European History A-Z #2

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Supposedly said "Let them eat cake"

B

King Henry VIII's second wife

C

Writing system developed in Bulgaria in the 9th-10th century AD for Slavic-speaking people

D

The Ultimate Renaissance Man, painter of the Mona Lisa

E

German-born theoretical physicist well-known for his theory of relativity

F

Victor in the Spanish Civil War who became the country's dictator until 1975

G

Name given to modern-day France by the Romans during Julius Caesar's conquests

H

Carthaginian general who led his African battle elephants across the Alps

I

First Tsar of all of Russia who presumably caused much terror

J

Minority ethnic group targeted by Nazi Germany during the Holocaust

K

Former capital of Prussia, now the Russian city of Kaliningrad

L

Russian revolutionary who seized power as leader of the Bolsheviks

M

Document signed by King John of England in 1215 which established the principle that the king was not above the law

N

Heroic admiral of the Royal Navy who was killed during his victory in the Battle of Trafalgar

O

English city whose famous university was founded in 1096

P

Ancient Roman temple dedicated to all the gods

Q

Niels Bohr and Max Planck both received a Nobel Prize for their work in this foundational theory of modern physics

R

Confederation of German client states established in 1806 at the command of Napoleon

S

Greek philosopher who is often credited as the founder of Western philosophy

T

Fateful ship that departed from Southampton in 1912 on its way to New York

U

Codename of one of the D-Day beaches stormed by allied forces on June 6, 1944

V

Germanic people who had kingdoms in Iberia and North Africa, and sacked Rome in 455 AD

W

Knight who was one of the main leaders during the First War of Scottish Independence

X

Roman numerals for 44

Y

Country in the Balkans that dissolved in 1992

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King of the Greek gods on Mount Olympus