The British Empire
Who is credited with the beginning of the British Empire?
Sir Humphrey Gilbert
Where was William Shakespeare born?
Stratford - upon - Avon, England
What crop became a staple in Europe and helped people survive crop failures and famines?
Potatoes
battles between catholic and non protestant churches
impassable
Who sponsored two attempts to establish a colony at Roanoke?
Sil Walter Raleigh
In addition to acting, Shakespeare wrote 36 of these.
Plays
This New World crop is now important on every continent except Antartica.
a person with a gentle and compassionate nature
softhearted
What did the English rename the Dutch settlement called New Amsterdam?
New York
Shakespeare's company performed at this theatre, which opened in 1599.
The Globe
The Chinese and Indians were probably the firs to grow this crop.
What happened in 1648?
treaties
lacking vitality
lackluster
Who helped save the first successful English colony at Roanoke?
John Smith
What city did Shakespeare move to in order to work as an actor?
London
What crop did the Aztecs and Maya use to make a special drink?
cacao
Who ruled Japan for about seven hundred years?
Shoguns
something of little importance
petty
the act of supplying needs
provision
the act of overcoming someone
conquest
previous or past
foregone
What group was the highest class in Japanese society?
Samurai Warriors
something currently in style
fashionable