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| Europe | a continent to the north of Africa, connected to Asia in western Russia |
| Ural Mountains | a mountain range that separates Eastern Europe from Asia |
| North Eruopean Plain | the northern part of the Great Europen Plain |
| Volga River | the longest river in Europe |
| Danube River | Europe's second longest river |
| Rhine River | the main river of the busiest inland system of waterways inthe western part of Europe |
| England | the southernmost and largest part of the island of Great Britain |
| Scandinavia | a northwestern region of Europe; includes the nations of Denmark, Sweden, and Norway |
| Runneymede | place where King John was forced to sighn the Magna Carta |
| Charlemagne | King of the Franks who later crowned emperor of the former Roman Empire in western Europe ((742 -- 814) |
| William the Conqueror | Norman king who conquered England in 1066 (1028 -- 1087) |
| King John | English king whose lords force him to agree to the Magna Carta in 1215, which limited royal power (1167 --1216) |
| Domesday Book | a book made in 1086 that helped King William kept track of all the people, land, and property in England |
| Middle Ages | a period in European history that lasted from about 500 to1500 |
| Magna Carta | an English charter (1215) that limited royal power |
