Fill in the blanks:
1. At about 3000 BC, some of the _____ settled in Britain.( Iberians)
2. About 122 AD, in order to keep back the Picts and Scots, the _____ built Hadrian’s Wall. (Romans)
3. On Christmas Day 1066 Duke _____ was crowned in Westminster Abbey. (William)
4. John signed the document in 1215, which in history was called the Great Charter or _____ _____. (Magna Carta)
5. Along with the Normans came the _____ language. (French)
6. The Wars of the Roses broke out between _____________. ( two parties of nobles)
7. After the Reformation the Roman Catholic Church was _____, the English Church was strictly _____. (international, national)
8. Mary I re-established Catholicism and burnt three hundred Protestants, for which she was called “_____” Mary. (Bloody)
9. “Renaissance” means “_____”, i.e. Europe rediscovering its origins in the cultures of ancient Greek and Rome. (rebirth)
10. During the Civil Wars (1642 – 1648) the supporters of Parliament were called _____ while the supporters of the King Charles I were called _____. (Roundheads, Cavaliers)
11. The first two parties appeared in England were the _____ and the _____. (Tory, Whig)
12. "God Save the Queen" is the national ______ of Britain. (anthem) 
13. London, the capital of the United Kingdom is situated on _____ near its mouth.
(the Thames River )
14. The island of Great Britain is divided into three parts: _______________ in the north, ___________ in the south and _____________ in the southwest. (Scotland; England; Wales)
15. The capital of Scotland is ____________ which is well-known for its natural ___________. (Edinburgh; beauty)
16. The ancestors of the English and the founder of England were the ________. (the Anglo-Saxons)
17. _________ in Britain is called “Land of Princes”  ( Wales)
18. The Tower of London, a historical sight, located in the center of London, was built by______________. (William the conqueror)
19. Big Ben is a famous __________ in London. (clock)
20. In Britain, the official head of state is ____ while the real center of political life is in ____. (the Queen; the House of Commons)
21. From 1979 to 1997, ________ won 4 consecutive elections and was in power for quite a long time. (conservative party)
22. The two oldest universities in Britain are ____ and _______. (Oxford; Cambridge)
monarchy
23. The nature of the Wars of the Roses was a _____ _____ war. (feudal civil)
24. The Cabinet of the Opposition Party in Britain is known as the _______________ cabinet. (shadow)
25. There are twomajor parties in the UK: _______________, and _______________________.( Conservative party and Labour Party)
26. The Commonwealth was believed to be set up as _____ for continued cooperation and as a sort of support ______. ( a forum; network )
27. The three most important religions in the world are: _________
(Buddhism            Muslin            Christianity )
28. Strictly speaking, the Parliament today consists of the Queen, _______________ and ___________________. ( the House of Lords, the House of Commons)
29. The First World War was an imperialist war as well as a _____ war because it was not confined only to Europe. It lasted _____ years. (world, 4)
30. Middle English was formed after the Norman Conquest, the Middle English consisted of  3 parts: _______, _______, ________.(old English, Latin, French)
31. Children in Britain must receive a full-time education legally from the age of ____ to ____. (5---16)
32. ________ is a comical musical play enjoyed by adults and children during Christmas time. It has two main characters: _____ and _____. (The Christmas Pantomime; the principal boy; the Dame
1. the Anglo-Saxons
They were two groups of Germanic peoples who settled down in England from the 5th century. They were regarded as the ancestors of the English and the founders of England.
2. the Civil War
Caused by a dispute over the power of the king against Parliament, the civil war broke out in the 17th century. The Civil War was also called the English Bourgeois Revolution. The Republican “roundheads”, led by Oliver Cromwell, wanted to abolish the monarchy and to r
eassert the rights of Parliament. The king was supported by most Catholic and feudal Lords, they were called Royalists. The Royalists were defeated and King Charles I was executed in 1649.
3. Magna Carta
This is a medieval Latin name meaning “Great Charter”. In 1215, King John was forced by a group of feudal barons and the Church to grant then a charter of liberty and political rights. Magna Carta placed some limits on the king’s ability to abuse his royal power. This is regarded as Britain’s key expression of the rights of citizens against the Crown.
4. the Bill of Rights of 1689
In 1688, King James II’s daughter Mary and her husband William were invited by the politicians and church authorities to take the throne, on condition that they would respect the rights of Parliament. After this Glorious Revolution, the Bill of Rights was passed in 1689 to ensure that the King would never be able to ignore Parliament.
5. Christianity: Christianity refers to all doctrines and religious groups based on the teaching of Jesus Christ. It was founded in the 1st century in Palestine. Jesus Christ is accepted by Christians as the son of God, and his teaching is contained in the Bible, the holy book of Christianity. In Europe, Christianity is divided into three major groups, Roman Catholic Church, Protestant Church and Orthodox Eastern Church.

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