| A | B |
|---|
| Lascaux | famous caves where prehistoric paintings were found |
| patriarchy | family organization where the father has absolute authority |
| Druids | religion that worshiped natural phenomenon |
| Julius Caesar | Roman leader who crossed into Gaul in 58 BC |
| mistletoe | plant considered sacred to the Druids if collected from oak trees |
| Lutetia | the "city of mud" (original name for Paris) |
| Geneviéve | Shepherdess who became the patron saint of Paris |
| Lyon | Economic and political capital of Gaul |
| Ligurians | dark-haired, olive-skinned people who first inhabited France |
| Celts | fair-skinned people who make up the second-lagest group of French ancestors |
| excommunication | considered the worst for of punishment in Gaul |
| Vercingétorix | Local Gaul chief who resisted Caesar and a character in Asterix |
| Christianity | the first counterforce of Roman authority |
| Teutonic Tribes | People from Germany who first overran Gaul |
| Attila the Hun | means "Curse of God", or the "Scourge of God" who was sidetracked on his journey to conquer Paris |
| Menhirs | Giant stones erected by ancient people |
| Marseilles | Phoenician trading colony in 7th century B.C. |
| Iberians | Early inhabitants who built menhirs and dolmens |
