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CSET Multiple Subject Subtest 1: World History
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1. Created an empire based on military superiority - conquest - and terrorism (911-550 B.C.) - Military techniques included siege warfare - intimidation - and the use of iron weapons. Created a centralized government - a postal service - an extensive li
Proletariats
Nomadic
The Pelponnesian War
The Assyrians
2. Comprised the Tigris & Euphrates Valley - the Fertile Crescent - and The Nile Valley. They had the first system of independent states and writing. Architectural achievements are the ziggurat & pyramid. the first codification of law. the first lasting
The Congress of Vienna
The Near East
Absolutionism
Frederick Barbarossa
3. Russian tsar. He enthusiastically introduced Western languages - culture - and technologies to the Russian elite - moving the capital from Moscow to the new city of St. Petersburg. (p. 552)
Tokugawa Shogunate
Peter the Great
Umayyad
Napoleon Bonepart
4. Western Europe no longer united by religion - Weakens power and influence of the Catholic Church The power of states was strenthened as was the middle class. Encourages education - people encouraged to read the bible and interpret it individually
Effect of the Reformation
The Mongols
Ming Dynasty
Nomadic
5. The great rebirth of acrt - literature - and learning in the 14th - 15th - and 16th centuries which marked the transition from the medieval to modern periods of European history. - A new way of thinking. Which laed to future reforms for the catholic
The Renaissance
Arab Caliphs
Ceasar
Mali
6. Established the first lasting monotheism - Saul established the first kingdom in Palestine (c. 1030-1010 B.C.) - After the death of Solomon (922 B.C.) - the Hebrews were divided into two kingdoms (Israel and Judah) - Disunity and conquest resulted in
The Spanish Armada
Laisssez Faire
The Holy Roman Empire
The Israelites
7. Provided land in exchange for personal service to the King.
Fuedal Contract
Slave Trade
African Savana
Ming Dynasty
8. A philosophical and theological system - associated with Thomas Aquinas - devised to reconcile Aristotelian philosophy and Roman Catholic theology in the thirteenth century. (p. 408)
Elizabeth I
Ming Dynasty
Mycenaean Civilization
Scholasticism
9. The battle that took place in 1066 - in which William the Conqueror and Harold Godwinson fought for control of Normandy?
The Shogun
The Battle of Hastings
Charlemagne
The Romanov Dynasty
10. A city established as the new eastern capital of the roman empire by the emperor constantine in a.d. 330 that is now called istanbul
The Viking Invasions
Constanople
The Near East
The Huguenots
11. A kingdom of the West African rain forest
Classical Art
Shinto Religion
Benin
Slave Trade
12. A collection of laws covering crimes - farming - business activities - and marriage and family. Many of the punishments were cruel - but the code was an important step in the development of a justice system
The Fall of Rome
Tokugawa Shogunate
Oliver Cromwell
The Code of Hammurabi
13. 800-1300 developed in the Southwest & the Anasazis were skilled builders & sophisticated farmers. Example Mesa Verde Cliff houses
The Pelponnesian War
Byzantine Empire Decline
English Common Law
The Anasazi Culture
14. Emperor of Rome who adopted the Christian faith and stopped the persecution of Christians (280-337)
Constantine
Roman Contributions
Slave Trade
Militant Socialism
15. Was divided into the patricians (propertied class) - plebeians (main body of Roman citizens) - and slaves.
The Phoenicians
African Culture
The French Republic
Roman Society
16. The rise of Islam
Charles I
The Muslim Empire
The Jesuits
Constanople
17. Powerful city in Ancient Greece that was a leader in arts - sciences - philosophy - democracy and architecture.
The Intellectual Response to the Industrial Revolution
Athens
Constantine
Oliver Cromwell
18. Eastern Roman empire after the fall of Rome.
Causes of the Industrial Revolution
Islamic Culture
The Chaldeans
Byzantine Empire
19. The scientific revolution brought about new mechanical inventions - The availability of investment capital and the rise of the middle class provided an economic base - Geographic and social conditions in England favored industrialization:
Roman Contributions
Causes of the Industrial Revolution
The Communist Manifesto
Byzantine Empire Success
20. King of England - Scotland - and Ireland (1625-1649). His power struggles with Parliament resulted in the English Civil War (1642-1648) in which Charles was defeated. He was tried for treason and beheaded in 1649
Charles I
The Heian Era
Calvinism
Proletariats
21. The Christian name for Saul who had been a persecutor of Christians before conversion. - Was responsible for the spread of Christian theology & the resulting response from the Roman Empire.
The Assyrians
Akbar
Paul the Apostle
Umayyad
22. A Mongolian general and emperor of the late twelfth and early thirteenth centuries - known for his military leadership and great cruelty. He conquered vast portions of northern China and southwestern Asia.
Genghis Khan
The Rise of Christianity
Athens
Peter the Great
23. 17th century Europe - elaborate and detailed artwork - drama - tension - exuberance - and grandeur in sculpture - painting - literature - and music
Baroque Style
Cardinal Richelieu
Kamakura Shogunate
Greece
24. They were polytheistic worshiping over 2000 gods and goddesses. They believed in the afterlife and that they would be judged for their life. They had sacred burials. Ruled by Pharoahs.
Peter the Great
Egyptian Religion
Islam
Classical Art
25. Religious pilgramages Improved farming methods - trade and commerce led to a high standard of living - Military expansion.
Islamic Government and Religion
Umayyad
Constantine
Agarian
26. The revolutionary socialism of ____________ advocated a violent overthrow of the present economic system - History was seen as a class struggle between the exploiters (bourgeoisie) and the exploited (proletariat)
The Franks
Byzantine Empire
Karl Marx
The Crusades
27. A catalyst in the collapse of the Greek city - state alliance.
Greek Individualism
Neoplatonism
Ziggurat
The Assyrians
28. The Hitties - the Assyrians - Chaldeans - and the Phoenicians. Centralized Government and advancements in algebra and geometry.
The Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen
Ming Dynasty
The Babalonians
Islam
29. Greek city - state that was ruled by an oligarchy - focused on military - used slaves for agriculture - discouraged the arts. Developed a totalitarian and militaristic state dependent on slave labor.
Sparta
The Council of Trent
The French Republic
The Anasazi Culture
30. Political leaders after the death of Muhammad
Roman Military Strategy
Arab Caliphs
Henry IV
Kublai Khan
31. A series of military expeditions in the 11th - 12th - and 13th centuries by Western European Christians to reclaim control of the Holy Lands from the Muslims
Reasons for the Spread of Christianity
The law of Primogeniture
The Crusades
Nomadic
32. Napoleon cut off all trade with Great Britain to try and make Europe more self - sufficient - an economic blockade of Britain. The Foreign Policy of Napoleon - essentially an effort to thwart English advancement by nationally prohibiting British trad
Machiavelli
Causes of the French Revolution
The Continental System
Mohammad
33. Following the Hundred Years' war - civil war broke out between these two rival branches of the English royal Family - Lancaster claimed the throne of England when the Hundred Year finally ended
The House of Lancaster
The Peace of Westphalia
The Reconquista
The French Republic
34. The change from an agricultural to an industrial society and from home manufacturing to factory production - especially the one that took place in England from about 1750 to about 1850.
Kublai Khan
Shinto Religion
Industrial Revolution
Kush
35. An advanced civilization that developed on the island of Crete around 2500 BCE based its prosperity
Byzantine Empire Decline
Minoan Civilization
Islamic Government and Religion
Charlemagne
36. Wars which - in the century after the death of Muhammed in 632 - created an empire stretching from Spain to the Indus Valley.
Thomas Malthus
Mycenaean Civilization
Marco Polo
Arab Conquests
37. A system of philosophical and religious doctrines composed of elements of Platonism and Aristotelianism and oriental mysticism
Ghana
Commercial Revival
Ionia
Neoplatonism
38. Prompted by Louis Philippe giving up his throne - this was a new era of liberalism in France. Measures enacted included freeing slaves - granting all males the right to vote - abolishing capital punishment - the establishment of national workshops -
Rift Valley
The French Republic
African Desert
Reasons for the Spread of Christianity
39. Ended the Thirty Years War. 1. Recognized independent authority of German princes. 2. Allowed France to intervene in German affairs. 3. Pope couldn't participate in German religious affiars.
The Peace of Westphalia
Calvinism
Tribal Organization
Roman Society
40. The collection of Papal states directly under the control of the Pope. Included lands in Italy - Germany - France - Spain - and England.
Dorians
The Hundred Years War
The Holy Roman Empire
The Restoration Era
41. A flat - dry grassland with trees and bushes
The Spanish Armada
The Counter Reformation
African Savana
Achievements of the Byzantine Empire
42. Domination of the commercial trade routes controlled by Constintanople and a monopoly on the silk trade. Excellant use of diplonmacy to avoid invasions. Geographically distant from the tribes who sacked Rome. Codification of Roman Law. A forstress ci
Byzantine Empire Success
The Protestant Reformation
The Phoenicians
Dorians
43. Took over Turkey from the Byzantine Empire and strived to expand its borders into Eastern Europe - mainly fighting the Holy Roman Empire and its various princes throughout the Middle Ages. Constanople the center. Over time it started to shrink and gr
Swahili
Causes of the French Revolution
The Ottoman Empire
The Israelites
44. Among the most vigorous of the medieval emperors. Clashed with the pope over the appointment of the clergy. Known as 'the red beard' (r. 1152-1190). He attempted to conquer Lombardy (n. Italy) and unite the German princes - but the popes did not appr
Frederick Barbarossa
Arab Caliphs
Oliver Cromwell
Absolutionism
45. English military - political - and religious figure who led the Parliamentarian victory in the English Civil War (1642-1649) and called for the execution of Charles I. As lord protector of England (1653-1658) he ruled as a virtual dictator.
Byzantine Empire Success
The Shogun
Oliver Cromwell
Henry IV
46. French Protestants who suffered persecution. Many left Europe for America to find religious freedom
Neoclassicism
The Huguenots
Mohammad
Industrial Revolution
47. The Heian Era commenced in 794 - and was a time when Japan gradually stopped imitating China - developing into a distinct new culture. The new culture mixed both Chinese and Japanese cultures - combining the faiths of China - Shintoism - and Buddhism
African Savana
The House of Lords
African Culture
The Heian Era
48. Japanese ruling dynasty that strove to isolate it from foreign influences. shogunate started by Tokugawa Leyasu; 4 class system - warriors - farmers - artisans - merchants; Japan's ports were closed off; wanted to create their own culture; illegal to
The Summarians
Tokugawa Shogunate
The Age of Pericles(460 BC-429 BC)
The Persians
49. The middle class - including merchants - industrialists - and professional people
Calvinism
Bourgeoisie
English Common Law
Confucianism
50. Elected consul of rome in 59 bc. Genius with military strategy. Governed as an absolute ruler. Was assassinated in the senate chamber.
Mississippian Culture
Ceasar
The Fall of Rome
English Common Law