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57 Cards in this Set
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Act of Union
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Merged two countries into a single state - The United Kingdom - In 1707, the act of union merged England and Scotland into the United Kingdom. In 1801 the act of union brings Ireland into the United Kingdom.
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Anglo-Saxons
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invaders who drove much of the Roman-British population out of England. They caused England to lose its political unity and they sub-divided it into many rival kingdoms.
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Avon
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A river that separates western England from southern Wales.
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Boxing Day
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The day after Christmas, December 26th. It continues to be a national holiday on which post-Christmas sports matches are scheduled.
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Britannia
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The Romans deferred to Southeastern England as Britannia. In 55 BC.
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Celtic Fringe
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What the non-English parts of the United Kingdom are sometimes called.
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Commonnwealth
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a mutual association. Other small countries are part of the British Commonwealth. Their purpose was to promote development, education, and matters of joint interest between them. (Britain helping smaller countries) Today the commonwealth is 1.8 billion citizen, about 30% of the world’s population are drawn from the broadest range of faiths, races, cultures, and traditions, and come from 54 independent states. Some people from British Commonwealth comes to England and find work there, but sometimes it causes racial tension, because they don’t look English.
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Conservative Party
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David Cameron is the head of it. Most popular party in the UK.
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Cross of St. Andrew
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The national flag of Scotland.
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Cross of St. George
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The national flag of England. (a red cross with a white background, which also forms part of the union jack.)
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Dark Ages
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After the Romans surrendered control of England the Dark Ages began. It lasted between the 5-11th century. It had this name because little was recorded, and most of it is unknown.
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Elizabeth I
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nicknamed “Good Queen Bess” defeated the Spanish Armada which signaled victory to England’s beginning as a great naval power. Ruler for more than 40 years.
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Elizabeth II
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Know her job (memorize term for Monarch.) She is the current Queen of England. Crowned in 1952 when she was 26 years old.
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English Channel
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Physically separates England from the mainland Europe. Specifically France.
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Euro
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The currency of the European Union.
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European Union
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Put together by countries in Europe, to keep them independent countries, but to make it easier to do business together. NEED MORE
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Gordon Brown
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The current prime minister of the UK. From Scotland. Member of the Labour Party.
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Great Britain
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England, Scotland and Wales.
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Gulf Stream
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a current running from the Southern hemisphere to England, it keeps England warm for the location that its in, it brings rain clouds and gathers water from the North Sea. From the Caribbean and the Gulf of Mexico, causes England’s sea temperature to be warmer than usual. What makes the weather never get freezing, and never get super hot.
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Guy Fawkes' Night
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an annual celebration reenacting the execution held on the evening on November 5th, to mark the failure of the gun powder plot in 1605. Guy Fawkes’ tried to kill King James I, and members of Parliament.
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House of Commons
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House of parliament. The main debating chamber, where laws are passed and important issues of the day are discussed.
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House of Lords
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Also house in parliament. Head of the Judicial Branch of the government. Their rights to veto laws were taken away in 1999, Aristocrats and Bishops are part of this house.
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King Henry the 8th
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a major change that he brought to England, was that he created new strife, this time religious. He made the country a Protestant country by making himself head of the church. (Because he wanted to divorce his wife, but he couldn’t because the country’s religion – Catholic - didn’t allow divorce.) He declared the act of supremacy. NEED MORE ON THAT?
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Labour Party
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Gordon Brown is the head of it. Second most popular party in the UK. It is becoming less popular. NEED MORE?
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Liberal Dem Party
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third most popular party in the UK. Nick Clegg is the head of it. more alike with the Labour Party on their policies, than with the Conservative. The Lib Dems push for stronger relationships with the rest of Europe. And they want reform for the voting system.
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Margaret Thatcher
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the first female Prime Minister of the UK. She was part of the Conservative Party (1979) she was the leader of the MP’s (member of parliament.) she revived the economy. Known as the “iron lady.” Longest serving Prime Minister since 150 years (she served 11.) wanted to reduce the roll of the government, wanted it more right-wing. Head of the Conservative Party. Promoted deregulation, privatization, individual self alliance.
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Manchester
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: was the worlds first industrialized city, and the model for all sub sequential (model for all the ones to follow) factory-based towns.
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Monarch
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Role is to lead all 3 branches of government (Judicial, Executive, Legislative,) be commander-in-chief of the armed forces, and also be the head of the Church of England. No law can be passed without their consent, and any important decision must be made in only her name.
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Nationalism
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: making more businesses government owned. More of a left-wing thing. (left-wing policies are for having a bigger government.) The Labour Party was for Nationalization, over the Conservative Party.
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Parliament
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The real center of the government.
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Prime Minister
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Comes from the majority party. So its like for us, instead of us voting for a person, we would vote for a party…? They are what they have instead of a ‘president.’
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Shire
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A name for a country. (Yorkshire, Barkshire, Wilshire)
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Stonehenge
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an arrangement of stones built by the Beackers. It is a astronomical calendar.
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Thames
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A big river that runs through London. (waterways encourage trading which is why those cities are popular.)
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Tony Blair
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Gordon Brown’s predecessor. Member of the Labour Party. He resigned from being Prime Minister because of his loss of popularity. People were upset with him for becoming ‘buddies’ with George Bush, and involving the British armed forces in the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq.
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Union Jack
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The British flag.
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United Kingdom
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Great Britain plus Northern Ireland.
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Welfare State
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Britain’s first comprehensive health and social security system.
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Westminster Abbey
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Famous Church built in 1066 by St. Edward the Confessor. Queen Elizabeth I, and Queen Mary are both buried there…along with…NEED MORE!
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Winston Churchill
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The Prime Minister during World War II. Franklin Roosevelt was the President of the United States during this time, and they were allies.
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Allegory
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A representation of a spiritual or abstract concept through the use of a story. AN EXTENDED METAPHOR
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Alliteration
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The repetition of initial sounds in a series of words
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Anaphora
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The repetition of an initial word
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Antithesis
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Placing two obviously opposing ideas or concepts side by side for effect.
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Enjambment
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an overflow of phrase into the next line... delaying "suspense"
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Hyperbole
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an exaggeration
I RAN FOR 4000 MILES. |
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Irony
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an implied meaning is actually the opposite of what is stated
RIGHT AFTER MARY JOINED THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, HER HOUSE WAS BURGULARIZED |
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Metaphor
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comparison without like or as
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Metonymy
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a substitution of a word for another word or concept
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Onomatopoeia
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the use of a word whose sound suggests it's meaning
BUZZZZZZZ |
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oxymoron
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contradiction (jumbo shrimp)
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Personification
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assigning human qualities or feelings to non human things
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Simile
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a comparison with like or as
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oxymoron
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contradiction (jumbo shrimp)
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Personification
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assigning human qualities or feelings to non human things
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Simile
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a comparison with like or as
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Synecdoche
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THE PENTAGON TODAY ANNOUNCED ITS NEW POLICY REGARDING DEFUSING ROD BOMBS IN IRAQ.
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