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Chapter 2The British history before 55BC is basically undocumented.(T)The Celts became the dominant group in Britain between the 8th and 5th centuries BC.(T)The name of Britain came from a Celtic tribe--- the Britons.(T)The Anglo--Saxons came to Britain in the mid--5th century.(T)The chief or king of the Anglo--Saxon tribes exercised power at their own will.(F)The Vikings began to attack the English coast in the 8th century.(T)Henry II built up a large empire which included England and most of France.(T)The Magna Carta was designed to protect the rights of both the privileged class and the townspeople.(F)The Hundred Years War was a series of wars fought between England and Normans foe trade and territory.(F) In an effort to make a compromise between different religious factions,Queen Elizabeth I actually defended the fruit of the Religious Reformation.(T)1. The D attack on Rome ended the Roman occupation in Britain in 410.A. NormanB. DanishC. CelticD. GermanicBy the late 7th century, D became the dominant religion in England.A. Celtic ChristianityB. Anglo-Saxon ChristianityC. Germanic ChristianityD. Roman ChristianityWestminster Abbey was built at the time of B.A. St. AugustineB. Edward the ConfessorC. William the ConquerorD. Alfred the GreatThe C marked the establishment of feudalism in England.A. Viking invasionB. signing of the Magna CartaC. Norman ConquestD. Adoption of common lawThe end of the Wars of the Roses led to the rule of C.A. the House of ValoisB. the House of YorkC. the House of TudorD. the House of LancasterThe direct cause for the Religious Reformation was King Henry VIII’s effort to A.A. divorce his wifeB. break with RomeC. support the ProtestantsD. declare his supreme power over the churchThe English Civil War broke out in 1642 between B.A. Protestants and PuritansB. Royalists and ParliamentariansC. nobles and peasantsD. aristocrats and ChristiansA was passed after the Glorious Revolution.A. Bill of RightsB. Act of SupremacyC. Provisions of Oxford