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CSET Multiple Subject Subtest 1: World History

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






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






3. A broad intellectual movement in 18th - century Europe that advocated the use of reason in the re - evaluation of accepted ideas. Also known as the Age of Reason.






4. 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.






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






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






7. 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.






8. 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






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






10. 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.






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






12. Forceful seizure of governmental power






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






14. 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






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






16. 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.






17. 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






18. DominateTurkish group control caliphate






19. River that provided for the needs of Ancient Egyptians and made their great civilization possible. Agriculture was the bases of the Egyptian Society.






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






21. 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)






22. A philosophical and theological system - associated with Thomas Aquinas - devised to reconcile Aristotelian philosophy and Roman Catholic theology in the thirteenth century. (p. 408)






23. 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






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






25. An ancient Egyptian writing system in which pictures were used to represent ideas and sounds






26. 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






27. 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.






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






29. Began with the teachings of Jesus of Nazareth. It emphasized the Holy Bible as the word of God.






30. Gave all property to the eldest son. Led many younger sons of the gentry to seek their fortunes in exploration and colonization.






31. 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.






32. Organization with midsize societies ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand people - with somewhat more power available to leaders.






33. 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.






34. 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.






35. 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.






36. 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






37. Members of the Society of Jesus which became most well known for their work in education of Catholics in Europe. They were devoted to preaching - educating the young - fighting against heresy - serving the Pope - and caring for the needy.






38. Domination of the commercial trade routes controlled by Constintanople and a monopoly on the silk trade. Excellant use of diplonmacy to avoid invasions. Geographically distant from the tribes who sacked Rome. Codification of Roman Law. A forstress ci






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






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






41. This was the 2nd law passed by Parliament for King Henry VIII. It said that King Henry VIII was the only supreme head of the Church of England - and this church was formed from this act.






42. Made up of art and culture - music/dance - storytelling and very Religious






43. 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






44. 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






45. The revolutionary socialism of ____________ advocated a violent overthrow of the present economic system - History was seen as a class struggle between the exploiters (bourgeoisie) and the exploited (proletariat)






46. 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






47. A kingdom of the West African rain forest






48. 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






49. 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






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