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5th Grade History Chapter 13 Test

Terms in this set (16)

Which continent is the second smallest?
Europe
____________ is the eighth-largest island in the world
Great Britain
What four countries make up the United Kingdom of Great Britain?
England, Scotland, Wales, & Northern Ireland
What was the most important gift that the British colonists brought to America?
biblical heritage
What is the name of the Britons who were at one time ruled by Romans within the Roman Empire?
Celts
Who became king of England after the Battle of Hastings?
William the Conqueror
What was one of the most important events of the Middle Ages which established the English tradition that the monarch is limited by the laws of the land?
Magna Carta
_______________ produced the first translation of the entire Bible into the English language.
John Wycliffe
Who was the first modern explorer of any nation to reach North America and then claim North America for England?
John Cabot
What is William Tyndale famous for?
He produced the first printed version of the English New Testament.
Who published the first printed version of the entire English Bible?
Miles Cloverdale
Name the first Englishman to sail around the world.
Sir Francis Drake
Which of the following are some of Shakespeare's most famous plays written during the Elizabethan Age?
Julius Caesar, Hamlet, Romeo and Juliet
How did the Puritans get their name?
They wanted to purify the Church of England and believed that Christians should live holy lives and not act, dress, and think just like the world.
Who discovered the law of gravity?
Sir Isaac Newton
Who devised the scientific method?
Francis Bacon
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