France Acrostic

1. France Acrostic By: Gianncarlo Flores Amanda Sargent Avery Olsen Sierra Brown Maddie Perry

2. F euding was forbade from the nobles by King Luis IX. He also forbade them to settle disputes by fighting duels. Most nobles minted their own money.

3. R oyalmint was where coins were made, legally. Usually, before a law was passed, nobles use to mint their own coins. Minting coins is basically making your own coins with engravings. Though, King Louis XI made it illegal for one to use coins made anywhere else but the royal mint. He set up a royal court in which anyone could bring disputes to the law.

4. A ugustus, Philip Augustus or Philip II, ruled from 1179 to 1223. He made Paris the center of government. Philip also increased the size of the kingdom by marriages and fighting for his French lands held by the English and winning. He appointed royal agents to keep watch on the nobles during the Crusades.

5. N ew king was Louis VI in 1108 known as “Louis the Fat”. He increased the power of the monarchy. He got rid of disloyal nobles and put younger people in their place. He granted charters to many towns and winning ,the loyalty of his townspeople.

6. C apet a French noble was the new king of France. As Capet ruled only smalls area between Seine and Loire rivers. He died in Capet 996. He was the first of the Capetian kings who ruled France for 300 years.

7. E states-General was formed by Philip IV. An assembly of nobles, clergy, and townspeople. This was the beginning of a national government in France. When Philip IV died in 1314, France was united under one ruler.

8. Current Event In 900A.D. – 1500A.D. monarchies rose. Though today we no longer have monarchies, we now have a democracy. A democracy is a government for the people by the people. Government has improved but problems still arise. On May 6th 2013, a day that marks the end of Francois Hollande’s first year as president of France, thousands of French protested against him. They accused Hollande of contributing to Europe’s economic crisis by focusing on the interest of shareholders, of big businesses and of European austerity policies, to the detriment. Both section 1 about the early French, and the current event on the modern day French are about the development of government, from monarchies to democracy. The theme of this current event is peace and security.

9. Kings • Hugh Capet a French noble was the new king in 987 • Ruled a small area between Seine and Loire. • Louis the VI “Louis the fat” • Increased the power of the monarchy • Fired disloyal nobles and put younger and more loyal people in there place • He stopped raids of lawless vassals and granted charters to town • By that they won the loyalty of the townspeople

10. Kings • Philip the II “ Philip Augustus” • Ruled from 1179-1223 • Made Paris the center of government • Increased size of the kingdom by marriage and by winning back French lands held by the English • Brought peace to France which helped unite people • He ordered noble to stop feuding and did not let settle disputes by fighting duels • Made it illegal to use coins anywhere else but the Royal Mint

11. Kings • Philip IV “ Philip the fair” • Ruled from 1285-1314 • He believed the interest of the state came first • Went to war with the Flemish because they refused to let France control cloth trade • Believed in taxes • Formed an Estates-General, an assembly of nobles, clergy, and townspeople • It was the beginning of national government in France