franc Euro Money

Design your own money, coins and notes, in the

box below or on a separate piece of paper.

The currency for France was known as the ____________.

This currency stopped being used on February, ________________________. The ________________ was introduced on January, ______________________________.Lots of countries in the same area as France also use the euro. Some of these countries include Austria, Germany, Italy and Spain.

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The name France is from the Latin word ‘__________________’ which means ____________________________________.

The Franks are a Germanic people who ________________ the area in the 5th century.

The France National Day is celebrated on the __________________________________.

The highest mountain in France is Mont _________________. It is situated in the French _____________________. It is also the ___________________ mountain in __________________ being __________________ tall.

Can you draw some mountains below? What will you name the tallest one?

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France Facts

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France Facts

The Tour de France is held every ____________________ in France. It is a multiple stage _____________________ race. Most of the stages are held in France, though occasionally the riders may ride into neighbouring countries.

The first bike race was in ___________________ and it hascontinued every year since then except when the ___________________________________________ were on.

The race is usually held in _______________ over _____________ weeks. The competitors ride ______________________________ to complete the race. The course that they race on is _____________________________ every year. The riders are judged onthe ______________________________ they take to ride eachstage.

Do you have a bike? _____________________________________Describe your bike: ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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France is Famous for its _______________________________.

More than __________________________ different types of cheese are made in France.

Another famous French breakfast food is the ______________________________. It is a buttery, flaky, pastry named for its crescent shape.

______________________________ is a dish of cooked land snails which is usually served as an appetizer in France.

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France Facts

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Animals in France

The chamois is a mammal that lives in the mountain areas: Alps, Jura and Pyrenees of France.They eat __________________, seeds andflowers and sometimes bark during thewinter.It is able to separate the two _____________ on each hoof, which helps for better grip while climbing.

The ____________________ (Eurasian Lynx) are found only in the heavily forested, Vosges and Pyrenees, regions of France. Their diet consists of hares, rodents and _______________________. They are a protected species.

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Animals in France

The praying mantis in France is only about 8 cm long, making it one of the _______________________ in the world. It is usually colored bright_______________ which makes themhard to find in the long grass. TheEuropean praying mantis eats insects.

They are very good _______________. They were getting very close to extinction, but not the numbers have increased and they are no longer a threatened species.

The Alpine Ibex, is a wild ______________, that lives in the Alps. They have large backward curving horns and the males have a beard. The ibex eats grass, _________________, leaves and twigs.

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Places of Interest

The Eiffel Tower was built as the entrance of the 1889 World’s Fair. It is the _______________ structure in Paris and the second tallest structure in France. It is named after the engineer that designed and ______________ it: Gustave Eiffel. The Tower is 320 meters tall and is situated on the Champ de Mars in Paris.

There are _________ levels for you to visit. You can walk up stairs to the first two levels and then take the lift to the third level or you can take the lift all the way up.

The Louvre is located in the _______________________ of Paris and is one of the largest art museums in the world. The Louvre was built in the 12th century to be

used as a _________________________. It was converted into a Royal Palace in the 14th century. It became an art museum at the end of the 18th century. The most famous art piece that is in the museum is the ________________________. It also has paintings by Monet.

level or you can take the lift all the way up.

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Places of Interest

The Arc de Triomphe is _____________ tall and 45 metres wide. It is a monument that honors the ___________ that fought for France. The names of

558 French soldiers is written on the ___________________ of the Arc. The construction of the Arc started on the 15th

August 1806 and was inaugurated on the 29th July 1836. The Arc was designed by Jean Chalgrin in 1806.

The Notre Dame is an historical ____________Catholic Cathedral. The construction of the Notre Damestarted in 1163 and it was finished in 1345. It is 128 metreslong and is built on the religious _________________ of Paris.It is located on the one of two natural _________Île de la Cité,

__________________________ that sit in the middle of the Seine River. All distances in Paris are calculated from the zero point which is situated opposite the Notre Dame Cathedral in the center of the island.

Arc was designed by Jean Chalgrin

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Artist ~ Claude Monet

Born: 14th November 1840

Died: 5th December 1926

He was born in ________________________. He was baptised as Oscar-Claude Monet on the 14th May 1841.His parents just called him _______________________________________.

His mother was a singer and his father owned a grocery business. Monet claimed to be the founder of ______________________________________. He wasinterested in the effects of ___________________________ and would paint the same picture at different times of the day for different lightning.

His paint of the ‘______________________ in the green dress’ or Camille, bought him recognition. It was painted in __________________________________________________.

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Artist ~ Claude Monet

It was a picture of the woman who would become his future _______________________.His first son, Jean, was born in 1867. His second son,Michael, was born in 1878.In 1923, he was nearly _____________________ due to a cataract in one eye. He had an operation that same year to fix it. The paintings that he painted while he had the cataracts have a reddish tinge to them. After the operations he painted some his paintings again and the water lilies were much bluer than before.

Claude Monet died of lung cancer and was buried in a simple grace in the Giverny Church Cemetery.

Some of his paintings are:! Impression Sunrise painted in 1872! Water Lilies painted in 1914! Paintings of the Japanese Bridge over the Water-Lily

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Born: 9th October 1835

Died: 16th December 1921

Saint-Saens lived during the Romantic Music Era. He was a _____________________, organist and pianist.

He was born in France. His father passed away when he was ___________ months old. Soon after this happened, hismother’s aunt moved in with Charles and his mother,Clemence. This aunt, Charlotte Masson, began teaching himthe ___________________.

His first musical composition was written when he was _______________ years old (22nd March 1839) and is currently being held at the National Library of France in Paris.

Charles learnt to read and write by age three with his first public ____________________ held when he was just five years old.

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Musician ~ Charles Camille Saint-Saens

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He started at the Paris Conservatory at age 13, in 1848. There is studied ____________________________________. His teacher was Jacques Fromentin Halevy. Charleswrote his first __________________________ at the ageof 16.

Charles married in 1875, then left his wife shortly afterthe death of his two children in 1881.

He died in Algiers, Algeria and was brought back to ______________________ for a state funeral before being buried in the Montparnasse Cemetery in Paris.

His most famous works include:! Sampson and Delilah (1877)! Carnival of the Animals (1866)! Danse Macabre (1874)

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Musician ~ Charles Camille Saint-Saens

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Born: 1412

Died: May 30, 1431

Joan grew up in a small town in France. Her father, Jacques was a farmer who also worked as an official for the town. Joan grew up working on the farm and learning to sew from her mother. She was a very _______________________ lady.

When she was around twelve, she had a _______________ of Michael the Archangel. He told her that she was to lead theFrench in a battle against the English. Over the next several years, she had more visions, deciding at sixteen years of age, it was time to put her visions into action.

After meeting with King Charles of France, Joan was allowed to accompany a convoy of soldiers and supplies to the city of ____________________ that was under siege.

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Notable Woman ~ Joan of Arc

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Joan had become a very proficient fighter and an expert ____________ rider. When the rest of the French army arrived in Orleans, she launched the ______________ against the English. During one of the battles she was injured by an arrow, but carried on fighting and inspiring the troops. Eventually they won with a great victory. Thenext part of her vision was to lead Charles to the city ofRheims to be crowned king. Joan and her army did thisand Charles was crowned king of France.

When Joan heard the city of Compiegne was under attack by the Burgundians, she took a small army to help her defeat the city but, with her force outside the city, the drawbridge was raised and Joan was ___________________ and sold to the English. They questioned her, finally decided that she deserved death. She was _______________________ years old when she was burned alive at the stake.

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Notable Woman ~ Joan of Arc

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Born: June 1, 1637

Died: May 18, 1675

Jacques was a French missionary and explorer, best known for being the first European to see and map the ________________________ part of the Mississippi River.

After joining the Society of Jesus at age 17, Jacques became a Jesuit missionary. He studied and taught in the Jesuit colleges of France for many years before being assigned to be a _______________________________ to the indigenous people of the America in 1666.

On May 17, 1673, Jacques and his French-Canadian fur trader and explorer friend, Louis Joliet, were chosen to lead an ______________________________ to find the direction and mouth of the river the natives called the Messipi, ‘The Great Water’.

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Explorer ~ Jacques Marquette

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Joliet was an experienced mapmaker and geographer who was focusing on finding the mouth of the river, while Marquette was more focused on spreading the word of God to the people he encountered on the journey.After traveling westward, they finally entered the Mississippi near Prairie du Chien on June 17, 1673.

They followed the river to the _______________________ ofthe Arkansas River before turning around fearing anencounter with the hostile Spanish colonists and explorersfurther in.

On the way home, Marquette stayed behind in Green Bay and in 1674, set out, looking to found a mission among the Illinois Indians. Due to the __________________ weather, he and two companions camped near what is now known asChicago, becoming the first Europeans to live there.

Marquette contracted dysentery which forced him to return home. He died on May 18, 1675, en route to St. Ignace.

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Explorer ~ Jacques Marquette

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ANSWERSFlag• three• size• flag• white• red• tricolour• February• freedom• peace• courage

Map• Paris• largest• 5 490 970 sq km• 66.9 million (2016)• Loire – 629 miles• Liberty, Equality, Fraternity

Facts• 6• 3• 3

Facts cont…• French• Good morning /good afternoon• Hoodbye• Hi• Un• Deux• Trios• Quatre• Cinq• Six• Sept• Huit• Neuf• Dix• Mum / Mom• Dad• Franc• 17th February 2002• Euro• 1st

• Francia• Country of the Franks• Conquered

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Facts cont…

• 14th July• Blanc• Alps• Highest• Europe• 4807 metres• Year• Bicycle• 1903• World Wars• July• 3• 3200• Different• Time• Helmet

Food

• Fine food• 350• Croissant• Escargot

Animals

• Grass• Toes• Lynx• Foxes• Smallest• Green• Goat• Moss• Climbers

Places of Interest

• Tallest• Built• 3Centre• Fortress• Mona Lisa• 51• Soldiers• Inside• Romans• Centre• Islands

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Artist ~ Claude Monet• Paris• Oscar• Impressionism• Light• Woman• 1866• Wife• Blind

Musician ~ Charles Saint-Saens• Composer• 3• Piano• 3• Concert• Composition• Symphony• France

Notable Woman ~ Joan of Arc• Religious• Vision• Orleans• Horse• Attack• Captured• Nineteen

Explorer ~ Jacques Marquette• Northern• Missionary• Expedition• mouth• cold

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The Flag of France

The France flag is made up of __________________ colours: blue, red and white. All of the vertical bands are of equal __________________________. The blue part is located near the _____________ staff, followed by the _________________ in the middle and the _______________ on the far end. It is also known as the _______________________. This flag was adapted on the 15th ______________________1794. The colours have come to represent: Blue - _____________________________________________, Red - _______________________________________________, and White - ___________________________________________.

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On the Map! Draw a star to

show where the capital is.

! Label the Atlantic Ocean.

! Draw in the French Alps, including the tallest peak Mont Blanc.

! Label the Mediterranean Sea.

The capital of France is ____________________________.France is the ______________________ country in Europe.France has a land area size of ______________________ and a population of ________________________________.The longest river in France is the_____________________ at _______________________long.The French Motto is _________________________________________________________________________________.

(“Liberte, Egalite, Fraternite”)

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Map of France

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France is sometimes known as the country with ________________ sides. On ____________ sides are coasts and the other ______________ sides are borders with other countries.Can you draw a six sided shape? Colour three sides blue for the coasts and three sides green for the countries.

France Facts

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Bonjour is French for _____________________________ and _____________________________________.

Au Revoir is French for ________________________________.

Salut is French for _____________________________________.

French Numbers:

Maman is French for ___________________________.

Papa is French for _____________________________.

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France Facts

Franc Euro Money

Design your own money, coins and notes, in the

box below or on a separate piece of paper.

The currency for France was known as the ____________.

This currency stopped being used on February, ________________________. The ________________ was introduced on January, ______________________________.Lots of countries in the same area as France also use the euro. Some of these countries include Austria, Germany, Italy and Spain.

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The name France is from the Latin word ‘__________________’ which means ____________________________________.

The Franks are a Germanic people who ________________ the area in the 5th century.

The France National Day is celebrated on the __________________________________.

The highest mountain in France is Mont _________________. It is situated in the French _____________________. It is also the ___________________ mountain in __________________ being __________________ tall.

Can you draw some mountains below? What will you name the tallest one?

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France Facts

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France Facts

The Tour de France is held every ____________________ in France. It is a multiple stage _____________________ race. Most of the stages are held in France, though occasionally the riders may ride into neighbouring countries.

The first bike race was in ___________________ and it hascontinued every year since then except when the ___________________________________________ were on.

The race is usually held in _______________ over _____________ weeks. The competitors ride ______________________________ to complete the race. The course that they race on is _____________________________ every year. The riders are judged onthe ______________________________ they take to ride eachstage.

Do you have a bike? _____________________________________Describe your bike: ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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France is Famous for its _______________________________.

More than __________________________ different types of cheese are made in France.

Another famous French breakfast food is the ______________________________. It is a buttery, flaky, pastry named for its crescent shape.

______________________________ is a dish of cooked land snails which is usually served as an appetizer in France.

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France Facts

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Animals in France

The chamois is a mammal that lives in the mountain areas: Alps, Jura and Pyrenees of France.They eat __________________, seeds andflowers and sometimes bark during thewinter.It is able to separate the two _____________ on each hoof, which helps for better grip while climbing.

The ____________________ (Eurasian Lynx) are found only in the heavily forested, Vosges and Pyrenees, regions of France. Their diet consists of hares, rodents and _______________________. They are a protected species.

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Animals in France

The praying mantis in France is only about 8 cm long, making it one of the _______________________ in the world. It is usually coloured bright_______________ which makes themhard to find in the long grass. TheEuropean praying mantis eats insects.

They are very good _______________. They were getting very close to extinction, but not the numbers have increased and they are no longer a threatened species.

The Alpine Ibex, is a wild ______________, that lives in the Alps. They have large backward curving horns and the males have a beard. The ibex eats grass, _________________, leaves and twigs.

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Places of Interest

The Eiffel Tower was built as the entrance of the 1889 World’s Fair. It is the _______________ structure in Paris and the second tallest structure in France. It is named after the engineer that designed and ______________ it: Gustave Eiffel. The Tower is 320 metres tall and is situated on the Champ de Mars in Paris.

There are _________ levels for you to visit. You can walk up stairs to the first two levels and then take the lift to the third level or you can take the lift all the way up.

The Louvre is located in the _______________________ of Paris and is one of the largest art museums in the world. The Louvre was built in the 12th century to be

used as a _________________________. It was converted into a Royal Palace in the 14th century. It became an art museum at the end of the 18th century. The most famous art piece that is in the museum is the ________________________. It also has paintings by Monet.

level or you can take the lift all the way up.

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Places of Interest

The Arc de Triomphe is _____________ tall and 45 metres wide. It is a monument that honours the ___________ that fought for France. The names of

558 French soldiers is written on the ___________________ of the Arc. The construction of the Arc started on the 15th

August 1806 and was inaugurated on the 29th July 1836. The Arc was designed by Jean Chalgrin in 1806.

The Notre Dame is an historical ____________Catholic Cathedral. The construction of the Notre Damestarted in 1163 and it was finished in 1345. It is 128 metreslong and is built on the religious _________________ of Paris.It is located on the one of two natural _________Île de la Cité,

__________________________ that sit in the middle of the Seine River. All distances in Paris are calculated from the zero point which is situated opposite the Notre Dame Cathedral in the centre of the island.

Arc was designed by Jean Chalgrin

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Artist ~ Claude Monet

Born: 14th November 1840

Died: 5th December 1926

He was born in ________________________. He was baptised as Oscar-Claude Monet on the 14th May 1841.His parents just called him _______________________________________.

His mother was a singer and his father owned a grocery business. Monet claimed to be the founder of ______________________________________. He wasinterested in the effects of ___________________________ and would paint the same picture at different times of the day for different lightning.

His paint of the ‘______________________ in the green dress’ or Camille, bought him recognition. It was painted in __________________________________________________.

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Artist ~ Claude Monet

It was a picture of the woman who would become his future _______________________.His first son, Jean, was born in 1867. His second son,Michael, was born in 1878.In 1923, he was nearly _____________________ due to a cataract in one eye. He had an operation that same year to fix it. The paintings that he painted while he had the cataracts have a reddish tinge to them. After the operations he painted some his paintings again and the water lilies were much bluer than before.

Claude Monet died of lung cancer and was buried in a simple grace in the Giverny Church Cemetery.

Some of his paintings are:! Impression Sunrise painted in 1872! Water Lilies painted in 1914! Paintings of the Japanese Bridge over the Water-Lily

Pond

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Born: 9th October 1835

Died: 16th December 1921

Saint-Saens lived during the Romantic Music Era. He was a _____________________, organist and pianist.

He was born in France. His father passed away when he was ___________ months old. Soon after this happened, hismother’s aunt moved in with Charles and his mother,Clemence. This aunt, Charlotte Masson, began teaching himthe ___________________.

His first musical composition was written when he was _______________ years old (22nd March 1839) and is currently being held at the National Library of France in Paris.

Charles learnt to read and write by age three with his first public ____________________ held when he was just five years old.

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Musician ~ Charles Camille Saint-Saens

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He started at the Paris Conservatory at age 13, in 1848. There is studied ____________________________________. His teacher was Jacques Fromentin Halevy. Charleswrote his first __________________________ at the ageof 16.

Charles married in 1875, then left his wife shortly afterthe death of his two children in 1881.

He died in Algiers, Algeria and was brought back to ______________________ for a state funeral before being buried in the Montparnasse Cemetery in Paris.

His most famous works include:! Sampson and Delilah (1877)! Carnival of the Animals (1866)! Danse Macabre (1874)

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Musician ~ Charles Camille Saint-Saens

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Born: 1412

Died: May 30, 1431

Joan grew up in a small town in France. Her father, Jacques was a farmer who also worked as an official for the town. Joan grew up working on the farm and learning to sew from her mother. She was a very _______________________ lady.

When she was around twelve, she had a _______________ of Michael the Archangel. He told her that she was to lead theFrench in a battle against the English. Over the next several years, she had more visions, deciding at sixteen years of age, it was time to put her visions into action.

After meeting with King Charles of France, Joan was allowed to accompany a convoy of soldiers and supplies to the city of ____________________ that was under siege.

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Notable Woman ~ Joan of Arc

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Joan had become a very proficient fighter and an expert ____________ rider. When the rest of the French army arrived in Orleans, she launched the ______________ against the English. During one of the battles she was injured by an arrow, but carried on fighting and inspiring the troops. Eventually they won with a great victory. Thenext part of her vision was to lead Charles to the city ofRheims to be crowned king. Joan and her army did thisand Charles was crowned king of France.

When Joan heard the city of Compiegne was under attack by the Burgundians, she took a small army to help her defeat the city but, with her force outside the city, the drawbridge was raised and Joan was ___________________ and sold to the English. They questioned her, finally decided that she deserved death. She was _______________________ years old when she was burned alive at the stake.

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Notable Woman ~ Joan of Arc

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Born: June 1, 1637

Died: May 18, 1675

Jacques was a French missionary and explorer, best known for being the first European to see and map the ________________________ part of the Mississippi River.

After joining the Society of Jesus at age 17, Jacques became a Jesuit missionary. He studied and taught in the Jesuit colleges of France for many years before being assigned to be a _______________________________ to the indigenous people of the America in 1666.

On May 17, 1673, Jacques and his French-Canadian fur trader and explorer friend, Louis Joliet, were chosen to lead an ______________________________ to find the direction and mouth of the river the natives called the Messipi, ‘The Great Water’.

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Explorer ~ Jacques Marquette

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Joliet was an experienced mapmaker and geographer who was focusing on finding the mouth of the river, while Marquette was more focused on spreading the word of God to the people he encountered on the journey.After travelling westward, they finally entered the Mississippi near Prairie du Chien on June 17, 1673.

They followed the river to the _______________________ ofthe Arkansas River before turning around fearing anencounter with the hostile Spanish colonists and explorersfurther in.

On the way home, Marquette stayed behind in Green Bay and in 1674, set out, looking to found a mission among the Illinois Indians. Due to the __________________ weather, he and two companions camped near what is now known asChicago, becoming the first Europeans to live there.

Marquette contracted dysentery which forced him to return home. He died on May 18, 1675, en route to St. Ignace.

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Explorer ~ Jacques Marquette

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