Words and languages
What language (or country) does the English word tofu come from?
Chinese or China
What British Queen lead a rebellion against the Romans?
Queen Boudica
In ancient times(800,000-9,500BC) most people did what?
Hunting and Gathering
What are the 7 Anglo-Saxon Kingdoms?
Kent, Wessex, Sussex, Essex, Northumberland, Mercia, East Anglia.
Who was the first Tudor king?
Henry the 7th
What language (or place) does the English word Algebra come from?
Al jebr: arabic (middle east)
The famous explorer that discovered Australia was?
Captain Cook
The Romans spoke what language?
Latin
The four groups of people in Feudalism are?
King, Noble, Knight, Serf/peasent
Queen Elizabeth was famous and loved, why?
Because she saved England from Spain and started a golden age in England
What language (or place) does the English word picture come from?
pictura, Latin
What are two things Sir Henry the 8th is famous for?
Henry the 8th had six wives and broke away from the catholic church.
200,000 years ago England and France were __________
Connect
The last Viking king of England was?
Eric Bloodaxe
The most important British colony was?
India
What language (or place) does the English word renaissance come from?
Italian, Italy
King Lear, Romeo, and Juliet, Hamlet are written by who?
William Shakespeare
What did the Romans build in England?
Hadrians wall, Churches, Theaters, Towns, Aquaducts.
Which Norman king conquered all of England and what language did he speak?
William the Conquerer, French
How many territories did England's Empire have?
66
What language (or place) does the English word
Avatar come from?
What did Sir Francis Drake do?
He went around the world and defeated the Spanish Amoada
What did Emperor Claudius do?
He successfully invaded and captured all of England.
War of the Roses 1455-1485 was between what two houses
York and Lancaster
How did England get such a big Empire?
War, Weapons, Diplomacy, Public Education, etc.