| A | B |
| Europe | a continent of the north of Africa, connected to Asia in western Russia |
| Ural Mountains | a mountain range that separates Eastern Europe from Asia |
| North European Plain | the northern part of the Great European Plain |
| Volga River | the longest river in Europe |
| Danube River | the second longest river in Europe |
| Rhine River | the main riverof the busiest inland system of waters ways in the western part of Europe |
| England | the southernmost and largest part of the island of Great Britain |
| Scandanavia | a north western region of Europe; includes the nations of Denmark, Sweden, and Norway |
| Runnymede | place in France where the Magana Carta was signed |
| Charlemagne | King of the Franks who was later crowned emperor of the former Roman Empire in Western Europe |
| William the Conqueror | Norman king who conquered England in 1066 |
| King John | English king whose lords force him to agree to the Magna Carta in 1215, which limited royal power |
| Domesday Book | a book made in 1086 that helped King William keep track of all the people and property in England |
| Middle Ages | a period in European history that lasted form about 500 to about 1500 |
| Magna Carta | an English charter (1215) that limited royal power |