CITIES ON THE RIVER
Wiesbaden &
Mannheim
the Rhine
The peasants had specific demands but also a vision of a different society; radical preacher John Ball explained that from the beginning all men were created _______
equal
One definition of it is a region of the southern U.S. & Midwest noted for its religious fundamentalism
the Bible Belt
She orchestrated several escapes of the enslaved on Saturday nights, since notices of runaways wouldn't be placed until Monday
Harriet Tubman
The Flemings live in the Flanders region of this country & make up about 60% of the population
Belgium
Kanpur &
Varanasi
the Ganges
The rebels destroyed roll of documents & rampaged through the London area called The Temple believing that members of this never super popular profession helped keep them impoverished
lawyers
More than 100,000 vehicles & 28,000 pedestrians travel across this New York icon each day
the Brooklyn Bridge
He asked Congress to declare war after an "unprovoked & dastardly attack... on Sunday"
FDR
Carioca is a Brazilian Portuguese word for a native of this city
Rio de Janeiro
Atchison &
Bismarck
The Peasants' Revolt began in areas near London, specifically in late May 1381 in this county, whose name refers to the East Saxons & where my mother came from
Essex
Bugsy Siegel's sunglasses & an original "Godfather" script are on display at this place, a popular Las Vegas attraction
the Mob Museum
During the civil rights movement, WIMS, or Wednesdays in this state, was an interracial & interfaith activist group
Mississippi
The majority of Greenland's population of roughly 57,000 people are of this indigenous group
Inuits
Ingolstadt &
Bratislava
the Danube
No spoiler, but the climactic moment of the revolt was when King Richard II himself met the rebels at Smithfield & William Walworth who held this lordly municipal position took matters into his own hands
Lord Mayor London
The Kennedy Space Center isn't actually located on this promontory, but adjacent to it
Cape Canaveral
Recently it's opened on Wednesday, but the famous "Long" one opened on Tuesday, Nov. 3, 1640
the British Parliament
***TRIPLE STUMPER***Members of Egypt's largest Christian denomination, they descend from converts after St. Mark's arrival in the 1st century
Copts
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Bamako &
Niamey
the Niger
A major cause of the rebellion was this type of tax named from a word for "head"; the peasants didn't end up getting much, but that type of tax was dropped & has rarely returned until it helped end Margaret Thatcher's prime ministership
a poll tax
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This body of water forms part of the Texas-Oklahoma border before flowing through Arkansas & into Louisiana
the Red River
A lot of the violence during this massacre occurred on Sunday, August 24, 1572
St. Bartholomew's Day
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This biblical people that included Ruth disappeared from the Dead Sea region after they were conquered by the Babylonians
the Moabites
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