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CSET Multiple Subject Subtest 1: World History
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1. The name given to Medieval Europe due to its lack of cultural - societal - intellectual - political and economic progress
The Dark Ages
Marco Polo
The Battle of Hastings
Egyptian Religion
2. 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 Viking Invasions
The Shogun
Confucius
The Reconquista
3. The Vikings built fast ships where they would ship men and cargo from their land to charlemagnes empire to pilage and plunder.
Sparta
The Viking Invasions
The Rise of Christianity
Baroque Style
4. 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.
Confucianism
The Anasazi Culture
The Peace of Augsburg
The Roman Government
5. The imperial dynasty of China from 960 to 1279
The Shogun
Sung Dynasty
Militant Socialism
Swahili
6. Characterized by moving about from place to place as nomads
The Congress of Vienna
Roman Contributions
Nomadic
The Pelponnesian War
7. 16th century religious movement led by Martin Luther that sought to reform the Roman Catholic Church and led to the formation of Protestantism
The Code of Hammurabi
The Age of Pericles(460 BC-429 BC)
The Protestant Reformation
Ceasar
8. 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.
French Revolution
Umayyad
Result Of the Industrial Revolution
The Palace of Versailles
9. Provided land in exchange for personal service to the King.
The Act of Supremacy
African Savana
The Early Middle Ages
Fuedal Contract
10. Constituted of a mixed government including consuls - a senate - tribune - assembly of the tribes - ...
The Near East
The Puritan Revolution
The Ottoman Empire
The Roman Government
11. Several have inland as well as coastal deltas - Nile flows northward . Niger - Nile - Congo - Zambezi And were important to Africa's economic history.
Cardinal Richelieu
Marco Polo
African Rivers
The House of Lancaster
12. Attempted to unify the entire Near East under one rule (500s B.C.) - Established an international government - Zoroastrianism - an ethical religion based on concepts of good and evil - Failed to conquer the Greeks; Persia was eventually conquered by
The Spanish Armada
The Persians
Decentralization of the Germanic States
Reasons for the Spread of Christianity
13. A style of architecture developed in Italy and western Europe between the Roman and the Gothic styles after 1000 AD
Louis XIV
Kublai Khan
Romanesque
Baroque Style
14. A major dynasty that ruled China from the mid - fourteenth to the mid - seventeenth century.The ousted the Mongols. It was marked by a great expansion of Chinese commerce into East Africa - the Middle East - and Southeast Asia
Realism (Plato)
Rift Valley
Ming Dynasty
The Middle Ages
15. Eastern Roman empire after the fall of Rome.
The Hopewell People
Byzantine Empire
The Counter Reformation
Dorians
16. Englightenment - unequal tax system - bad harvests - debt - absolute monarchy - economic issues - inequitable class structure - disorganized legal system - no representation.
Hugh Capet
Ming Dynasty
African Savana
Causes of the French Revolution
17. Organization with midsize societies ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand people - with somewhat more power available to leaders.
Ninety Theses
The Congress of Verona
Tribal Organization
Contributions of the Greeks
18. 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 Assyrians
The Viking Invasions
The Glorious Revolution
African Savana
19. Made up of art and culture - music/dance - storytelling and very Religious
Kingdom of Zimbabwe
The Roman Government
The House of Commons
African Culture
20. The term for The Univeral Soul in Hinduism.
Brahman
The Anasazi Culture
Laisssez Faire
The Jesuits
21. Flourishing trade - medical encyclopedia - library - Algebra - spices - silks - perfumes - porcelain - textile goods
The Magna Carta
Islamic Culture
The House of Commons
The House of Lords
22. Greek city - state that was ruled by an oligarchy - focused on military - used slaves for agriculture - discouraged the arts. Developed a totalitarian and militaristic state dependent on slave labor.
Mongols
The Roman Empire
Sparta
Ceasar
23. Te monotheistic religion of Muslims founded in Arabia in the 7th century and based on the teachings of Muhammad as laid down in the Koran
The Anasazi Culture
The English Civil War
Islam
The law of Primogeniture
24. A kingdom of the West African rain forest
Mughuls
Benin
Louis XIV
Arab Conquests
25. 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.
Bourgeoisie
Marco Polo
Egyptian Religion
Augustus
26. 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)
Roman Society
Commercial Revival
Peter the Great
Bourgeoisie
27. A center for civilizations which flourished in the 2nd and 3rd millenniums BC
Islam
Seljiks
Aegan
Result Of the Industrial Revolution
28. 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
Benin
The Early Middle Ages
The Age of Pericles(460 BC-429 BC)
Karl Marx
29. 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
The House of Lords
James I
Shinto Religion
African Culture
30. The Heian Era commenced in 794 - and was a time when Japan gradually stopped imitating China - developing into a distinct new culture. The new culture mixed both Chinese and Japanese cultures - combining the faiths of China - Shintoism - and Buddhism
The Rise of Christianity
The Roman Government
Byzantine Empire Decline
The Heian Era
31. The doctrine emphasizing a person's capacity for self - realization through reason
Humanism
Agarian
The Nile
Mali
32. A government in which power is in the hands of a few people -- especially one in which rule is based upon wealth.
Oligarthy
Contributions of the Greeks
The Lord of the Manor
Neoplatonism
33. 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
Ashikaga Shogunate
The Viking Invasions
The Peace of Westphalia
The Assyrians
34. 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
The English Civil War
The Manchus
The Lydians
Calvinism
35. The middle class - including merchants - industrialists - and professional people
The Muslim Empire
The Anasazi Culture
Bourgeoisie
Peter the Great
36. Crused by the House of Lancaster
The House of York
The Restoration Era
Mughuls
Ninety Theses
37. King of the Franks who conquered much of Western Europe - great patron of literature and learning
St. Augustine
Byzantine Empire Success
Laisssez Faire
Charlemagne
38. 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
Oligarthy
Paul the Apostle
The Jesuits
The Samurai
39. The legaslative body of england (lawmaking) - two houses: house of lords and house of commons
The Restoration Era
Cardinal Richelieu
English Parliment
The Mongols
40. (1776-1834) Theorized that population growth would far outstrip food production
Genghis Khan
Thomas Malthus
Seljiks
The Magna Carta
41. An ancient Egyptian writing system in which pictures were used to represent ideas and sounds
The Holy Roman Empire
The Romanov Dynasty
The Dark Ages
Hieroglyphics
42. 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
The Congress of Vienna
The Magna Carta
The Mongols
Brahman
43. 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.
Militant Socialism
The Chaldeans
Seljiks
The Restoration Era
44. Conquered the Mycenaeans - illiterate - cause the Dark Age of violence and instability
Agarian
Calvinism
Dorians
The Lydians
45. 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.
Elizabeth I
Martin Luther
Seljiks
The French Religious Wars
46. These people united and ruled most of India. After Babur invaded India - Akbar became the main ruler of this kind. They were great builders Taj Mahal - but their empire declined quickly (by 1750).
St. Augustine
Mughuls
Louis XIV
Turks
47. 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
The Magna Carta
Arab Caliphs
Ghana
Hugh Capet
48. Emperor of Rome who adopted the Christian faith and stopped the persecution of Christians (280-337)
Laisssez Faire
Ming Dynasty
Constantine
Causes of the French Revolution
49. 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.
Paul the Apostle
Ghana
Realism (Plato)
Class Division
50. 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 Shogun
The Continental System
Charles I
Augustus