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5th History - Old World > Test 12, CH. 10-13; Map A6, Continent Study 3 > Flashcards

Test 12, CH. 10-13; Map A6, Continent Study 3 Flashcards

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the Greek word meaning “marketplace”

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agora

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a singing poet

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bard

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the freed slave who wrote many fables

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Aesop

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the word that comes from two words meaning “people” and “rule”

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democracy

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the author of the Illiad and Odyssey

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Homer

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invention that helped the Romans build strong, lasting structures

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concrete

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the city Rome fought in the Punic Wars

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Carthage

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the first emperor of the Roman Empire

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Augustus Caesar

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the Carthaginian general who crossed the Alps with war elephants

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Hannibal

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The first great missionary of the Christian church was

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Paul

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The Roman emperor who first allowed freedom of worship was

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Constantine

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Monks in monasteries copied and preserved the

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Scriptures

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The efforts to take Jerusalem back from the Turks were called the

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Crusades

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The Lollards were the followers of

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John Wycliffe

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The inventor of the printing press was

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Johann Gutenberg

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the Protestant Reformation began in

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Germany

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The Protestant Reformation was begun by

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Martin Luther

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

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John Wycliffe

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the first explorer to reach North America in modern times

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John Cabot

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the first Englishman to sail around the world

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Sir Francis Drake

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the greatest writer of the Elizabethan Age

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William Shakespeare

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the architect who helped to rebuild London after the great fire

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Sir Christopher Wren

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The capital of Scotland

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Edinburgh

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The capital of Ireland

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Dublin

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The capital of England

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London

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The capital of Northern Ireland

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Belfast

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The capital of Wales

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Cardiff

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most famous English preacher of the Wesleyan Revival

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George Whitfield

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“Father of the Sunday School Movement”

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Robert Raikes

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founder of the modern nursing profession

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Florence Nightingale

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man who perfected the steam engine

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James Watt

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explorer who discovered Australia

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Captain Cook

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Prime Minister of England during World War II

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Winston Churchill

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

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Margaret Thatcher

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the country that is not a part of the United Kingdom

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Ireland

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the mountain chain known as the “Backbone of England”

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Pennines

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England’s principal river

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Thames

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the largest country on the island of Great Britain

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England

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the country known as the “Emerald Isle”

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Ireland

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the longest river in the British Isles

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Shannon

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the empire England belonged to for 400 years in ancient times

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Rome

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the British colonists’ most important gift to the New World

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Biblical heritage

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

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Magna Carta

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

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Age of Industry

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

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Miles Coverdale

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the missionary known as the “Father of Modern Missions”

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William Carey

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the world’s largest landmass is

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Eurasia

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Great Britain is the ____ largest island in the world.

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eighth

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the victory of William the conqueror is known as the _____ Conquest.

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Norman

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Queen Elizabeth’s fleet defeated the ____ _____

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Spanish Armada

51
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The people who came from England to the New World for freedom of worship were the _____

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Pilgrims

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The leader of the Roundheads was

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Oliver Cromwell

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The Biblical teaching that God expects all people to work is the

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Protestant Work Ethic

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The queen who promised, “I will be good” was Queen

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Victoria

55
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the false idea that the Bible does not mean what it says is

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modernism

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the false teaching of evolution was made popular by

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Charles Darwin

57
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the largest country in the world

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Russia

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the highest spot in Europe

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Mt. Elbrus

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the only continent with no large desert

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Europe

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the world’s largest lake

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Caspian Sea

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Europe’s most important inland waterway

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Rhine River

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Atlanta

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Georgia

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Boise

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Idaho

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Columbus

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Ohio

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Denver

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Colorado

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Frankfort

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Kentucky

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Honolulu

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Hawaii

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Juneau

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Alaska

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Lincoln

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Nebraska

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Montpelier

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Vermont

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Phoenix

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Arizona

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Know the following locations:

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Belfast, Dublin, Edinburgh, England, English Channel, Thames River, Wales

73
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Know these locations:

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Aegean Sea, Black Sea, Caspian Sea, Danube River, Mont Blanc, Mt. Elbrus, Norwegian Sea, North Sea, Rhine River, Volga River

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