HISTORY
In what year did European nations begin to trade with China? 391.
What caused the war with England in 1840? 391.
When and by whom was the first treaty made between China and
the United States? 391.
When did the present emperor come to the throne? 391. What was the cause of the war with Japan in 1894? 391. What was the result of the war with Japan in regard to Chinese
territory? 391.
When did the Boxer rising occur? 254. Who was the instigator of the Boxer rising? 254. How long were the foreign legations besieged in Pekin? 264. The representatives of what foreign nations were murdered? 264. How many persons were killed in defending the legations? 264. What indemnity was demanded of China by the foreign nations? 264.
GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND.
Did the cave-men own domestic animals? 353.
Where did the Celts first make their home? 520.
Why are the Celts said to be one of the oldest distinct races in the world? 116.
What was the nature of these primitive people? 116.
What are the purely Celtic people? 357,
Did these ancient people believe in God and a future life? 554.
What were their bards, prophets and priests called? 554.
What was the most numerous and powerful of the British tribes? 2123.
What is one of the most ancient of British cities? 2123.
Who was the first Roman to invade Britain? 303.
Did the Romans conquer Wales? 2034.
What Roman general spent seven years conquering the island? 26.
What "warrior queen" slew 70,000 Roman soldiers for injuring her people? 232.
What Roman emperor died in England? 2123.
What three tribes conquered Britain after the Romans left? 73,
Why was Britain called England? 73.
What is the meaning of Heptarchy? 73.
Is the English language like the Anglo-Saxon tongue? 1088, 73.
What terrible foes were driven from Wessex by Alfred the Great? 48.
How did he spend the years of peace that followed? 48.
How did the Danish king Canute get possession of England? 583.
What was the noble character of Canute? 328.
What religious difference was there between Canute and his grandfather? 521.
From what countries came the Celts, Angles, Saxons, Jutes, Danes and Normans? 520, 1687.
What marriage led to the introduction of Christianity? 616.
What monk made King Edgar's reign the most prosperous in early history? 562.
What great Englishman helped Edward the Confessor to restore the Saxon line? 776.
When was the battle of Hastings fought? 2085.
What has the battlefield been called ever since? 847.
When was feudalism brought into England? 616.
Why did William the Conqueror invade England? 2085.
How did he avenge a sarcastic remark about his fatness? 2086.
How did William meet his death? 2086.
What price did William Rufus pay for Normandy? 2086.
Which of the Conqueror's sons was known as the Lion of Justice? 862.
Which one was a crusader? 483.
What was the condition of a serf? 1765.
What form of serfdom remained in Scotland until about 1800? 1766.
What ancient people played the bagpipe? 157.
Who was the wife of Geoffrey Plantagenet? 862.
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