Test 12 Flashcards
The Mycenaeans left a wooden horse outside the city of
Troy
Any singing poet is called a
bard
Ancient Greece’s most famous singing poet
Homer
Aesop was famous for writing
fables
The Greeks borrowed the ___ from the phoenicians
alphabet
Starting at the North Pole, list the 5 climate zones in order.
- Frigid
- Temperate
- Torrid
- Temperate
- Frigid
long racing track
stadium
center of the Greek city
acropolis
place where men practiced sports
gymnasium
usually the largest gathering place
theater
marketplace
agora
the word that comes from the two Greek words meaning “people” and “rule” is
democracy
the word that means “lover of wisdom”
philosopher
ancient Greece’s most famous scientist
Archimedes
the philosopher concerned with “What is the best way to live?”
Socrates
the government owned the people in the city-state of
Sparta
the citizens practiced democracy in the city-state of
Athens
the city-state that was the first to become powerful
Sparta
the language of the Romans
Latin
the phrase that is a nickname for Rome
“The City of the Seven Hills”
What structures did the Romans build to transport water?
aqueducts
What were Roman citizens from wealthy and important families called?
patricians
What were Roman citizens born of common families called?
plebians
A point on a mountain beyond which trees cannot grow
timber
high mountains have a(n) ___ climate
highlands or alpine
There is snow on mountains all year long above the ___ line
snow
another name for the torrid zone
Tropics
the name for the underground passages and rooms used by the early Christians
catacombs
the name given to the 1000-year period after the fall of Rome
Middle Ages
What word describes the air in a tropical rain forest?
Humid
Europe’s most important inland waterway
Rhine River
the only continent with no large desert
Europe
the world’s largest lake
Caspian Sea
first great missionary of the christian church
Paul
evil Roman emperor who made Christianity illegal
Nero
Christians who are willing to give their lives for their faith
Martyrs
first man to translate the entire Bible into English
John Wycliffe
Bohemian Christian burned at the stake for preaching that only God can forgive sin
John Huss
the eighth-largest island in the world
Great Britain
document signed in 1215 that limited the English monarch to the laws of the land
Magna Carta
man who first printed the entire Bible in English
Miles Coverdale
great naval force that was destroyed by Queen Elizabeth’s fleets
Spanish Armada
first Englishman to sail around the world
Sir Francis Drake
famous English writer of many plays, including Romeo and Juliet
Shakespeare
the people who wanted to purify the Church of England
Puritans
the leader of the Roundheads
Oliver Cromwell
the Puritan writer who wrote Pilgrim’s Progress
John Bunyan
the English scientist who discovered the law of gravity
Sir Isaac Newton
the Authorized Version of the Bible translated in 1611 was sponsored by
King James I
the Greek word meaning “marketplace”
agora
a singing poet
bard
the freed slave who wrote many fables
Aesop
the word that comes from two words meaning “people” and “rule”
democracy
the author of the Illiad and Odyssey
Homer
invention that helped the romans build strong, lasting structures
concrete
the city Rome fought in the Punic Wars
Carthage
the first emperor of the Roman Empire
Augustus Caesar
the Roman leader who “crossed the Rubicon”
Julius Caesar
the Carthaginian general who crossed the Alps with war elephant
Hannibal
the first great missionary of the Christian church
Paul
the Roman emperor who first allowed freedom of worship
Constantine
monks in monasteries copied and preserved the
Scriptures
the efforts to take Jerusalem back from the Turks
the Crusades
the Lollards were followers of
John Wycliffe
the inventor of the printing press
Johann Gutenberg
the Protestant Reformation began in
Germany
the Protestant Reformation was begun by
Martin Luther
the man who produced the first translation of the entire Bible in English
John Wycliffe
the first explorer to reach North America in modern times
John Cabot
the first Englishman to sail around the world
Sir Francis Drake
the greatest writer of the Elizabethan Age
William Shakespeare
the architect who helped to rebuild London after the great fire
Sir Christopher Wren
the capital of Scotland
Edinburgh
the capital of Ireland
Dublin
the capital of England
London
the capital of Northern Ireland
Belfast
the capital of Wales
Cardiff
most famous English preacher of the Wesleyan Revival
George Whitefield
“Father of the Sunday School Movement”
Robert RAikes
founder of the modern nursing profession
Florence Nightingale
man who perfected the steam engine
James Watt
explorer who discovered Australia
Captain cook
Prime Minister of England during World War II
Winston Churchill
Prime Minister who worked to return Great Britain to the Protestant work ethic
Margaret Thatcher
the country that is not a part of the United Kingdom
Ireland
the mountain chain known as the “Backbone of England”
Pennines
England’s principal river
Thames
the largest country on the island of Great Britain
England
the country known as the “Emerald Isle”
Ireland
the longest river in the British Isles
Shannon
the empire England belonged to for 400 years in ancient times
Rome
the British colonists’ most important gift to the New World
Biblical heritage
the document signed in 1215 that established the tradition that the monarch is limited by law
Magna Carta
the time when machinery began to do the work formerly done by men and animals
Age of Industry
the man who produced the first printed version of the English Bible
Miles Coverdale
the missionary known as the “Father of Modern Missions”
William Carey
the world’s largest landmass
Eurasia
Great Britain is the ___ largest island in the world
8th
the victory of William the Conqueror is known as the
Norman Conquest
Queen Elizabeth’s fleet defeated the
Spanish Armada
the people who came from England to the New World for freedom of worship
Pilgrims
the leader of the roundheads
Oliver Cromwell
the Biblical teaching that God expects all people to work
Protestant Work Ethic
the queen who promised, “I will be good”
Queen Victoria
the false idea that the Bible does not mean what it says
modernism
the false teaching of evolution was made popular by
Charles Darwin
the largest country in the world
Russia
the highest spot in Europe
Mt. Elbrus
the only continent with no large desert
Europe
the world’s largest lake
Caspian Sea
Europe’s most important inland waterway
Rhine River
Study the state capitals and know where they are located on the maps
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Study the map of Great Britain.
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