History Flashcards
Ile de la cite
Island on seine river that parisii settled on
Parisii
Celtic tribe that settles on island in seine river in 250 bc
Loukteih
Celtic for il de la cite meaning muddy marsh
St. Denis
First bishop of Paris. Beheaded by Romans at Montmartre
Attica the Hun
“Scourge of god” barbarian attack leader
Genevieve
Shepardess/mystic encouraged Parisians to stay
First king of Paris
Clovis
Charlemagne
Crowned holy roman emperor by pope
Example of gothic architecture
Notre dame
La Sorbonne
University of Paris
Epidemic killing 19k
Chlorea
Le centre Pompidou
Multipurpose mall
Lea champs élysées
8 lane road
Paris is known as the city of
Light
Le louvre
Antiquities mid 19th century
Pyramids in louvre built by
I.m. Pei
Le musee d’orsay
Later part of 1800s, early 1900s. Impressionism, former train station
Le centre Pompidou
Multi purpose concert halls, modern art, aka la raffinere, pipes on exterior
Arrondissements
Counties in Paris (20)
La rive gauche
Arts, the Latin quarter
La rive droite
Government, big shopping center
Ile deal cite
Notre dame located here
Montmartre/quarter Latin
Basilica of sacre coeur located in top, highest point in Paris,
La place de la concord
Largest square in Paris, site of bloodbaths
