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5th Grade History Test 12, ABeka

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Agora
the marketplace in ancient Greece
bard
singing poet
Democracy
"people" and "rule"
Aesop
Greek slave who wrote fables
Homer
Illiad and Odyssey
concrete
Romans invented which helped build strong, lasting structures
Agustus Caesar
First emperor of Rome
Carthage
Rome's enemy during the Punic Wars
Julius Caesar
Roman leader who "crossed the Rubicon"
Hannibal
Carthaginian military commander who, in the Second Punic War, attempted a surprise attack on Rome, crossing the Alps with a large group of soldiers, horses, and elephants.
Paul
first great missionary of the Christian church
scriptures
Monks in monasteries copied and preserved these
Constantine
the Roman emperor who first allowed freedom of worship
John Wycliffe
Lollards followed this person, he produced the first translation the entire Bible in English
Johann Gutenberg
Invented the printing press
Crusades
the efforts to take Jerusalem back from the Turks
Germany
Protestant Reformation began here
Martin Luther
Started the Protestant Reformation
John Cabot
the first explorer to reach North America in modern times
Sir Francis Drake
the first Englishman to sail around the world
William Shakespeare
the greatest writer of the Elizabethan Age
Sir Christopher Wren
the architect who helped to rebuild London after the great fire
Dublin
Capital of Ireland
Edinburgh
Capital of Scotland
London
Capital of England
Belfast
Capital of Northern Ireland
Cardiff
capital of Wales
George Whitefield
most famous English preacher of the Wesleyan Revival
Robert Raikes
"Father of the Sunday School Movement"
James Watt
man who perfected the steam engine
Florence Nightingale
Founder of modern nursing
Captain Cook
explorer who discovered Australia
Winston Churchill
Prime Minister of England during WWII
Margaret Thatcher
Prime Minister who worked to return Great Britain to the Protestant work ethic
Ireland
not part of the United Kingdom, known as the "Emerald Isle"
Pennines
the mountain chain known as the "Backbone of England"
Thames
England's principal river
England
the largest country in the United Kingdom
Shannon
longest river in the British Isles
Rome
the empire England belonged to for 400 years in ancient times
Biblical heritage
the British colonists' most important gift to the New World
Magna Carta
the document signed in 1215 that established the tradition that the monarch is limited by law
Age of Industry
introduced machines constructed on scientific principles to do work
William Carey
Father of Modern Missions
Eurasia
the world's largest landmass
Miles Cloverdale
produced the first printed version of the English Bible
eighth
Great Britain is the ____ largest island in the world
Norman Conquest
the victory of William the Conqueror
Spanish Armada
The great fleet sent from Spain against England by Philip II in 1588; defeated by Queen Elizabeth's fleet
Oliver Cromwell
Leader of the Roundheads
Protestant work ethic
way of life based on Biblical teaching that God expects all men to work and all work is a noble duty to be performed toward God
Victoria
queen who said as a child, "I will be good."
Modernism
A cultural movement that believes that the Bible does not mean what it says
Russia
Largest country in the world
Charles Darwin
English natural scientist who formulated a theory of evolution
Mt. Elbrus
highest spot in Europe
Europe
the only continent with no large desert
Caspian Sea
world's largest lake
Rhine River
Europe's most important inland waterway
Atlanta
Boise
Columbus
Denver
Frankfort
Juneau
Honolulu
Lincoln
Montpelier
Phoenix
English Channel
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Wales
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Aegean Sea
Black Sea
Danube River
Mont Blanc
Norwegian Sea
North Sea
Volga River
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