What is the name of the UK? The United Kindom The United Kingdom and Northern Ireland The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
What is the UK made up of? GB and Scotland GB and Ireland England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland.
What is the Great Britain made up of? Ireland and England England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland England, Scotland and Wales.
When did the settlements and invasions by different tribes begin in the UK? 600 BC 1066 AD 600 AD.
Who coined the name “ai Brittaniai” for the British Isles? Julius Caesar Pytheas Bede the venerable.
Who were the first inhabitants of Scotland? The Scots The Picts The Britons.
When did the colonization of the Roman empire begin in Britain? 1º cent AD 2º cent AD 1º cent BC.
What did the Celts bring to Great Britain? Farming techniques The iron civilitation The idea of proto-cities.
Where did the Celts come from? From all parts of Europe Some of them came from central Europe and some others from western Europe From the Iberian Peninsula and central and western Europe.
How long lasted the period know as Celtic Britain? From the beginning of the Iron age until the beginning of the roman era in Britain From the Iron age to 50 AD All the Iron age.
What were the languages spoken by the Celts? Some of them spoke Celtic, others Cornish and some others Gothic The used Latin or a dialect that now has become Welsh, depending on the situation. Insular Celtic language known as Common Brittonic.
How was society organized in Celtic civilitation? It was divided into Eorls (some kind of hereditary aristocracy) and Ceorls (simple free men) It was divided into tribes and each tribe was formed by different clans, which were a kind of extended family. They were divided into upper class, middle class and slaves.
Who was the person in charge of religious issues in Celtic tribes? Bards Druids Priests.
Who were the Roman Emperors that tried to colonize the island? Julius Caesar, Caligula, Claudius Caesar Augustus and Agricola Julius Caesar, Caligula and Agricola Julius Caesar, Claudius Caesar Augustus and Agricola.
Who was Baudica?
A roman soldier that fought hard to subjugate the Jutes, helping Caligula The wife of a tribal king who fought hard to expel the Romans from Britain The wife of a tribal king who rebelled against Rome and their decision to dump a deal with her husband.
What is the Anglo-Saxon chronicle? The manuscript that gives us information about the creation of Standard English. A manuscript that contains the traditional account of the Germanic tribes A book about the roman Empire in Britain.
What were the tribes that came to England during the German conquest? The Celts, Angles and Saxons The Celts, Angles, Jutes and Saxons The Angles, Jutes and Saxons.
What was the Anglo-Saxon civilitation divided into? Nobles, freemen and slaves Free and half-free Eorls and Ceorls.
What were the kingdoms that made up the Anglo-Saxon heptarchy? Northumbria, North Anglia, East Anglia, North Saxons, Wessex, Jutland, Northessex. Northumbria, Mercia, East Anglia, Kent, Essex, Sussex and Wessex. London, East-Saxon, Anglicans, Jutland, Essex, Sussex and Wessex.
What was the Norman Conquest?
The military conquest of English by William the Confessor The political conquest of England by the Normans The military conquest of England by William I.
What was the 100 year’s war? A struggle between England and France about the legitimate succession to the Norman throne
A struggle between England and France about the legitimate succession to the English throne A struggle that lasted almost 100 years between England and France.
What was the Industrial Revolution? A worldwide strike in which farmers and manufacturers claimed a close of fabrics A process production became massive and exports and imports began to increase The process of changing from an agrarian and handicraft economy to one dominated by industry and machine manufacturing.
What kind of changes were brought with the Industrial Revolution? Agricultural, economic, political, social, cultural and psychological Technological Political and economic.
How many industrial revolutions were in the UK? One Two Three.
How was England involved in the 1º WW? It was an Allied country It was part of the Central Powers It helped the Central Powers to reach an agreement with the Allied Countries.
Who was the most important figure in the 2º WW in the English scenario? Winston Churchill King George VI The House of Commons.
The authority in English politics is divided into … The “Queen- in- Parliament” Parliament- Government- Privy Council Parliament- Government- Prime Minister.
Who was forced to sign the Magna Carta? King John King Henry VIII Queen Mary.
When was first Irish Parliaments established? 1264 1624 1326.
What is the Privy Council? A political party A royal government outside Parliament The representation of the Queen in the Parliament.
Who was forced to sign the Petition of Rights? What was it? It was a petition made by the people to King John that allowed them to assist to Parliament sessions The Parliament forced Charles I to sign this document that prevented him to raising taxes without Parliament’s consent A royal request that Charles I had to sign that allowed the Parliament to raise taxes without King’s consent.
What was the Glorious Revolution? The charge from a Protestant monarchy towards a Catholic monarchy, with Mary and William as a successors to the throne The charge from a Catholic monarchy towards a Protestant monarchy, with Mary and William as a successors to the throne. A revolution carried out by the Parliament that allowed them to act without the monarch’s consent.
Who was known as the Iron Woman? Margaret Thatcher Wallis Simpson Elizabeth II.
Who was the first Prime Minister in England? Winston Churchill Robert Walpole Margaret Thatcher.
Who were the political powers on each sides of the Irish conflict for the independence?
Unionists paramilitary groups against the Ulster Constabulary IRA (Irish Republican Army) against Sinn Fein IRA and Sinn Fein against Unionists paramilitary groups.
When did women win the right to vote in England? 1918 1969 1832.
What is the constitutional tittle of the UK Parliament? Privy Council Royal executive Parliament Queen-in-Parliament.
The UK Parliament is divided into… The non-elected House of Lords, the elected House of Commons and the Prime Minister The non-elected House of Lords, the elected House of Commons and the Monarch The non-elected House of Commons, the elected House of Lords, the Tories and the Whigs.
Who were the tribes living in UK before Roman conquest? Picts and Celts Angles, Jutes and Saxons Picts, Scots & Celts.
Where did the Picts first arrive to the British isles? Ireland Scotland Wales.
When did the Roman Conquest begin? 409 AD 1066 AD 43 AD.
Roman Emperors that invaded UK Julius Caesar, Claudius and Agricola Julius Caesar, and Claudius Julius Caesar, Claudius and Caligula.
Invasions of Germanic tribes begin... 449 AD 409 AD 600 AD.
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