Historical Terms (11th to 20th centuries)

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1. What was the meaning of the term 'The Cisalpine Republic'? Part of the Roman Republic A republic set up by Giuseppe Garibaldi A Frankish republic Republic formed by Napoleon Bonaparte

2. What is the meaning of the term 'Cinque Ports'? A system of ports for the defence of the French coastline A series of ports with an official, royal monopoly in wool exports A series of ports below sea level in East Anglia An system of ports for for the defence of the English coastline

3. What does 'the Civil List' mean and refer to in the UK? Money paid by the taxpayer for the upkeep of the unemployed Money payed by the taxpayer for the upkeep of the Royal family Money paid by the taxpayer to servicemen recently discharged from the armed forces Money paid by the taxpayer for the upkeep of civil rights groups

4. What does the term 'Beer Hall Putsch' refer to? Renee el Payaso's march on Cuzcatlan A riot during the 1969 Munich Beer fest Adolf Hitler's attempt to seize power in Bavaria Paul von Hindenburg's siezure of power of the Weimar Republic

5. What is meant by the term 'The Big Four'? Representatives of the main victorious Powers at the Paris Peace Conference after WW1 The Powers at the Yalta conference of WW2 The Powers contesting global dominance in the sixties The Powers involved during the American Revolutionary War

6. What is meant by the term, 'Compagnies d'Ordonnance'? 15th century French cavalry and mounted infantry French tanks of WW2 French tanks of WW1 French support troops in both World Wars

7. What does the term 'The Golden Horde' refer to? Napoleon's conquest of Egypt An area in Mexico once ruled by the Aztecs Part of the Mongol Empire Gold taken by Spain from the New World

8. What is the meaning of the term 'The Great Schism' when referring to an event in the late 14th century? (Please note the century). A dispute between the king of England and his parliament A dispute between the followers of two elected Popes A dispute between the kings of Scotland and England A dispute between the king of England and the Pope

9. What is meant by the term 'the Grey Shirts Movement'? An American right-wing movement Belgian Neo-Nazis South African Nationalists Italian Liberal Movement

10. What does the term 'Hanseatic League' refer to? A confederation of German (and other) towns for mutual defence in commerce Confederation of Baltic States Confederation of towns in the Low Countries for mutual defence Europe's first internationalTrades Union