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What is the Roman Empire?
This ancient empire collapsed in 476 AD and started the Middle Ages.
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What is the Magna Carta?
This 1215 document made the king equal to the law.
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Who is George Washington?
This man was the leading general during the Revolutionary War and our first President.
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What is Parliament?
This government body (separated into the House of Lords and the House of Commons) constantly fought with the King.
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What is Jupiter?
This gaseous planet is the largest in the Solar System.
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What is Feudalism?
This system involved peasants working on a lord's manor in exchange for protection from knights.
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Who is Henry VIII?
The English King split with the Catholic Church and executed 2 out of 6 wives.
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What is the Bill of Rights?
These make up the first 10 amendments in the Constitution and are meant to protect individual rights.
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Who is William?
This Dutch "orange" prince came into England in 1688 and became King.
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Who are the Boston Red Sox?
This team won the World Series (baseball) in 2018.
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What is the Bible?
This book was only printed in Latin by the Catholic Church
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Who is Charles I?
This king was executed after a bloody Civil War in 1649.
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What is 27?
This number represents the total number of Constitutional amendments (the last one being added in 1992).
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Who is James II?
This Catholic King was forced into France during the Glorious Revolution of 1688.
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What is Australia?
This continent is the smallest (physically) in the world.
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Who is Martin Luther?
This German teacher nailed his "95 Theses" criticizing the Catholic Church in 1517.
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Who is Queen Elizabeth II?
The current monarch who rules over the United Kingdom.
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What is the Articles of Confederation?
These documents built our government from 1781-1789 - 8 years before the Constitution.
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Who is Mary?
This woman was James II's daughter and co-ruler of England with William of Orange.
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Who is Peter?
In the Bible, this apostle of Jesus is crucified upside down.
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What is the Renaissance?
This era (meaning "Rebirth" in French) marked a new age of enlightenment, art, literature, and science
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Who is Oliver Cromwell?
This man ruled England as the Lord Protector during the "Kingless Decade."
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What is the 4th amendment?
This amendment protects citizens from "unreasonable searches and seizures.
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What is Habeas Corpus?
This Latin principle mandates that a person must be charged with a crime before facing prison.
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Who is Ulysses S. Grant?
This man is on the $50 bill.
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