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CSET Multiple Subject Subtest 1: World History
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1. A warlike monotheistic civilization that spread rapidly throughout the Middle East and were constantly at war. They are known for their brilliant arabesques and gorgeous craftsmanship
Islamic Civilization
The House of York
Ceasar
Causes of the Industrial Revolution
2. Concerning farms - farmers - or agriculture and the use of land.
Martin Luther
Agarian
The Manchus
Greek Individualism
3. Wars which - in the century after the death of Muhammed in 632 - created an empire stretching from Spain to the Indus Valley.
The Assyrians
The English Civil War
Arab Conquests
Hieroglyphics
4. 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
Absolutionism
The Middle Ages
Aegan
5. A style of architecture developed in Italy and western Europe between the Roman and the Gothic styles after 1000 AD
The Hittites
Romanesque
Causes of the Industrial Revolution
Gothic Revival
6. 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.
Charles I
Mohammad
Ionia
Baroque Style
7. French philosopher and writer whose works epitomize the Age of Enlightenment - often attacking injustice and intolerance
The Heian Era
Voltaire
Islamic Civilization
The Crusades
8. Eastern Roman empire after the fall of Rome.
Kamakura Shogunate
Byzantine Empire
Roman Contributions
Reasons for the Spread of Christianity
9. 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
Kamakura Shogunate
Effect of the Reformation
The Thirty Years War
Islam
10. Democracy - Drama - Art - Architecture - Philosophy - Sculpting - Performing Arts - Philosphical Schools - Scientific Method.
Akbar
Contributions of the Greeks
Mali
Sparta
11. The legaslative body of england (lawmaking) - two houses: house of lords and house of commons
Islamic Government and Religion
The Rise of Christianity
English Parliment
The Thirty Years War
12. 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
Egyptian History
The Thirty Years War
Charlemagne
Calvinism
13. Military Genius of France - who later became a dictator and eventually overthrown. He sold the west land (Louisiana) to the United States for a very cheap price doubling the land of America.
The Nile
The Muslim Empire
Napoleon Bonepart
Roman Military Strategy
14. A kingdom of the West African rain forest
Roman Society
Confucianism
Benin
Frederick Barbarossa
15. 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.
Mississippian Culture
Byzantine Empire
The Scientific Revolution
The Renaissance
16. Established Capeatian rule in France - put to throne because of his weakness; made throne hereditary; Capetians had an unbroken succession for 300 years; effective beauracracy
Hugh Capet
Arab Caliphs
Neoplatonism
The Peace of Westphalia
17. 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 Crusades
Decentralization of the Germanic States
The Code of Napoleon
Minoan Civilization
18. Clan of Quraysh that dominated politics and commercial economy of Mecca; clan later able to establish dynasty as rulers of Islam
The Lord of the Manor
Umayyad
Benin
Oligarthy
19. A rectangular tiered temple or terraced mound erected by the ancient Assyrians and Babylonians and was the center of community life.
Ziggurat
The Code of Hammurabi
Ghana
The Spanish Armada
20. 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
The Roman Empire
Turks
Greece
21. Began with the teachings of Jesus of Nazareth. It emphasized the Holy Bible as the word of God.
Proletariats
Fuedal Contract
The Rise of Christianity
The Manchus
22. 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.
Martin Luther
Agarian
Fuedal System
The French Republic
23. Created during kamakura era - In theory: Emperor's military chief of staff - In reality: Actual ruler of Japan
The Shogun
Militant Socialism
The Reconquista
Akbar
24. 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.
Ninety Theses
Reasons for the Spread of Christianity
Kush
The Spanish Armada
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
The Samurai
Class Division
The Reconquista
The Roman Empire
26. First emperor of the Roman Empire. Julius Caesar's grand - nephew.
The Communist Manifesto
Mohammad
Augustus
Rift Valley
27. 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
English Parliment
The Congress of Vienna
Augustus
Aegan
28. The classical economists advanced the theory of laissez faire
Tang Dynasty
The Intellectual Response to the Industrial Revolution
Norman Conquest
The Assyrians
29. 2000-1200 B.C. conquered much of Asia Minor & northern Mesopotamia; a major contribution included the invention of iron smelting - which revolutionized warfare.
Tang Dynasty
African Culture
The Persians
The Hittites
30. 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.
The Fall of Rome
Contributions of the Greeks
Absolutionism
Confucianism
31. Mongolian emperor of China and grandson of Genghis Khan who completed his grandfather's conquest of China
Kublai Khan
Abbassides
Egyptian Religion
Martin Luther
32. 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
Shinto Religion
The Commonwealth Period
Swahili
Arab Conquests
33. 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
Decentralization of the Germanic States
The Anasazi Culture
Constanople
The Commonwealth Period
34. 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.
Kublai Khan
The Viking Invasions
Calvinism
Result Of the Industrial Revolution
35. Athens vs Sparta - Sparta won but both were devastated unable to unite Greed city - states.
Absolutionism
Reasons for the Spread of Christianity
The Heian Era
The Pelponnesian War
36. Was divided into the patricians (propertied class) - plebeians (main body of Roman citizens) - and slaves.
Roman Society
Ceasar
The Chaldeans
African Culture
37. Creators of the Mesopotamia civiliztion. Large scale irrigation projects - advanced system of mathematics and the invention of the wheel.
Karl Marx
The English Civil War
The Summarians
Achievements of the Byzantine Empire
38. 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
The Summarians
Cardinal Richelieu
The Israelites
The Palace of Versailles
39. Establishe a civiliztion in the Nile Valley.
The Commonwealth Period
The Thirty Years War
The Egyptians
The Mongols
40. 16th century religious movement led by Martin Luther that sought to reform the Roman Catholic Church and led to the formation of Protestantism
Peter the Great
Neoclassicism
The Romanov Dynasty
The Protestant Reformation
41. 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
The Summarians
Commercial Revival
Egyptian Religion
42. (1776-1834) Theorized that population growth would far outstrip food production
The Egyptians
Ceasar
Thomas Malthus
Commercial Revival
43. Forceful seizure of governmental power
Bourgeoisie
Byzantine Empire
Militant Socialism
The Early Middle Ages
44. 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
Cardinal Richelieu
The Middle Ages
The Lord of the Manor
Neoclassicism
45. King of the Franks who conquered much of Western Europe - great patron of literature and learning
Charlemagne
The Holy Roman Empire
Romanesque
The Palace of Versailles
46. DominateTurkish group control caliphate
Seljiks
The Renaissance
Kush
Humanism
47. Ruled the manor. Had bailiffs to take care of day - to - day affairs.
English Common Law
The Lord of the Manor
The Peace of Westphalia
The House of Lords
48. 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 Pelponnesian War
Charles I
The Continental System
The Battle of Hastings
49. 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.
Industrial Revolution
Constanople
The Franks
The Jesuits
50. The scientific revolution brought about new mechanical inventions - The availability of investment capital and the rise of the middle class provided an economic base - Geographic and social conditions in England favored industrialization:
Causes of the Industrial Revolution
Nomadic
African Savana
Frederick Barbarossa