Who was the first king?
Hugh Capet
What was the territory known as during the High Middle Ages?
Francia
and in the year 843?
West Francia
What empire was it a part of?
Carolingian
How long did parts of that dynasty rule?
until 987
What did Capet create that ended that?
the Capetian dynasty
What did the leaders there call themselves?
rex Francorum
Which means?
king of the Franks
But what did Philip II call himself?
Roi de France
What happened in 1792?
the monarchy was overthrown
Which lines ruled until then?
the Valois and Bourbon
What's one state that was part of the Holy Roman Empire and not France?
Lorraine
When was France decentralized?
the Middle Ages
What two places didn't really pay any attention to the French king?
Brittany and Catalonia
Where would we find those places today?
Spain
When was the Hundred Years' War?
ate Middle Ages
Whose actions started that long conflict?
Kings of England
What were they trying to take as their own?
the French throne,
In early colonial days, did France have property all over the world?
yes
Was it a monarchy or a dictatorship?
monarchy