| 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 |
| 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 |
| Vercingétorix | Local Gaul chief who resisted Caesar and a character in Asterix |
| Menhirs | Giant stones erected by ancient people |
| nous lisons | we read |
| vous dîtes | you say / tell |
| ils savent | they know |