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CSET Multiple Subject Subtest 1: World History

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1. Establishe a civiliztion in the Nile Valley.






2. 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.






3. 16th century religious movement led by Martin Luther that sought to reform the Roman Catholic Church and led to the formation of Protestantism






4. 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.






5. 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






6. A flat - dry grassland with trees and bushes






7. Conquered the Mycenaeans - illiterate - cause the Dark Age of violence and instability






8. Political leaders after the death of Muhammad






9. Mongolian emperor of China and grandson of Genghis Khan who completed his grandfather's conquest of China






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






11. Constituted of a mixed government including consuls - a senate - tribune - assembly of the tribes - ...






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






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






14. 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.






15. Emperor of Rome who adopted the Christian faith and stopped the persecution of Christians (280-337)






16. 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 -






17. A more militaristic civilization then Minoans - they traded and raided - turning on their Minoan teachers - helping to destroy Crete.






18. Flourishing trade - medical encyclopedia - library - Algebra - spices - silks - perfumes - porcelain - textile goods






19. Roman expansion resulted in a world republic. Emerged as the dominant power in the Mediterranian.






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






21. 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






22. First known kingdom in sub - Saharan West Africa between the sixth and thirteenth centuries C.E. Also the modern West African country once known as the Gold Coast.






23. A rectangular tiered temple or terraced mound erected by the ancient Assyrians and Babylonians and was the center of community life.






24. The doctrine emphasizing a person's capacity for self - realization through reason






25. Concerning farms - farmers - or agriculture and the use of land.






26. An advanced civilization that developed on the island of Crete around 2500 BCE based its prosperity






27. 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






28. Elected consul of rome in 59 bc. Genius with military strategy. Governed as an absolute ruler. Was assassinated in the senate chamber.






29. The term for The Univeral Soul in Hinduism.






30. This was the French law put in place by Napoleon. It promoted equality before the law - toleration of all religions - and outlawing serfdom and feudalism. It also took away women's rights and outlawed trade unions and strikes.






31. A fundamental transformation in scientific ideas in physics - astronomy - and biology - in institutions supporting scientific investigation - and in the more widely held picture of the universe






32. A book written by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels that describes the new political system of scientific socialism - which becomes the basis for communism. The book states that all of human history is based on the conflict between the bourgeoisie (thos






33. The middle class - including merchants - industrialists - and professional people






34. A catalyst in the collapse of the Greek city - state alliance.






35. The Founder of Islam. Muslims believe that Mohammad was God's last Prophet and that he received the word of God from the angel Gabriel.






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






37. 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.






38. 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)






39. (1776-1834) Theorized that population growth would far outstrip food production






40. Powerful city in Ancient Greece that was a leader in arts - sciences - philosophy - democracy and architecture.






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






42. 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






43. Roman laws - justice system - court system; language(Latin); Pax Roman a long period of peace that enabled free travel and trade Building Construction - engineering and road construction. architecture - literature - art - sculpture and the humanites.






44. 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






45. 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






46. African state that developed along the upper reaches of the Nile circa 1000 B.C.E.; conquered Egypt and ruled it for several centuries. Important iron working center.






47. The 'Theatre of politics.' The nobility were required to live there by Louis XIV - beautiful architecture and gardens. Symbol of French state and power






48. Creators of the Mesopotamia civiliztion. Large scale irrigation projects - advanced system of mathematics and the invention of the wheel.






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






50. Religious pilgramages Improved farming methods - trade and commerce led to a high standard of living - Military expansion.







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