Abeka 5th Grade History Test 12
Great Britain
8th largest island in the world
Charles Darwin
English scientist who formulated a theory of evolution
Rhine River
Europe's most important inland waterway
William Carey
Father of Modern Missions
Russia
Largest country in the world
Pilgrims
people who came from England to the new world for freedom of worship
Victoria
the queen who promised "I will be good"
Age of Industry
the time when machinery began to do the work formerly done by men and animals
democracy
word meaning "people rule"
London
Capital of England
Dublin
Capital of Ireland
Belfast
Capital of Northern Ireland
Edinburgh
Capital of Scotland
Cardiff
Capital of Wales
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.
Constantine
Emperor of Rome who adopted the Christian faith and stopped the persecution of Christians (280-337)
Thames
England's principal river
Sir Francis Drake
English explorer and admiral who was the first Englishman to circumnavigate the globe
Lollards
Followers of John Wycliffe
Florence Nightingale
Founder of modern nursing
Martin Luther
German theologian who led the Reformation
Aesop
Greek slave who wrote fables
Johann Gutenberg
Invented the printing press
Oliver Cromwell
Leader of the Roundheads
Julius Caesar
Roman leader who "crossed the Rubicon"
Crusades
effort to take Jerusalem back from the Turks
Captain Cook
explorer who discovered Australia
Paul
first great missionary of the Christian church
Mt. Elbrus
highest spot in Europe
concrete
invention that helped the Romans build strong, lasting structures
England
largest country on the island of Great Britain
Shannon
longest river in the British Isles
George Whitefield
most famous English preacher of the Wesleyan Revival
Spanish Armada
naval fleet defeated by the fleet of Queen Elizabeth
James Watt
perfected the steam engine
Miles Coverdale
published the first printed version of the entire English Bible
bard
singing poet
Biblical heritage
the British colonists' most important gift to the New World
Ireland
the Emerald Isle
Sir Christopher Wren
the architect who helped to rebuild London after the great fire
Protestant work ethic
the biblical teaching that God expects all men to work and that all work is a noble duty to be performed toward God
Carthage
the city Rome fought in the Punic Wars
Magna Carta
the document signed in 1215 that established the tradition that the monarch is limited by the law
William Shakespeare
the greatest writer of the Elizabethan Age
Eurasia
the large landmass that includes both Europe and Asia
John Wycliffe
the man who produced the first translation of the Bible in (Middle) English
agora
the marketplace in ancient Greece
Pennines
the mountain chain known as the "Backbone of England"
Europe
the only continent with no large desert
Caspian Sea
world's largest lake
Robert Raikes
"Father of the Sunday School Movement"
Homer
A Greek poet, author of the Iliad and the Odyssey
Germany
Birthplace of the Protestant Reformation
Winston Churchill
Prime Minister of Great Britain during WWII
Margaret Thatcher
Prime Minister who worked to return Great Britain to the Protestant work ethic
Ireland
country in the British Isles that is not a part of the United Kingdom
Monks
people who copied and preserved the Scriptures
Rome
the empire England belonged to for 400 years in ancient times
modernism
the false idea that the Bible does not mean what it says
Augustus Caesar
the first emperor of the Roman Empire
John Cabot
the first explorer to reach North America in modern times
Norman Conquest
the victory of William the Conqueror
