LCS5 History Ch 13 Sect. D
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Alfred the Great | defeated the Vikings and began the English nation |
| William the Conqueror | won the Battle of Hastings and then became king |
| John Wycliffe | first man to translate the entire Bible into English |
| William Tyndale | Printed the first English New Testament |
| Miles Coverdale | First printed version of the entire English Bible |
| John Cabot | First explorer to reach North America and claim it for England |
| Sir Francis Drake | First Englishman to sail around the world |
| Sir Walter Raleigh | Founded the Lost Colony at Roanoke |
| William Shakespeare | Great writer during Elizabethan age; wrote the plays "Julius Caesar", "Hamlet", and "Romeo and Juliet" |
| John Milton | Poet from the Puritan Age; Wrote "Paradise Lost" |
| John Bunyan | Wrote "Pilgrim's Progress" |
| Sir Christopher Wren | Rebuilt St. Paul's Cathedral, and architect of 35 other churches |
| George Whitefield | England's most famous preacher |
| John Wesley | Responsible for the Wesleyan Revival |
| Robert Raikes | "Father of the Sunday School Movement" |
| William Carey | "Father of Modern Missions" |
| James Cook | eighteenth-century English explorer |
| James Watt | Improved the Steam Engine |
| George Muller | Founded many orphanages |
| William Booth | Founded the Salvation Army |
| Florence Nightengale | Responsible for starting the modern nursing profession |
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