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Gr 7 History Ch 15
Grade 7 History Ch 15 Review - Terms
Term | Definition |
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Celts, Druids | the earliest known inhabitants of the British Isles; a special group of Celtic men who acted as teachers, judges, and priests |
Anglo-Saxons | the Jutes, Angles, and Saxons who conquered Britain |
Beowulf | the greatest Saxon poem |
Norman Conquest | William the Conqueror's victory at the Battle of Hasting |
Domesday Book | the compilation of a census ordered by King William which was completed in 1086 |
Plantagenet | the line of kings started by Henry II |
Magna Carta | the document that clearly defined the ancient rights and privileges of the people which King John was forced to sign at Runnymeade |
constitution | rules for exercise and restraint of governmental power |
Model Parliament | representative government became a regular feature of English government |
Book of Common Prayer | a book of prayers to be spoken or sung |
Puritans | the group that wanted to "purify" the Church of England |
King James or Authorized Version | the Bible translation commissioned by James I and completed in 1611 |
Petition of Right | the document that reaffirmed the liberties and rights which Englishmen had won in the past |
Roundheads, Cavaliers | those against the king during the English Civil War; those for the king during the English Civil War |
Ironsides | Cromwells' troops |
Commonweatlth | the name of England's government what lasted from 1649 to 1653 |
Protectorate | the name of England's government set up by Oliver Cromwell in 1653 |
Whigs | a group that arose in Parliament to oppose Charles II |