| A | B |
|---|
| monarch | ruler .. King, queen |
| Nobility | the upper class |
| Normans | Vikings, who settled in France, and invaded England |
| Oliver Cromwell | he ruled England as military leader after winning the English Revolution with the Roundheads |
| Parliament | the English/British version of the US Congress |
| Petition of Right | signed by King Charles I, but also ignored by him .. People have rights .. They can't be thrown in jail .. Or have their property taken from them .. They also don't have to house English soldiers in their homes |
| Prime Minister | the #1 government official in England (Great Britain) .. Equal to the U.S. President |
| Protestantism | branch of Christianity .. Decentralized .. Many groups: Lutherans, Baptists, Anglicans, Presbyterians, Methodists ? |
| Puritan Revolution | another term for the English Civil War / English Revolution ? it dealt with absolutism, taxation, and the Parliament |
| Queen Elizabeth II | the present monarch of England .. "Official" head of State |
| Regent | someone rules for someone else |
| reign | to rule |
| sovereign (sovereignty) | independence .. To govern yourself |
| Spanish Armada | an attempt to make England Catholic - it backfired - England now ruled the seas/ocean |
| Stonehenge | boulders each weighing several tons set up in England during the Neolithic Revolution .. An example of civilization |
| the Crown | the English monarchy (King, Queen) |
| the State | The nation/country .. the government .. |
| U.S. Constitution: 1st 10 Amendments (Bill of Rights) | contains "human rights" guaranteed to all American citizens .. Basis is found in the Magna Carta |
| William I, the Conqueror | Norman who invaded England .. Establish Feudalism & the Doomsday Survey |
| William of Orange | a Dutchman - brought to England so it remained Protestant |
| William Shakespeare | English writer during the time of Queen Elizabeth I .. Plays dealt with human tragedy & suffering |
