UNIT2-People EOY

Question 1

Elizabeth I

Answer 1

Tudor Queen from 1558-1603. Religious settlement, defeated the Spanish. Her reign has been viewed as an ‘ Elizabethan Golden Age’.

Question 2

James I

Answer 2

First Stuart King, was James IV of Scotland. The”Jacobean Age’ saw England expand further.

Question 3

Sir Francis Drake

Answer 3

One of Elizabeth’s ‘Sea Dogs’ - her privateers. Had sailed since his youth. Circumnavigated the
globe. Led the navy during the Armada.

Question 4

Ahmad al Mansur

Answer 4

The massively wealthy ruler of Morocco. Disliked Spain. In 1600 he sent his secretary Messaoud to
England to form an alliance.

Question 5

Sir Walter Raleigh

Answer 5

Raleigh Privateer, explorer and courtier. Wrote books on travel. Helped to organise the expedition to colonise Roanoke island. A favourite of Queen Elizabeth I.

Question 6

Pocahontas

Answer 6

princess of the Powahatan people who lived in the area around Jamestown. She helped save them from starvation but was eventually captured and used as a hostage and converted. Died in England.