| Term | Definition |
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with julius caesar as general, which nation conquered england in 55 bc |
rome |
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what country were the anglo/saxons from |
germany |
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which group of christians introduced christianity to england |
romans |
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if the differemt tribes in england were in a dispute, who settled these disputes for them |
druid priests |
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the war of the roses was a conflict between which 2 families for the throne of england |
lancasters and yorks |
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who invented the printing press |
johann gutenberg |
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which king was reponsible for the magna carta |
king john I |
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the death of what king was the end of the anglo/saxon period |
king edward "the confessor" |
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how many years did the Romans rule England before returning to rome |
300 |
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at what battle did william of normandy kill harold II |
battle of hastings |
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which catholic cathedral was thomas becket archbishop |
canterbury cathedral |
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which king of england jokingly said he would like to kill thomas becket |
henry II |
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which class emerged as a result of the renaissance |
middle class |
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what country did the renaissance start in |
italy |
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during what years did the renaissance take place |
1485-1625 |
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king ferdinand and queen isabella |
who sponsored christopher columbus' voyage to the new world |
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what was martin luther's occupation before splitting from the catholic church |
monk |
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what christian denomination was Henry VII |
catholic |
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at the beginning of henry VII's life and during his first marriage he was |
catholic |
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henry vii left his original church and converted to the |
protestant church |
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how many times was henry vii married |
6 |
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why did henry vii leave his original church and convert to another one |
they did not believe in divorce |
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after edward vi dies, his half sister ____ took the throne |
mary I |
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after elizabeth died, who became king of england |
james I |
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which one of king henry;s wives gave birth to mary, his catholic daughter |
catherine of aragon |
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what country was elizabeth's cousin, who gained the throne after her, he was king james vi of |
scotland |
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the most monumental piece of literature commissioned by james i to be translated into english was the |
bible |
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who was henry's only catholic wife |
catherine of aragon |
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what year did christopher colombus arrive in the w. hemisphere |
1492 |
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what country was catherine of aragon from |
spain |
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which country was christopher colombus from |
portugal |
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how many scenes are in each of shakespeare's plays |
unlimited |
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during which of shakespeare's plays did the globe theater burn down |
henry viii |
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what year was shakespeare born |
1564 |
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how many children did shakespeare and his wife have |
3 |
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how many acts are in each of shakespeare's plays |
5 |
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who was shakespeare married to |
anne hathaway |
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which theater were most of shakespeares plays performed |
globe theater |
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approx. how many sonnets did shakespeare write |
150 |
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where was shakespeare born |
stratford-on-avon |
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what was the name of the fround level inside the globe theater |
the pit |
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how many plays did shakespeare write during his lifetime |
37 |
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what is brutus' motivation for joining the conspiracy |
he wants to protect Rome against tyranny |
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where are the two opposing armies supposed to meet for battle |
philippi |
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what day did the soothsayer warn caesar about |
march 15 |
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after the plebians turn against the conspirators, what do cassius and brutus do |
they leave town in a hurry |
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whose wound was "the most unkindest cut of all" |
brutus' |
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who is not a new leader of rome |
cassius |
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brutus accuses cassius of having been known to |
having an itching palm |
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in his speech to the plebians, antony repeatedly refers to brutus and the conspirators as |
honorable and wise |
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after hearing the speeches from brutus and antony, the plebians are enraged. who do the mistakenly beat up |
cinna the poet |
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what is the reason the conspirators give for killing caesar |
they thought he was too ambitious |
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what country does the play julius caesar take place |
italy |
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when antony tells octavius that "brutus and cassius are lvying powers" he means that |
they are raising an army |
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who is brutus' wife |
portia |
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why does calpurnia ask caesar not to go to the senate |
she believes her frightening dreams are omens |
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in scene ii when cassius begins to argue with brutus, brutus tells cassius to wait until they are inside his tent so that |
the troops will not see them argue |
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what does caesar do with the letter artemidorus gives him |
he ignores it |
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whose birthday is it when the two armies battle |
cassius |
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the conspirators want caesar to go the senate house so |
they can kill him |
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who is caesar's wife |
calpurnia |
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in his oration, how does antony show that the conspirators were not honorable |
he contrasts caesar's deeds with the reasons for the assassination |
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when antony first shakes hands with the conspirators, it suggests that he |
accepts the murder and supports the conspirators |
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who did caesar defeat to become the next choice as king |
pompey |
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what year was caesar murdered |
44 bc |
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because of brutus' actions against caesar, and because octavius and antony have grown so strong, portia |
kills herself |
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what festival are the people of rome celebrating at the beginning of the play |
feast of lupercal |
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at the end of act iv, whose ghost shows up in brutus' tent |
caesar's |
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who becomes ruler of rome after the war is won by the romans |
octavius caesar |
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how might you best describe the meeting between brutus cassius antony and octavius at the begininng of act v |
hostile |
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what do brutus and cassius say to each other before departing for battle |
they bid each other farewell in case they do not see each other again |
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he mistakenly believes titinius has been captured and kills himself out of guilt |
what is cassius' fatal mistake |
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what year was julius caesar born |
100 bc |
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what year did julius caesar die |
44 bc |