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CSET Multiple Subject Subtest 1: World History
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1. 1830s movement in architecture when buildings in the Gothic (high medieval) style became popular. It was in this period that the British Parliament building was built. This was the architectural manifestation of Romanticism. Where the Enlightenment h
Dorians
African Rivers
Gothic Revival
The Roman Empire
2. An ancient Egyptian writing system in which pictures were used to represent ideas and sounds
Ming Dynasty
Confucianism
Hieroglyphics
Napoleon Bonepart
3. 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
Roman Contributions
The Fall of Rome
Kamakura Shogunate
The French Religious Wars
4. 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)
St. Augustine
Louis XIV
Swahili
The Hundred Years War
5. A war that occurred between 1618 and 1648; it was mainly a civil war in Germany and the Holy Roman Empire over religious and political issues; it also involved the countries of Spain - France - Denmark - and Sweden
The Thirty Years War
Elizabeth I
Fuedal Contract
Early Japanese Culture
6. 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.
Arab Caliphs
Mississippian Culture
Realism (Plato)
The Mongols
7. 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
Peter the Great
The Magna Carta
Manorialism
Egyptian Religion
8. The collection of Papal states directly under the control of the Pope. Included lands in Italy - Germany - France - Spain - and England.
African Rivers
The Holy Roman Empire
Oliver Cromwell
Scholasticism
9. DominateTurkish group control caliphate
The House of Lords
Seljiks
The House of Lancaster
Constantine
10. Powerful city in Ancient Greece that was a leader in arts - sciences - philosophy - democracy and architecture.
The Congress of Verona
The Age of Pericles(460 BC-429 BC)
Augustus
Athens
11. European trade agreement with Africa dealing with slaves brought from Africa. Integral part of Triangle Trade between the Americas - Africa - and Europe.
Islamic Civilization
Slave Trade
Brahman
The Renaissance
12. 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 Protestant Reformation
The Counter Reformation
The Scientific Revolution
The Babalonians
13. Established the new Babylonian Empire under Nebuchadnezzar (605-538 B.C.)- Conquered Mesopotamia - Syria - and Palestine Developed astrology - astronomy - advanced government bureaucracy - and architectural achievements such as the Hanging Gardens of
The Chaldeans
Umayyad
Islam
The Commonwealth Period
14. Occupied western Asia Minor (500s B.C.) - Their culture reached its zenith under King Croesus (Golden King) - Were responsible for the first coinage of money
Realism (Plato)
The Lydians
Athens
The Samurai
15. The conqueror who united the peoples of Greece - Egypt - Persia and Indus River Valley into an empire by conquering them.
Norman Conquest
Alexandar the Great
Confucius
Realism (Plato)
16. An assembly of high church officials summoned by the Catholic Church to clarify doctrine and address reform in response to the challenges raised by the Protestant Reformation.
Karl Marx
The Peace of Augsburg
Fuedal Contract
The Council of Trent
17. The art of ancient Greece and Rome - in which harmony - order - and proportion were emphasized
Classical Art
Elizabeth I
Byzantine Empire Decline
The Assyrians
18. 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
Umayyad
St. Augustine
Dorians
Roman Contributions
19. 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
Elizabeth I
Byzantine Empire
The Manchus
Confucianism
20. This group from the east of Mali built up an army and extended their territory to the large bend in the Niger River near Gao whic became the capital of their empire.
Songhai
Roman Society
Shinto Religion
The French Republic
21. The name given to Medieval Europe due to its lack of cultural - societal - intellectual - political and economic progress
Minoan Civilization
The Dark Ages
Hieroglyphics
The Protestant Reformation
22. Organization with midsize societies ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand people - with somewhat more power available to leaders.
Hieroglyphics
Tribal Organization
Aegan
Kublai Khan
23. Old Kingdom (massive pyramids) - Middle kingdom - New kingdom (gets agressive)
Egyptian History
The House of Commons
Fuedal Contract
The Renaissance
24. The first Stuart to be king of England and Ireland from 1603 to 1625 and king of Scotland from 1567 to 1625; he was the son of Mary Queen of Scots and he succeeded Elizabeth I; he alienated the British Parliament by claiming the divine right of kings
The Hopewell People
James I
Egyptian History
Islamic Civilization
25. A center for civilizations which flourished in the 2nd and 3rd millenniums BC
The Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen
The Age of Enlightenment
Alexandar the Great
Aegan
26. A new group of nomads that drove the tang armies out of central Asia and took control of the silk roads. because of this chinas economy was damaged
Mali
Mughuls
Turks
The Israelites
27. It's geographic proximity to the Arabs - Slave - and Turks all of whom were becoming more powerful. The loss of commercial dominace over the Italians. Reliogious contraversy with west and a split with the Roman Catholic Church. The sack of the fourth
The Intellectual Response to the Industrial Revolution
Byzantine Empire Decline
The Lord of the Manor
The French Republic
28. Last of the mound - building cultures of North America; flourished between 800 and 1300 C.E.; featured large towns and ceremonial centers; lacked stone architecture of Central America.
The House of Commons
The Renaissance
Mississippian Culture
The Rise of Christianity
29. Reality consists of ideas that exist in the mind - independant of sensory powers of perception.
Industrial Revolution
Realism (Plato)
The Nile
Class Division
30. Revival of a classical style in art or literature or architecture or music but from a new perspective or with a new motivation
Neoclassicism
The Chaldeans
The Thirty Years War
The House of Lancaster
31. ...The House of Lords mainly consist of the peers and the people that have inherited their money. This House of Parliament has slowly lost its power to influence the system of government over the years.
The House of Lords
Swahili
African Culture
Roman Society
32. 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.
Humanism
The Continental System
The Code of Napoleon
The Fall of Rome
33. Western name for the Chinese philosopher Kongzi (551-479 B.C.E.). His doctrine of duty and public service had a great influence on subsequent Chinese thought and served as a code of conduct for government officials.
The French Religious Wars
The Assyrians
Ziggurat
Confucius
34. 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 -
Laisssez Faire
The Early Middle Ages
The Congress of Verona
The French Republic
35. Became the first explorers - traders - and colonizers of the ancient world; their civilization reached its peak in 1000 B.C. - Greatest seafaring civilization in the ancient world - Developed extensive trade networks throughout the Mediterranean and
The Phoenicians
Sparta
The Council of Trent
Aegan
36. 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.
The Romanov Dynasty
Fuedal System
Decentralization of the Germanic States
The law of Primogeniture
37. The imperial dynasty of China from 960 to 1279
The Assyrians
African Savana
Sung Dynasty
Peter the Great
38. The Hitties - the Assyrians - Chaldeans - and the Phoenicians. Centralized Government and advancements in algebra and geometry.
The Babalonians
Achievements of the Byzantine Empire
Nomadic
Brahman
39. A flat - dry grassland with trees and bushes
Byzantine Empire
Sung Dynasty
Cardinal Richelieu
African Savana
40. Gave all property to the eldest son. Led many younger sons of the gentry to seek their fortunes in exploration and colonization.
The law of Primogeniture
Industrial Revolution
The Jesuits
The Anasazi Culture
41. 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 House of Lords
The Near East
The Lydians
Songhai
42. Ruled the manor. Had bailiffs to take care of day - to - day affairs.
The House of York
Contributions of the Greeks
The Lord of the Manor
Achievements of the Byzantine Empire
43. A republic in southeastern Europe on the southern part of the Balkan peninsula
Greece
The Puritan Revolution
Shinto Religion
The French Religious Wars
44. 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.
Militant Socialism
Reasons for the Spread of Christianity
Augustus
The Huguenots
45. Officially recognized Lutherism but allowed Catholic Priests to support Catholicism.
Bourgeoisie
Result Of the Industrial Revolution
The Palace of Versailles
The Peace of Augsburg
46. 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
The Rise of Christianity
The Middle Ages
Ashikaga Shogunate
The Code of Napoleon
47. A more militaristic civilization then Minoans - they traded and raided - turning on their Minoan teachers - helping to destroy Crete.
The Hopewell People
The Fall of Rome
Mycenaean Civilization
Mississippian Culture
48. 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
Alexandar the Great
Oligarthy
African Desert
Shinto Religion
49. Mass production of goods and the rise of the factory system. From Rural to Urban centers. The division of society into defined calsses propertied and unpropertied. The development of modern Capitalism.
The Thirty Years War
Result Of the Industrial Revolution
The Hopewell People
Achievements of the Byzantine Empire
50. Made up of art and culture - music/dance - storytelling and very Religious
The Puritan Revolution
African Culture
Arab Caliphs
Neoplatonism
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