In 1707 this act established the state of Great Britain, composed of England and Scotland
What is Act of Union
100
Another name for the Enlightenment
What is Age of Reason
100
He traveled through England to reclaim his throne.
Who is Charles the Second?
100
He granted a charter to a group of "Natural Philosophers" or "Scientists."
Who is Charles II
100
an event in 1775 of a strong country rebelling against it's motherland
What is American Revolution
200
In 1720 Alexander Pope completes transalation of this Greek novel
What is the Illiad
200
The English civil war was fought between the Royalist Cavaliers and this group
Who is Puritan Roundheads
200
He spent more that 12 years in prison for his defiant puritansim.
Who is John Bunyan?
200
This man made revolutionary advances in physics, mathematics, optics and astronomy.
Who is Iasaac Newton
200
An outbreak in 1665 resulting in 68,000 dead.
What is Bubonic Plague
300
He published "Gulliver's Travels" in 1726
Who is Jonathan Swift
300
This iterature movement turned to ancient texts, such as Aristotle's Poetics, because they beleived those texts explained the natural laws that govern.
What is Neoclassicism
300
This man was dug up from the Tower of London after he died, then beheaded, then reburied.
Who is Oliver Cromwell?
300
Their "plain" style influenced English prose.
What are the Philosophical Transactions?
300
This catastrophic event affected both the rich and poor and completely destroyed an area about one and one-half miles long.
What is The Great Fire of London
400
The largest city in Europe in 1750
What is London
400
They ordered the execution of Charles I and invited his son Charles II to the throne
Who is the English Parliment
400
He was given plans by the king to rebuild London after the Great Fire.
Who is Sir Christopher Wren?
400
The meaning of this Latin phrase: "nullius in verba"
What is "on the word of no one."
400
Year of the war that resulted in a diplomatic revolution in a diplomatic revolution & the reversal of the alliance of the war of Austrian succession
What is 1756
500
In 1666 this catastrophic equally affected both the rich and the poor in London
What is Great Fire of London
500
He was the first to translate omer's epic poem, "The Odyssey."
Who is Alexander Pope?
500
William Wycherley, George Farquhar, William Congreve
Who are the restoration drama writers?
500
Way of thinking which led to a creative outburse of scientific inquiry and intellectual freedom.
What is the Enlightenment Movement.
500
Basic elemt in the devlopement of American Colonial Literature