CH13 The Rise of Modern Nations

Question 1

the earliest known inhabitants of the British Isles

Answer 1

Celts

Question 2

a special group of Celtic men who acted as teachers, judges, and priests

Answer 2

Druids

Question 3

may have been an ancient Celtic worship site and observatory.

Answer 3

Stonehenge

Question 4

ancient Celtic hero/king

Answer 4

King Arthur

Question 5

wandering poets

Answer 5

scops

Question 6

the first archbishop of Canterbury

Answer 6

Augustine

Question 7

year England officially accepted Romanism

Answer 7

664

Question 8

the greatest Saxon poem that still exists

Answer 8

Beowulf

Question 9

the first great king of England and his title

Answer 9

Alfred the Great

Question 10

year for the battle of hastings

Answer 10

1066

Question 11

Harold Godwin

Answer 11

became king of England after Edward the Confessor, who had no heir, died; later killed at the Battle of Hastings by invading Normans

Question 12

Norman warrior who ascended to the English throne after his victory over Harold Godwin at the Battle of Hastings

Answer 12

William the Conqueror

Question 13

Henry I

Answer 13

the most important Norman king after William the Conqueror; known for his “Charter of Liberties”

Question 14

Henry II

Answer 14

Grandson of Henry I who ended the Norman line; began the plantagenet dynasty; established trial by jury

Question 15

Richard I

Answer 15

son of Henry II who became the king of England after his father’s death; known as Richard the Lion-hearted for his exploits in the Third Crusade

Question 16

Eleanor of Aquitaine

Answer 16

mother of both Richard I and John of England; ruled England in Richard’s absence; only woman to be both queen of England and queen of France

Question 17

Henry III

Answer 17

son of King John of England; weak king whose poor rule brought forth the parliamentary system of government

Question 18

Simon de Montfort

Answer 18

leader of nobles who rebelled against Henry III and took control of the government by calling the first meeting of parliament

Question 19

Edward I

Answer 19

the first pure Englishman to sit on the throne since the Norman conquest; established the Model Parliament

Question 20

Edward II

Answer 20

weak English king who was manipulated by a small group of men; forced by parliament to abdicate the throne to his son Edward III

Question 21

Edward III

Answer 21

succeeded his father Edward II

Question 22

Sir William Wallace

Answer 22

the national hero of Scotland

Question 23

Robert Bruce

Answer 23

represented the scottish nobles in the struggle for Scottish Independence; became king of Scotland

Question 24

Joan of Arc

Answer 24

a peasant girl who led the French army in a few successful battles in the Hundred Years War before being captured and executed by the English

Question 25

Richard II

Answer 25

the last plantagenet king of England; lost his throne during the Hundred Years’ War