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The Greek words meaning "marketplace"
agora
invention that helped the Romans build strong, lasting structures
concrete
The first great missionary of the Christian church
Paul
The inventor of the printing press was _______.
Johann Gutenberg
the first Englishman to sail around the world
Sir Francis Drake
What is the capital of Scotland?
Edinburgh
most famous English preacher of the Wesleyan Revival
George Whitefield
Prime Minister of England during World War II
Winston Churchill
Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales, England
the longest river in the British Isles
Shannon
The world's largest landmass
Eurasia
the largest country in the world
Russia
a singing poet
bard
the city Rome fought in the Punic Wars
Carthage
The Roman emperor who first allowed freedom of worship
Constantine
The Protestant Reformation was begun by ________.
Martin Luther
the greatest writer of the Elizabethan Age
William Shakespeare
What is the capital of Ireland?
Dublin
"Father of the Sunday School Movement"
Robert Raikes
Prime Minister who worked to return Great Britain to the Protestant work ethic
Margaret Thatcher
the mountain chain know as the "Backbone of England"
Pennines
the empire England belonged to for 400 years in ancient times
Rome
Great Britain is the _______ largest island in the world.
the highest spot in Europe
Mt. Elbrus
the freed slave who wrote many fables
Aesop
the first emperor of the Roman Empire
Augustus Caesar
Monks in monasteries copied and preserved the _________.
Scriptures
Germany
the architect who helped to rebuild London after the great fire.
Sir Christopher Wren
What is the capital of England?
London
founder of the modern nursing profession
Florence Nightingale
the man who produced the first printed version of the English Bible
Miles Coverdale
England's principal river
Thames
the British colonists' most important gift to the New World
Biblical heritage
The victory of William the Conqueror is known as the _________ Conquest.
Norman
the only continent with no large desert
Europe
the word that comes from two words meaning "people" and "rule"
democracy
the Roman leader who "crossed the Rubicon"
Julius Caesar
The efforts to take Jerusalem back from the Turks were called the _________.
Crusades
the man who produced the first translation of the entire Bible in English
John Wycliffe
the leader of the Roundheads
Oliver Cromwell
What is the capital of Northern Ireland?
Belfast
man who perfected the steam engine
James Watt
the missionary known as the "Father of Modern Missions"
William Carey
the largest country on the island of Great Britain
England
the document signed in 1215 that established the tradition that the monarch is limited by law
Magna Carter
Queen Elizabeth's fleet defeated which Armada?
Spanish
the world's largest lake
Caspian Sea
the author of the Illiad and Odyssey
Homer
The Carthaginian general who crossed the Alps with war elephants
Hannibal
John Wycliffe
the first explorer to reach North America in modern times
The people who came from England to the New World?
Pilgrims
What is the capital of Wales?
Cardiff
explorer who discovered Australia
Captain Cook
The false teaching of _____ was made popular by Charles Darwin.
evolution
The Biblical teaching that God expects all people to work is the _____________.
Protestant Work Ethic
the time when machinery began to do the work formerly done by men and animals
Age of Industry
The false idea that the Bible does not mean what it says is ________.
modernism
Europe's most important inland waterway
Rhine River