Abeka 5th grade old world history and geography test 12

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the freed slave who wrote many fables

Aesop

The time when machinery began to do the work formerly done by men and animals

Age of Industry

first emperor of the Roman Empire

Augustus Caesar

Capital of Northern Ireland

Belfast

British colonists' most important gift to the New World

Biblical heritage

The Explorer who discovered Australia?

Captain Cook

Capital of Wales

Cardiff

Who did Rome fight in the Punic Wars?

Carthage

world's largest lake

Caspian Sea

false teaching of evolution was made popular by

Charles Darwin

Roman emperor who first allowed freedom of worship

Constantine

The efforts to take Jerusalem back from the Turks

Crusades

Capital of Ireland

Dublin

Capital of Scotland

Edinburgh

largest country on the island of Great Britain

England

world's largest landmass

Eurasia

The only continent with no large desert

Europe

founder of the modern nursing profession

Florence Nightingale

famous English preacher of the Wesleyan Revival

George Whitfiels

protestant reformation began in

Germany

Carthaginian general who crossed the Alps with elephants

Hannibal

author of Illiad and Odyssey

Homer

country know as "emerald isle"

Ireland

what country is not part of the United Kingdom

Ireland

man who perfected the steam engine

James Watt

inventor of the printing press

Johann Gutenberg

first explorer to reach North America in modern times

John Cabot

The Lollards were the followers of

John Wycliffe

man who produced the first translation of the entire Bible in English

John Wycliffe

Roman leader who "crossed the Rubicon"

Julius Caesar

Capital of England

London

document signed in 1215 that established the tradition that the monarch is limited by law

Magna Carta

Prime Minister who worked to return Great Britain to the Protestant work ethic

Margaret Thatcher

Protectant Reformation was begun by

Martin Luther

The man who produced the first printed version of the English Bible

Miles Coverdale

The highest spot in Europe

Mt. Elbrus

The victory of William the Conqueror is known as

Norman Conquest

Leader of the Roundheads

Oliver Cromwell

The first great missionary of the Christian church

Paul

mountain chain know as the "backbone of england"

Pennines

people who came from England to the New World for freedom of worship were

Pilgrims

Biblical teaching that God expects all people to work is

Protestant Work Ethic

The queen who promised, "I will be good"

Queen Victoria

Europe's most important inland waterway

Rhine River

"Father of the Sunday School Movement"

Robert Raikes

the empire England belonged to for 400 years in ancient times

Rome

largest country in the world

Russia

monks in monasteries copied and preserved

Scriptures

the longest river in the British Isles

Shannon River

The architect who helped to rebuild London after the great fire

Sir Christopher Wren

First Englishman to sail around the world

Sir Francis Drake

Queen Elizabeth's fleet defeated the

Spanish Armada

England's principal river

Thames

missionary know as "father of modern missions"

William Carey

greatest writer of the Elizabethan Age

William Shakespeare

Prime Minister of England during World War II

Winston Churchill

singing poet

bard

invention that helped the Romans build strong, lasting structures

concrete

The word that comes from two words meaning "people" and "rule" is

democracy

Great Britain is the _______ largest island in the world

eighth

Aegean Sea

know where it is on a map

Atlanta

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Belfast

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Black Sea

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Boise

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Caspian Sea

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Columbus

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Danube River

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Denver

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Dublin

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Edinburgh

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England

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English Channel

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Frankfort

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Honolulu

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Jueanu

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Lincoln

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Mont Blanc

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Montpelier

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Mt. Elbrus

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North Sea

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Norwegian Sea

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Phoenix

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Rhine River

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Thames River

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Volga River

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wales

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the false idea that the Bible does not mean what is says is

modernism

Greek word for "marketplace"

agora


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