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CSET Multiple Subject Subtest 1: World History

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1. One of the largest military fleets in the history of warfare which was sent to attack England in 1588. The smaller English fleet was able to defeat the armada by using its ease of maneuverability and ended Spain's domination of the Atlantic Ocean and






2. Document written in 1215 which limited the power of the King and established the principle of limited government and the fundamental rights of English citizens. The document also introduced such fundamental rights as trial by jury and due process of






3. The classical economists advanced the theory of laissez faire






4. French philosopher and writer whose works epitomize the Age of Enlightenment - often attacking injustice and intolerance






5. 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






6. Reality consists of ideas that exist in the mind - independant of sensory powers of perception.






7. King Louis XIII was a weak ruler and Richelieu filled the void - more or less running the empire via his advice to the king. A clever politician and strategist - Richelieu expanded royal power - punished dissent harshly - and built France into a grea






8. Were United by Genghis Khan to capture all of asia - which they did except for India. Asia under Mongolian ruler till grandson of Gings (Kublai) died and there was an overturning.






9. A Bantu language with Arabic words spoken along the East African coast






10. 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.






11. The battle that took place in 1066 - in which William the Conqueror and Harold Godwinson fought for control of Normandy?






12. The restoration of the monarchy began in 1660 when the English - Scottish and Irish monarchies were all restored under Charles II after the Interregnum that followed the wars of the 3 kingdoms. Stuart rule was restored.






13. Caused by a continuing power struggle with the Pope.






14. 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






15. A republic in southeastern Europe on the southern part of the Balkan peninsula






16. The class of modern wage laborers who having no means of production of their own - are reducing to selling their labor power in order to live






17. This queen of England chose a religion between the Puritans and Catholics and required her subjects to attend church or face a fine. She also required uniformity and conformity to the Church of England






18. Ruled the manor. Had bailiffs to take care of day - to - day affairs.






19. Venetian merchant and traveler. His accounts of his travels to China offered Europeans a firsthand view of Asian lands and stimulated interest in Asian trade.






20. 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.






21. DominateTurkish group control caliphate






22. The Vikings built fast ships where they would ship men and cargo from their land to charlemagnes empire to pilage and plunder.






23. The seven - and - a - half century long process by which Christians reconquered the Iberian peninsula modern Portugal and Spain from the Muslim and Moorish states of Al -






24. The collection of Papal states directly under the control of the Pope. Included lands in Italy - Germany - France - Spain - and England.






25. Known as knights of feudal Japan and retainers of the daimyo. This aristocratic warrior class arose during the 12th - century wars between the Taira and Minamoto clans and was consolidated in the Tokugawa period. They were privileged to wear two swor






26. Wars which - in the century after the death of Muhammed in 632 - created an empire stretching from Spain to the Indus Valley.






27. This was the letter Martin Luther wrote to Archbishop Albert which explained that indulgences undermined the seriousness of the sacrament of penance.






28. The invasion and settlement of England by the Normans following the Battle of Hastings (1066)






29. Was divided into the patricians (propertied class) - plebeians (main body of Roman citizens) - and slaves.






30. King of the Franks who conquered much of Western Europe - great patron of literature and learning






31. A government in which power is in the hands of a few people -- especially one in which rule is based upon wealth.






32. 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.






33. 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






34. Most illustrious sultan of the Mughal Empire in India (r. 1556-1605). He expanded the empire and pursued a policy of conciliation with Hindus. (p. 536)






35. Establishe a civiliztion in the Nile Valley.






36. Overthrew the Umayyad but one escaped






37. A period in European history - between about 1000 AD and 1500 AD - when the power of kings - people of high rank and the Christian Church was strong






38. The economic and social system of medieval europe - lords recieved land from the King in exchane for loyalty and serfs worked the land for the lords in exchange for protection.






39. 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






40. 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






41. 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






42. The revolution that began in 1789 - overthrew the absolute monarchy of the Bourbons and the system of aristocratic privileges - and ended with Napoleon's overthrow of the Directory and seizure of power in 1799.






43. The first great Christian philosopher. He was a sinner and did not believe but eventually was converted and he wrote CIty of God as well as Confession - he is also responsible for the doctrine of Original Sin






44. French Protestants who suffered persecution. Many left Europe for America to find religious freedom






45. The Hitties - the Assyrians - Chaldeans - and the Phoenicians. Centralized Government and advancements in algebra and geometry.






46. Officially recognized Lutherism but allowed Catholic Priests to support Catholicism.






47. A religious wars in France that started because of the Concordat of Bologna. This war was not only a religious war but a class war. It was between the Huguenots - who were Upper - class intellectuals who were Calvinist vs. the average poor French Cat






48. Athens vs Sparta - Sparta won but both were devastated unable to unite Greed city - states.






49. 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






50. The idea that the government should not play an active role in regulating the economy.