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CSET Multiple Subject Subtest 1: World History
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1. French philosopher and writer whose works epitomize the Age of Enlightenment - often attacking injustice and intolerance
Voltaire
Ghana
The Babalonians
The Spanish Armada
2. This was the peak of the strength of the cultural and military power of Athens. During this time period there are many philosophers - including Socrates and Plato. This is also the time of the drama and many new advances in science - including Pythag
Reasons for the Spread of Christianity
Swahili
The Age of Pericles(460 BC-429 BC)
The Age of Enlightenment
3. Overthrew the Umayyad but one escaped
Causes of the French Revolution
Militant Socialism
Abbassides
The Lydians
4. Attempted to unify the entire Near East under one rule (500s B.C.) - Established an international government - Zoroastrianism - an ethical religion based on concepts of good and evil - Failed to conquer the Greeks; Persia was eventually conquered by
The Persians
Mughuls
Greek Individualism
Confucius
5. A rectangular tiered temple or terraced mound erected by the ancient Assyrians and Babylonians and was the center of community life.
Ziggurat
The Hundred Years War
Akbar
Alexandar the Great
6. The first religion of Japan - 'The way of the Gods.' Shinto celebrates the mysteries and unforeseen forces of nature. Animistic. According to Shinto beliefs - divine spirits called kami are associated with the awesome forces of nature - such as rushi
Shinto Religion
Martin Luther
The Crusades
The Lydians
7. 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.
Absolutionism
Industrial Revolution
The House of Lords
Shinto Religion
8. Wars which - in the century after the death of Muhammed in 632 - created an empire stretching from Spain to the Indus Valley.
The Protestant Reformation
Arab Conquests
The French Religious Wars
The Manchus
9. The English Parliament drove out an absolute monarch and replaced him with two constitutional monarch's William and Mary. 1688 - change of who is in power without bloodshed. Established the supremacy of Parliment.
The Samurai
The Lydians
The Glorious Revolution
Constantine
10. Conquered the Mycenaeans - illiterate - cause the Dark Age of violence and instability
Songhai
Dorians
Louis XIV
The French Republic
11. Individual conviction of ones belief - The effeciency and organization of the the early church - Doctrines that stressed equality and immorality. The establishment of the Pope.
Charlemagne
Reasons for the Spread of Christianity
The English Civil War
The Franks
12. Political system in which a ruler holds total power. The ruler has total control and final say over their people.
Islamic Culture
Benin
Absolutionism
The Code of Hammurabi
13. Crused by the House of Lancaster
The Hundred Years War
The Romanov Dynasty
The Huguenots
The House of York
14. 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
Thomas Malthus
The Crusades
The House of Lords
The Congress of Verona
15. Ruled the manor. Had bailiffs to take care of day - to - day affairs.
The Summarians
Sung Dynasty
The Lord of the Manor
Constanople
16. 2000-1200 B.C. conquered much of Asia Minor & northern Mesopotamia; a major contribution included the invention of iron smelting - which revolutionized warfare.
Brahman
The Hittites
The Communist Manifesto
Tokugawa Shogunate
17. This war was between Aristocrats and Nobles. The Nobles wanted to control the throne so the first Tudor King - Henry VII took the throne in 1485. He abolished the Noble's private armies.
The Franks
Romanesque
The War of the Roses
Kamakura Shogunate
18. Following the death of Ivan the Terrible in 1584 - Russia experienced a period of weakness and disorder known as the Time of Troubles. Hoping to restore order - an assembly of nobles elected Michael Romanov to be the next czar. The Romanov Dynasty ru
The Code of Hammurabi
The Battle of Hastings
The French Religious Wars
The Romanov Dynasty
19. Began with the teachings of Jesus of Nazareth. It emphasized the Holy Bible as the word of God.
The Hittites
Humanism
Romanesque
The Rise of Christianity
20. Englightenment - unequal tax system - bad harvests - debt - absolute monarchy - economic issues - inequitable class structure - disorganized legal system - no representation.
Result Of the Industrial Revolution
Causes of the French Revolution
The Chaldeans
Shinto Religion
21. Greek language and cultural accomplishments preserved. Center for world trade and exchange of culture. It spread civilization to all of eastern Europe. It preserved the Eastern Church which converted Slavic people to Christianity. Its economic streng
Islam
Calvinism
The Peace of Augsburg
Achievements of the Byzantine Empire
22. A more militaristic civilization then Minoans - they traded and raided - turning on their Minoan teachers - helping to destroy Crete.
Romanesque
Shinto Religion
Mycenaean Civilization
Proletariats
23. Powerful city in Ancient Greece that was a leader in arts - sciences - philosophy - democracy and architecture.
Athens
The Puritan Revolution
The Counter Reformation
Bourgeoisie
24. The meeting of representatives from each of the nations in the Quadruple Alliance. Its purpose was to draft a peace settlement by redrawing Europe's political map after the defeat of Napoleonic France. It succeeded in constructing a settlement that w
The Pelponnesian War
The Holy Roman Empire
Gothic Revival
The Congress of Vienna
25. Te monotheistic religion of Muslims founded in Arabia in the 7th century and based on the teachings of Muhammad as laid down in the Koran
The Battle of Hastings
Mississippian Culture
The Code of Hammurabi
Islam
26. Divide and conquer - attack one enemy at a time - always ally with the weak power against the strong - then conquer both afterwards. Give conquered people a stake/citizenship in the empire - respect local religions and traditions. Demand loyalty and
The Roman Government
The Crusades
Hugh Capet
Roman Military Strategy
27. 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.
Oliver Cromwell
Byzantine Empire
Mughuls
Charlemagne
28. First emperor of the Roman Empire. Julius Caesar's grand - nephew.
Augustus
Result Of the Industrial Revolution
Militant Socialism
Contributions of the Greeks
29. Flourishing trade - medical encyclopedia - library - Algebra - spices - silks - perfumes - porcelain - textile goods
Akbar
Shinto Religion
Islamic Culture
Islamic Government and Religion
30. The Roman Catholic Church responding to the protestantism by starting their own movement -- they stopped selling indulgences and started 'Society of Jesus' or Jesuit missionaries to spread Catholic ideas.
The Ottoman Empire
Nomadic
The Counter Reformation
Aegan
31. 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
Byzantine Empire
The Samurai
The Heian Era
Realism (Plato)
32. Was divided into the patricians (propertied class) - plebeians (main body of Roman citizens) - and slaves.
The Ottoman Empire
The Jesuits
Napoleon Bonepart
Roman Society
33. 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
Ghana
The Ottoman Empire
The Dark Ages
The Nile
34. The system of ethics - education - and statesmanship taught by Confucius and his disciples - stressing love for humanity - ancestor worship - reverence for parents - and harmony in thought and conduct.
Industrial Revolution
Confucianism
Umayyad
Hieroglyphics
35. The separation of people into different social groups like lower class - upper class. Clergy & nobility were the privileged class - peasants and artisans wer the work force and serfs were tied to the land.
Class Division
Causes of the Industrial Revolution
Roman Society
Athens
36. King of France from 1643 to 1715; his long reign was marked by the expansion of French influence in Europe and by the magnificence of his court and the Palace of Versailles (1638-1715)
Classical Art
The Roman Empire
Proletariats
Louis XIV
37. 17th century Europe - elaborate and detailed artwork - drama - tension - exuberance - and grandeur in sculpture - painting - literature - and music
Baroque Style
Achievements of the Byzantine Empire
Constantine
Confucianism
38. Democracy - Drama - Art - Architecture - Philosophy - Sculpting - Performing Arts - Philosphical Schools - Scientific Method.
Contributions of the Greeks
The Roman Empire
Neoplatonism
Napoleon Bonepart
39. Elected consul of rome in 59 bc. Genius with military strategy. Governed as an absolute ruler. Was assassinated in the senate chamber.
Gothic Revival
The Viking Invasions
Umayyad
Ceasar
40. Established Capeatian rule in France - put to throne because of his weakness; made throne hereditary; Capetians had an unbroken succession for 300 years; effective beauracracy
The Code of Hammurabi
Shinto Religion
James I
Hugh Capet
41. Made up of art and culture - music/dance - storytelling and very Religious
The Renaissance
The Restoration Era
African Culture
Kingdom of Zimbabwe
42. The battle that took place in 1066 - in which William the Conqueror and Harold Godwinson fought for control of Normandy?
Charles I
Ming Dynasty
The Battle of Hastings
The Egyptians
43. The Hitties - the Assyrians - Chaldeans - and the Phoenicians. Centralized Government and advancements in algebra and geometry.
The Spanish Armada
The House of Lancaster
The Babalonians
Mississippian Culture
44. The Ashikaga Shogunate is the weakest of the three Japanese bakufu governments. Unlike its predecessor - the Kamakura Shogunate - or its successor - the - when Ashikaga Takauji established his bakufu he had little personal territories with which to
Ashikaga Shogunate
Hieroglyphics
The Scientific Revolution
The French Republic
45. 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.
Paul the Apostle
The Dark Ages
Mongols
Ziggurat
46. Entered China and easily changed the Ming dynasty into the Qing dynasty since they were sinicized before - Established a Confucian government with six ministries - a censorate - and other Chinese institutions - Were segregated from the Chinese - Forb
The Crusades
The Manchus
Islamic Government and Religion
The Roman Empire
47. An ancient Egyptian writing system in which pictures were used to represent ideas and sounds
English Common Law
Hieroglyphics
Abbassides
Benin
48. Empire created by indigenous Muslims in western Sudan of West Africa from the thirteenth to fifteenth century. It was famous for its role in the trans - Saharan gold trade.
African Rivers
Mali
Songhai
Industrial Revolution
49. Continuous barbaric invasion. Internal factors included political instability - decreasing farm production - inflation - excessive taxation - and the decline of the military. The rise of Christianity divided the Empire.
English Parliment
Sung Dynasty
Swahili
The Fall of Rome
50. This was a war between France and England between 1346 and 1453. It was fought over land in France that each wanted to control. The British began strongly - but with the help of Joan of Arc - the French rallied and eventually beat England. Two famous
Mohammad
The Muslim Empire
The Hundred Years War
Causes of the Industrial Revolution