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History 3rd Quarter Exam Study Guide
History 3rd Quarter Exam Study Guide
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5th Grade
03/13/2013

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His wife refused to attend the ceremony, one of the royal jewels disappeared, and there was an earthquake.
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What happened at Charles I's coronation?

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Charles marched 500 soldiers into Parliment to arrest his fiercest enemies.
Definition
What caused the English Civil War?
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He was beheaded for treason.
Definition
What finally happened to Charles?
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the courts
Definition
After the Civil War, many English people wanted to reform __________.
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Restoration
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The years of Charles II's reign are known as the _______.
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the Black Death
Definition
During Charles II's reign, what disease began to spread through London?
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A coal fell out of a baker's oven.
Definition
How did the great fire in London get started?
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Many people had died because of his wars and extravagant lifestyle.
Definition
What problem did Louis XIV leave when he died?
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four
Definition
How old was Louis XIV when he became king?
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They believed that the king should allow their representatives to make laws.
Definition
What did Louis XIV's people think about their king?
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Louis XIV's advisor
Definition
Who was Cardinal Mazarin?
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he would rule without any ministers to advise him
Definition
When Cardinal Mazarin died, Louis XIV announced that __________.
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He wanted to keep them busy.
Definition
Why did Louis XIV bring his noblemen to his huge palace?
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His son died of smallpox, two of his grandsons died, and he got gangrene in his leg.
Definition
What tragedy happened to Louis XIV?
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three hundred
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After the Thirty Years' War, Germany was divided into ________ little states.
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a separate prince
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Each one of the little states was ruled by _________.
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their own little states
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The Germans thought of themselves as citizens of ________.
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King Frederick I
Definition
What title did Frederick give himself?
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Wampanoag
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As the colony of Massachusetts grew larger, the colonists moved in the lands of the __________ tribe.
Term
John Sassamon
Definition
_________ warned the colonists that the Native Americans were perparing to attack.
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The Native American king was beheaded.
Definition
What happened during the Great Swamp Fight?
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Twelve English towns were destroyed, entire tribes of Native Americans were killed, and the English gained more land to settle.
Definition
What happened as a result of the war with the Native Americans?
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Huron
Definition
Samuel Champlain befriended the _________ tribe.
Term
Smallpox
Definition
What disease did the French pass along to the Huron tribe?
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a state
Definition
Frederick wanted his people to be loyal to _______.
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strengthening the army
Definition
Frederick's son is known for _________.
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fighting to add more land
Definition
Frederick's grandson strengthened the Prussian kingdom by __________.
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Iroquios
Definition
Which Native American tribe attacked the French settlers in New France?
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Glorious Revolution
Definition
When William and Mary came to rule England, the people called it the _________.
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Galileo
Definition
Isaac Newton agreed with the ideas of __________.
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like a machine that always worked the same way
Definition
Newton believed that the universe was __________.
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He was afraid he might be arrested or executed for not supporting the new king.
Definition
Why did John Locke leave England?
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laws passed by Parliament
Definition
In a constitutional monarchy, the king and queen have to obey __________.
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removed from the throne
Definition
According to Locke, if a king tried to "destroy, enslave, or empoverish" his people, he should be _________.
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They divided the common fields up into smaller private fields.
Definition
What did the "Acts of Enclosure" do?
Term
turnips
Definition
Lord Charles Townshend invented a crop rotation that included ________.
Term
seed drill
Definition
Jethro Tull invented the ________ which made farming more productive.
Term
the private royal guards
Definition
Who was unhappy with the changes that Ahmet III began to make?
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Turkey
Definition
The country of ________ is the last remnant of the empire of the Ottoman Turks.
Term
his sister
Definition
Who ruled Russia while Peter the Great was still a boy?
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He wanted to trade Russian furs for Western luxuries.
Definition
Why did Peter want a fleet of ships?
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Its waters were frozen for most of the year.
Definition
What was the problem with the port city of Archangel?
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Azov
Definition
What city did Peter capture from the Turks?
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worked at the docks
Definition
When Pter visited Europe, he _________.
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Denmark-Norway
Definition
Who joined Peter in fighting the king of Sweden?
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The land was swampy and muddy, there were no trees for lumber, and there were no stones for foundations.
Definition
What problem did Peter face when building his great city?
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He caught an illness after jumping into icy water to rescue some sailors.
Definition
How did Peter the Great die?
Term
They made tunnels underneath the walls.
Definition
When the Ottoman Turks tried to capture the capital of Austria, what did they do?
Term
a baker
Definition
Who first realized the Turks were entering the city?
Term
a roll shaped like a crescent
Definition
What is a croissant?
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France, Germany, and Poland
Definition
Soldiers from what three countries finally drove the Turks away?
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His head was brought to the Turkish king in a velvet bag.
Definition
What happened to Kara Mustafa, the leader of the Turkish army?
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Germany
Definition
The kingdom of Prussia became the modern country of ________.
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