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Ch. 15-16 Test
Question | Answer |
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The people who conquered Britain were called? | Anglo-Saxons |
Who was the first great king of England? | Alfred the Great |
Who was the most hated king of England? | John |
This used the principle of "no man is above the law" | The Magna Carta |
This was a type of representative government | Parliament |
Who won the 100 years war? | French |
Who was the first Tudor Monarch? | Henry VII |
Who was the good queen? | Queen Elizabeth |
Who did queen Elizabeth defeat? | Phillip of Spain and his armada |
Who was the first Stuart monarch? | James I |
The were the people who wanted to purify the English church | The Puritans |
Great military leader who made himself “Lord Protector” | Oliver Cromwell |
Military dictatorship that proclaimed itself a republic. | Commonwealth |
In 1662 the monarchy was fully restored by who? | Charles II |
In 1462 who sailed the ocean blue? | Columbus |
What was the effect of the crusades? | Revived European interest in trade with the east |
What was the goal of most explorers? | To find a new trade route to India and China |
What explorer went to China? | Marco Polo |
What explorer sailed around the world? | Magellan |
Who is America named after? | Amerigo Vespucci |
What country controlled more surface of the earth than any one else? | Spain |
Who claimed Louisiana for France? | Robert Cavalier de la Salle |
The first explorer to reach the North American main land? | John Cabot |
The largest continent is? | Asia |
What two countries located in the east that everyone was trying to get to? | India and China |
The world’s oldest living civilization? | China |
What were the Chinese ruled by? | Dynasties |
The first Chinese dynasty was what? | Ch'in dynasty |
This road linked China to the Roman world. | The Great Silk Road |
The world’s longest fortification | The Great Wall of China |
What was the largest empire in history? | Mongolian empire |
Who was the ruler of the Mongolian empire? | Genghis Khan |
The island of Indonesia became important international crossroads for trade after who visited them? | Marco Polo |