Chapter 2 SS

Question 1

Civil rights

Answer 1

The rights of a citizen

Question 2

Manga carta

Answer 2

The great charter which guaranteed the English people certain civil rights

Question 3

Monarch

Answer 3

King or queen

Question 4

Civil war

Answer 4

A war between citizens of the same country .

Question 5

Republic

Answer 5

A country without a monarch

Question 6

Constitutional monarchy

Answer 6

A monarch in which the monarch rules according to the constitution and laws of the nation

Question 7

Describe low land Britain .

Answer 7

• low lying fertile soil
• fertile soil/land
• gulf streams( carries warm water from the Gulf of Mexico )
• more populated

Question 8

Describe highland Britain

Answer 8

• north and west
• hilly mountainous country
• thin soil

Question 9

occupations in upper class ?

Answer 9

King , king’s advisors, nobles, and high church officials ( bishops and more )

Question 10

Occupations of the middle class ?

Answer 10

Merchants, manufacturers, landowners, professionals, military officer, carpenters, blacksmiths, stone masons, dress maker

• belonged to guilds ( members were protected and looked after their welfare )

Question 11

Occupations of lower class

Answer 11

Farmers .

The agricultural nation

Question 12

Upper class living conditions ?

Answer 12

Lived in fine town and country houses

-valuable possessions ( China from Asia and fine furniture made from African wood )

Question 13

Middle class living conditions ?

Answer 13

Lived like the rich

Question 14

Lower class living conditions ?

Answer 14

Long hours with little pay

• small and cramped houses with whole families living in one or two rooms .
• widows suffered badly

Question 15

Gulf Stream

Answer 15

Warm ocean current flowing from the Gulf of Mexico north along the coast of United States and then east of Europe

Question 16

Spanish Armada

Answer 16

A great fleet of ships sent by Spain in 1588 to invade England

Question 17

To colonize

Answer 17

To settle in and control the lands of others

Question 18

Entrepreneur

Answer 18

A person who runs a business, taking the risk in order to make a profit

Question 19

Guild

Answer 19

A medieval association of craftsmen or tradesmen which upheld standards and protected its members

Question 20

Food for the upper class ?

Answer 20

• enormous quantities of meat

- strongly flavored meat to disguise the fact that meat wasn’t fresh

Question 21

Food for the lower class ?

Answer 21

Lived mainly on bread and beer , occasionally meat or cheese .

Question 22

Congregation

Answer 22

An assembly of people who gather for religious worship .

Question 23

Church of England

Answer 23

The established church in England, headed by the monarch

Question 24

Elaborate

Answer 24

Decorated ,ceremonial

Question 25

To dissent

Answer 25

To differ in opinion, disagree ; refuse to conform to the established church

Question 26

Calvinist

Answer 26

A follower of the teachings of John Calvin , a leader of the Protestant reformation

Question 27

Original sin

Answer 27

In traditional Christian belief, the state of sin in which all humans live because Adam and Eve disobeyed God .

Question 28

Hysteria

Answer 28

A state of uncontrolled excitement

Question 29

Absolute monarch

Answer 29

A king, queen, emperor, or empress with unlimited power

Question 30

Tyrant

Answer 30

A cruel and unjust ruler or person

Question 31

To ally

Answer 31

To combine with for a special purpose

Question 32

To compromise

Answer 32

To settle a dispute with both sides giving up a part of what they demand

Question 33

To alienate

Answer 33

To cause someone to become indifferent or hostile

Question 34

Court of star chamber

Answer 34

A royal court in which people had no legal rights

Question 35

Seditious libel

Answer 35

False and malicious statements against the monarch, which are treasonous

Question 36

Pillory

Answer 36

A device consisting of a wooden board with holes for the head and arms, in which offenders were exposed to public scorn .

Question 37

Presbyterian

Answer 37

A Protestant church governed by presbyters ( elders )

Question 38

Covenant

Answer 38

Agreement

Question 39

Militia

Answer 39

Citizens who are not regular soldiers, but who are trained to act as soldiers in times of emergency

Question 40

Blue laws

Answer 40

Strict laws that forbade gambling, sports and the theatre .

Question 41

Regicide

Answer 41

A person who kills or participates in the killing of a king

Question 42

Test act

Answer 42

An act forbidding anyone except members of the Church of England from holding political office or entering the professions .

Question 43

To abdicate

Answer 43

To give up or renounce

Question 44

Inalienable

Answer 44

Unable to be taken or given away .

Question 45

Democracy

Answer 45

Government that is controlled by the people who live under it