The British Empire
British Food & Culture
Henry the 8th
Russia & Ivan the Terrible
Vocabulary
100

This Empire was the biggest Empire in history - even bigger than the Roman Empire!

What is The British Empire?

100

This dish is traditionally served wrapped in a newspaper. It can be served with mushy peas, salt & vinegar, or a slice of lemon.

What is fish & chips?

100

Henry the 8th wanted to divorce his wife, Catherine of Aragon, to marry this woman.

Who is Ann Boleyn?

100

This lake contains 20% of the worlds fresh water. 

What is Lake Baikal?

100

These holy people work in monasteries. Instead of being wealthy, they should live humble lives. 

Who are monks and nuns?

200

The political union between England, Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland together form this country.

What is The United Kingdom?

200

In the UK, it is common to find washing machines in the kitchen and a cord light switch in the bathroom for this reason.

What is safety?

200

From their point of view, the Catholic Church was too wealthy. The nuns, monks, and clergy did not live humble lives.

What are English criticisms of the Catholic Church?

200

These are the four types of landscapes in Russia.

What are tundra, arctic desert, taiga, and steppes?

200

The words washing machine, cord light switch, water tap, tiles, carpet, plug, and power socket, can all be used to talk about this place.

What is a British home?

300

The House of Commons, The House of Lords, and the Crown.

What are the names of the British Parliament chambers?

300

This savory food is made from a batter of eggs, flour, and milk/water, and baked in the oven. You can often find it on the table with a Sunday Roast. 

What is Yorkshire Pudding?

300

The Pope gave Henry this special title after he wrote a book called "The Defense of the Seven Sacraments" defending Catholicism.

What is "Defender of the Faith"?

300

Although Ivan considered himself a devoted Christian, he also broke many Christian laws. Some priests were killed on his orders and he married this many wives.

What is 7?

300

The words bitter, sour, salty, savory, bland, spicy, and sweet are all ways to describe this.

What is taste?

400

The Unionist and Nationalists represent this type of government in this United Kingdom country. 

What is the diarchy of of Northern Ireland?

400

Fried hash browns, bacon, sausages, eggs, baked beans, toast, mushrooms, tomatoes, and black pudding come together to create this British dish.

What is a Full English Breakfast or "Fry-up".

400

This Parliamentary document made Henry the Head of the Church of England, breaking with the Catholic Church in Rome,  and allowed Henry to divorce his wife after the Pope told him no. 

What is "The Act of Supremacy"?

400

The Moscow Print Yard was established in 1553 by Ivan. Here they printed thousands of books & manuscripts & also the first Russian newspaper called...?

What is Vedomosti?

400

The words roasted, smoked, stewed, boiled, baked, fried, and raw are all examples of this.

What is a cooking technique?

500

54 equal and independent countries are members of this voluntary association with common goals like development, democracy, and peace. 

What is the Commonwealth?

500

This traditional Scottish clothing is a symbol of patriotism & identity & are worn on special occasions.  The color pattern depends on the family you are from.

What is a kilt?

500

Henry established this part of the government to help him take control of the wealth of the Catholic Church after England began to suffer financial problems from Henry's political decisions and heavy spending. They organized the selling of monasteries and land to noblemen and gentry and the profits went to the King. 

What was the Court of Augmentations?


500

These political secret police consisted of about 6,000 men dressed in black, riding black horses & driving black carriages, committing horrific acts of torture and murder to scare the people.

Who are the Oprichniki?

500

The words dry, chewy, crunchy, soggy, tender, moist, and creamy all describe food according to this category.

What is texture?