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__Directions __ : Answer the following questions about your region. 1. Is there a famous person from your region? Who is it? _George Sand
 * [Please paste the following information into your Region Wikispace website. Complete the research and share it with your teacher.] **
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Why is this person famous? _She’s an author. She wrote a series of liasons, including, Indiana, Lelia, The Devil's Pool, The Country Waif, and Little Fadette. What did she write? [|www.answers.com] 2. What interesting or important **HISTORICAL** event is associated with this region? <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">Joan of Arc rallied the people of the Loire to drive the English out of France. She, and her army, attacked the English at Orléans and freed the city.

__<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; font-size: 16px;">Why did it happen? __<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; font-size: 16px;">__The English reconquered most of Loire and besieged Orleans. [|www.google.com] <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; font-size: 16px;">Crottin de Chavignol Goat Cheese- gets harder and browner and tends to look like dung <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; font-size: 16px;">Saint Maure de Touraine
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 16px;">When did it happen? ___1429__ **
 * 1) <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; font-size: 16px;">For what particular foods is this region known? List at least two. Choose one and describe it briefly. __

<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; font-size: 16px;">Yes because it’s cheese. <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; font-size: 16px;">[|www.google.com] <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; font-size: 16px;">The Loire Valley Some of the better-known, and most visited chateaux, are: [|Amboise], [|Angers], [|Azay-le-Rideau], [|Blois], [|Chambord], [|Chenonceaux], [|Cheverny], and [|Villandry]. What is there to see here?
 * 1) <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; font-size: 16px;">Would you like to try this food? Why or why not?
 * 1) <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; font-size: 16px;">What **__historical__** __sites__ (cathedrals, roman ruins, chateaux, etc) can you visit in your region?

<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; font-size: 16px;">Find 2 and __tell what city/town__ they are in or near. __ <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; font-size: 16px;">The chateaux Cheverny is located in the department Loir-et-Cher. <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; font-size: 16px;">The chateaux Amboise is located in the department Indre-et-Loire. City or town?? <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; font-size: 16px;">Chateau de Chaumont-sur-Loire <span style="color: #2c2c2c; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">This 15th-century château, known for the wonderful views it provides of the Loire Valley, was once the home of Catherine de Medici. <span style="color: #2c2c2c; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">[|www.google.com]
 * 1) <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; font-size: 16px;">What other fun or interesting activities can you do in your region? __