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CSET Multiple Subject Subtest 1: World History
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1. A more militaristic civilization then Minoans - they traded and raided - turning on their Minoan teachers - helping to destroy Crete.
Slave Trade
The Assyrians
Islam
Mycenaean Civilization
2. 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
Oligarthy
The Spanish Armada
St. Augustine
Ashikaga Shogunate
3. 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
Confucius
Benin
The Peace of Augsburg
4. A war that broke out between the parliament supporters (roundheads) and the king's supporters (cavaliers). It ended with the execution of the king - Charles I
Thomas Malthus
The English Civil War
Mughuls
The Protestant Reformation
5. A philosophical and theological system - associated with Thomas Aquinas - devised to reconcile Aristotelian philosophy and Roman Catholic theology in the thirteenth century. (p. 408)
Scholasticism
Ionia
Achievements of the Byzantine Empire
The Ottoman Empire
6. 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
The French Religious Wars
Confucianism
Genghis Khan
Greek Individualism
7. Characterized by moving about from place to place as nomads
The French Republic
Nomadic
Slave Trade
The Jesuits
8. 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.
Karl Marx
Reasons for the Spread of Christianity
Greece
Islamic Government and Religion
9. 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
The Roman Empire
The House of Commons
Fuedal System
The Crusades
10. King of the Franks who conquered much of Western Europe - great patron of literature and learning
Charlemagne
The Age of Pericles(460 BC-429 BC)
Islam
African Desert
11. French Protestants who suffered persecution. Many left Europe for America to find religious freedom
The Code of Napoleon
The Rise of Christianity
The Huguenots
Greece
12. The 'Theatre of politics.' The nobility were required to live there by Louis XIV - beautiful architecture and gardens. Symbol of French state and power
Ziggurat
English Parliment
The Chaldeans
The Palace of Versailles
13. An advanced civilization that developed on the island of Crete around 2500 BCE based its prosperity
Minoan Civilization
Henry IV
Absolutionism
Tribal Organization
14. Provided land in exchange for personal service to the King.
Fuedal Contract
The Shogun
The Muslim Empire
Bourgeoisie
15. Establishe a civiliztion in the Nile Valley.
The Puritan Revolution
Classical Art
Ming Dynasty
The Egyptians
16. The legaslative body of england (lawmaking) - two houses: house of lords and house of commons
English Parliment
The Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen
Humanism
St. Augustine
17. 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 Battle of Hastings
Hieroglyphics
The Israelites
The Code of Napoleon
18. 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
The Samurai
The Age of Pericles(460 BC-429 BC)
Elizabeth I
Charlemagne
19. 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 Commonwealth Period
Roman Military Strategy
Humanism
Confucianism
20. 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)
Louis XIV
The Palace of Versailles
Tang Dynasty
Reasons for the Spread of Christianity
21. Old Kingdom (massive pyramids) - Middle kingdom - New kingdom (gets agressive)
Causes of the Industrial Revolution
Arab Conquests
The Huguenots
Egyptian History
22. 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 French Republic
Mongols
The Israelites
The Glorious Revolution
23. 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
The Roman Government
Gothic Revival
Frederick Barbarossa
The Holy Roman Empire
24. 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
The Huguenots
The Thirty Years War
The Lydians
Commercial Revival
25. 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.
Kush
Baroque Style
The Restoration Era
Karl Marx
26. 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
Kush
The English Civil War
Aegan
Ashikaga Shogunate
27. Religious movement founded by John Calvin - based on the doctrine of predestination.
The Anasazi Culture
Calvinism
Result Of the Industrial Revolution
Absolutionism
28. The basis of a court system for justice. The essence of English common law is that it is made by judges sitting in courts - applying their common sense and knowledge of legal precedent to the facts before them.
Peter the Great
Charles I
English Common Law
Nomadic
29. Organization with midsize societies ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand people - with somewhat more power available to leaders.
Mongols
African Culture
Tribal Organization
Rift Valley
30. 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
English Common Law
Frederick Barbarossa
The Babalonians
The Lord of the Manor
31. The rise of Islam
The Muslim Empire
The Palace of Versailles
The Counter Reformation
Louis XIV
32. Clan of Quraysh that dominated politics and commercial economy of Mecca; clan later able to establish dynasty as rulers of Islam
Sparta
Tang Dynasty
The Early Middle Ages
Umayyad
33. 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
Cardinal Richelieu
The Near East
Genghis Khan
St. Augustine
34. 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
Rift Valley
Turks
Reasons for the Spread of Christianity
The Manchus
35. 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.
Alexandar the Great
Tokugawa Shogunate
Henry IV
Ghana
36. Democracy - Drama - Art - Architecture - Philosophy - Sculpting - Performing Arts - Philosphical Schools - Scientific Method.
Napoleon Bonepart
The Peace of Augsburg
Contributions of the Greeks
Voltaire
37. Developed their own language - a sophisticated systemof writing - literature and poetry - with great emphasis on a love of nature - beauty - and good manners.
Effect of the Reformation
Early Japanese Culture
Bourgeoisie
Causes of the French Revolution
38. 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
Tribal Organization
The Palace of Versailles
The Renaissance
The Phoenicians
39. Began with the teachings of Jesus of Nazareth. It emphasized the Holy Bible as the word of God.
Athens
Turks
The Rise of Christianity
Achievements of the Byzantine Empire
40. Area along the central west coast of Asia Minor colonized by settlers from mainland Greece from about 1000 BC. Ionian Greeks - including Homer - played a central role in the early development of Greek history and literature following the Dark Ages. B
The Restoration Era
Ionia
Mali
Seljiks
41. The middle class - including merchants - industrialists - and professional people
Slave Trade
Fuedal System
The Phoenicians
Bourgeoisie
42. Athens vs Sparta - Sparta won but both were devastated unable to unite Greed city - states.
African Culture
The Reconquista
The Pelponnesian War
Islamic Civilization
43. River that provided for the needs of Ancient Egyptians and made their great civilization possible. Agriculture was the bases of the Egyptian Society.
The Nile
The Restoration Era
The Manchus
English Common Law
44. 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
St. Augustine
Ninety Theses
The Age of Pericles(460 BC-429 BC)
Frederick Barbarossa
45. A group of Germanic tribes. They became allies of the Romans and became Christian. In the 8th century they established the Carolingian rule. Perhaps the most famous leader was Charlemagne.
The Chaldeans
Nomadic
The Franks
The Code of Hammurabi
46. The art of ancient Greece and Rome - in which harmony - order - and proportion were emphasized
The Age of Enlightenment
The Lydians
Achievements of the Byzantine Empire
Classical Art
47. 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
The Continental System
Mohammad
The French Republic
Benin
48. 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
The Congress of Vienna
The Palace of Versailles
Charles I
Norman Conquest
49. 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.
Rift Valley
Paul the Apostle
Nomadic
Machiavelli
50. 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.
Louis XIV
The Mongols
The English Civil War
The Roman Empire