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CSET Multiple Subject Subtest 1: World History
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1. 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 Glorious Revolution
The Assyrians
Karl Marx
Roman Military Strategy
2. 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.
The Code of Napoleon
The Puritan Revolution
Brahman
The Persians
3. Democracy - Drama - Art - Architecture - Philosophy - Sculpting - Performing Arts - Philosphical Schools - Scientific Method.
Akbar
Elizabeth I
Contributions of the Greeks
Charlemagne
4. Officially recognized Lutherism but allowed Catholic Priests to support Catholicism.
The Chaldeans
Charles I
The Peace of Augsburg
Swahili
5. Establishe a civiliztion in the Nile Valley.
The Egyptians
The Magna Carta
Mughuls
Greek Individualism
6. 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 -
The Protestant Reformation
The French Republic
Voltaire
The Samurai
7. 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.
James I
English Common Law
Ghana
Rift Valley
8. A flat - dry grassland with trees and bushes
African Savana
The Samurai
Swahili
Minoan Civilization
9. 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
The law of Primogeniture
Scholasticism
The House of Lords
The Communist Manifesto
10. A military dictatorship in Japan headed by the shoguns from 1185 to 133. It was based in Kamakura which was the capital of the shogunate.
Ceasar
Kamakura Shogunate
The Franks
Rift Valley
11. 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 -
The Reconquista
The French Republic
English Common Law
Confucianism
12. 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.
The Act of Supremacy
The Magna Carta
The Huguenots
Classical Art
13. 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 Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen
Genghis Khan
The Ottoman Empire
Byzantine Empire Decline
14. Elected consul of rome in 59 bc. Genius with military strategy. Governed as an absolute ruler. Was assassinated in the senate chamber.
Turks
Tribal Organization
African Culture
Ceasar
15. Revival of a classical style in art or literature or architecture or music but from a new perspective or with a new motivation
Absolutionism
Neoclassicism
Effect of the Reformation
Byzantine Empire Success
16. An extremely dry area with little water and few plants
African Desert
Islamic Civilization
Kublai Khan
Ziggurat
17. 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.
Industrial Revolution
The Council of Trent
Mycenaean Civilization
English Common Law
18. 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
James I
The Middle Ages
The Congress of Verona
Class Division
19. A German monk who became one of the most famous critics of the Roman Catholic Chruch. In 1517 - he wrote 95 theses - or statements of belief attacking the church practices.
The Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen
Martin Luther
The House of York
Benin
20. 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 Phoenicians
Charles I
The Early Middle Ages
Elizabeth I
21. They were polytheistic worshiping over 2000 gods and goddesses. They believed in the afterlife and that they would be judged for their life. They had sacred burials. Ruled by Pharoahs.
The Magna Carta
Egyptian Religion
Islamic Culture
The Early Middle Ages
22. 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
Charlemagne
Neoplatonism
The Chaldeans
Gothic Revival
23. 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
Islam
Achievements of the Byzantine Empire
The Middle Ages
African Rivers
24. Oliver Cromwell ruled as a dictator and abolished the monarchy and the House of Lords.
The Commonwealth Period
The Hittites
Shinto Religion
The Ottoman Empire
25. Conquered the Mycenaeans - illiterate - cause the Dark Age of violence and instability
The Anasazi Culture
Benin
Dorians
St. Augustine
26. 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.
The Anasazi Culture
The Roman Government
The Mongols
Industrial Revolution
27. Continuous barbaric invasion. Internal factors included political instability - decreasing farm production - inflation - excessive taxation - and the decline of the military. The rise of Christianity divided the Empire.
The Summarians
The Fall of Rome
The Pelponnesian War
Egyptian Religion
28. The most of the power lies on the shoulders of the House of the Commons. The Commons is elected by the people. The commons grant money - and is the law- making body in the british government.The commons pick the Prime Minister.
The House of Commons
Roman Society
Laisssez Faire
Roman Contributions
29. First Bourbon king - most important kings in French history - rise to power ended French Civil Wars - gradual course to absolutism - politique - converted to Catholicism to gain loyalty of Paris
Henry IV
Tribal Organization
Machiavelli
Reasons for the Spread of Christianity
30. Wars which - in the century after the death of Muhammed in 632 - created an empire stretching from Spain to the Indus Valley.
The Glorious Revolution
Arab Conquests
The Romanov Dynasty
The Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen
31. Forceful seizure of governmental power
Dorians
Mississippian Culture
Oligarthy
Militant Socialism
32. This was a war between France and England between 1346 and 1453. It was fought over land in France that each wanted to control. The British began strongly - but with the help of Joan of Arc - the French rallied and eventually beat England. Two famous
The Hundred Years War
Tribal Organization
Laisssez Faire
Napoleon Bonepart
33. 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 French Religious Wars
Laisssez Faire
The Fall of Rome
The Thirty Years War
34. 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
Mongols
The Fall of Rome
Fuedal Contract
Charles I
35. The collection of Papal states directly under the control of the Pope. Included lands in Italy - Germany - France - Spain - and England.
Result Of the Industrial Revolution
Tokugawa Shogunate
The War of the Roses
The Holy Roman Empire
36. 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 Jesuits
Ceasar
The Lydians
Machiavelli
37. Overthrew the Umayyad but one escaped
Ninety Theses
The Roman Government
Abbassides
Early Japanese Culture
38. Created an empire based on military superiority - conquest - and terrorism (911-550 B.C.) - Military techniques included siege warfare - intimidation - and the use of iron weapons. Created a centralized government - a postal service - an extensive li
The Assyrians
The Anasazi Culture
The Middle Ages
Frederick Barbarossa
39. 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
Tokugawa Shogunate
The Nile
Neoclassicism
Alexandar the Great
40. The idea that the government should not play an active role in regulating the economy.
Tokugawa Shogunate
Dorians
Laisssez Faire
The Crusades
41. An ancient Egyptian writing system in which pictures were used to represent ideas and sounds
Elizabeth I
Abbassides
Reasons for the Spread of Christianity
Hieroglyphics
42. 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.
Baroque Style
Norman Conquest
The Glorious Revolution
The Thirty Years War
43. Powerful city in Ancient Greece that was a leader in arts - sciences - philosophy - democracy and architecture.
Athens
Voltaire
The Thirty Years War
Ming Dynasty
44. Englightenment - unequal tax system - bad harvests - debt - absolute monarchy - economic issues - inequitable class structure - disorganized legal system - no representation.
Causes of the French Revolution
The Continental System
Mongols
Minoan Civilization
45. European trade agreement with Africa dealing with slaves brought from Africa. Integral part of Triangle Trade between the Americas - Africa - and Europe.
Slave Trade
Norman Conquest
Confucius
Fuedal System
46. A more militaristic civilization then Minoans - they traded and raided - turning on their Minoan teachers - helping to destroy Crete.
Tokugawa Shogunate
The Egyptians
Mycenaean Civilization
Agarian
47. The doctrine emphasizing a person's capacity for self - realization through reason
Humanism
The Franks
Hugh Capet
Baroque Style
48. 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 Hittites
Ming Dynasty
The Code of Napoleon
Napoleon Bonepart
49. Concerning farms - farmers - or agriculture and the use of land.
The Assyrians
The Counter Reformation
Agarian
The Hundred Years War
50. Were skilled farmers & flourished in the Ohio & Mississippi Valleys (200BC to 400AD).
The Palace of Versailles
Kamakura Shogunate
The Hopewell People
Aegan
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