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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 Dark Ages
The Egyptians
Laisssez Faire
Roman Military Strategy
2. 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 Franks
The Chaldeans
Gothic Revival
Mughuls
3. African Civilization developed here
Tribal Organization
The Romanov Dynasty
The Peace of Augsburg
Rift Valley
4. 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.
Byzantine Empire Decline
Ghana
African Culture
The Code of Napoleon
5. The invasion and settlement of England by the Normans following the Battle of Hastings (1066)
The Renaissance
Egyptian Religion
Byzantine Empire
Norman Conquest
6. Clan of Quraysh that dominated politics and commercial economy of Mecca; clan later able to establish dynasty as rulers of Islam
Umayyad
Proletariats
The Peace of Augsburg
The House of Lancaster
7. 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 -
Industrial Revolution
The law of Primogeniture
The French Republic
The Middle Ages
8. 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).
Norman Conquest
The Near East
Mughuls
Militant Socialism
9. 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
Greek Individualism
Industrial Revolution
Tang Dynasty
The Middle Ages
10. The first great Christian philosopher. He was a sinner and did not believe but eventually was converted and he wrote CIty of God as well as Confession - he is also responsible for the doctrine of Original Sin
St. Augustine
The Magna Carta
Industrial Revolution
Aegan
11. 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 Roman Government
The Renaissance
Peter the Great
Charles I
12. Revival of a classical style in art or literature or architecture or music but from a new perspective or with a new motivation
Minoan Civilization
The Code of Napoleon
Confucius
Neoclassicism
13. Oliver Cromwell ruled as a dictator and abolished the monarchy and the House of Lords.
Ionia
Shinto Religion
The Commonwealth Period
Islam
14. Were skilled farmers & flourished in the Ohio & Mississippi Valleys (200BC to 400AD).
The Muslim Empire
Norman Conquest
The Hopewell People
Kamakura Shogunate
15. 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.
Arab Conquests
Ming Dynasty
Paul the Apostle
African Rivers
16. 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
Ming Dynasty
Roman Society
Frederick Barbarossa
The Israelites
17. 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.
The Council of Trent
Reasons for the Spread of Christianity
The Hundred Years War
The French Republic
18. Ruled the manor. Had bailiffs to take care of day - to - day affairs.
Henry IV
The Lord of the Manor
Industrial Revolution
St. Augustine
19. Powerful city in Ancient Greece that was a leader in arts - sciences - philosophy - democracy and architecture.
Cardinal Richelieu
Thomas Malthus
Athens
Sparta
20. Gave all property to the eldest son. Led many younger sons of the gentry to seek their fortunes in exploration and colonization.
The law of Primogeniture
The Commonwealth Period
Reasons for the Spread of Christianity
Thomas Malthus
21. 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
Oligarthy
Minoan Civilization
The Israelites
The Chaldeans
22. The imperial dynasty of China from 960 to 1279
Constantine
Sung Dynasty
Mycenaean Civilization
The Mongols
23. Began with the teachings of Jesus of Nazareth. It emphasized the Holy Bible as the word of God.
Cardinal Richelieu
The Peace of Augsburg
Nomadic
The Rise of Christianity
24. Officially recognized Lutherism but allowed Catholic Priests to support Catholicism.
Kublai Khan
Humanism
The Peace of Augsburg
Sparta
25. A flat - dry grassland with trees and bushes
Swahili
African Savana
The Magna Carta
Shinto Religion
26. This war was between Aristocrats and Nobles. The Nobles wanted to control the throne so the first Tudor King - Henry VII took the throne in 1485. He abolished the Noble's private armies.
The Puritan Revolution
The Phoenicians
The War of the Roses
Ashikaga Shogunate
27. 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
Frederick Barbarossa
Athens
Slave Trade
28. The Vikings built fast ships where they would ship men and cargo from their land to charlemagnes empire to pilage and plunder.
Confucianism
The Assyrians
The Viking Invasions
Mongols
29. Several have inland as well as coastal deltas - Nile flows northward . Niger - Nile - Congo - Zambezi And were important to Africa's economic history.
African Rivers
Scholasticism
James I
Charles I
30. Roman laws - justice system - court system; language(Latin); Pax Roman a long period of peace that enabled free travel and trade Building Construction - engineering and road construction. architecture - literature - art - sculpture and the humanites.
Greek Individualism
The Summarians
Byzantine Empire Success
Roman Contributions
31. 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
The Near East
Tokugawa Shogunate
Islam
Calvinism
32. 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.
Constanople
French Revolution
African Savana
Martin Luther
33. 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
The Restoration Era
The Hopewell People
Swahili
The Phoenicians
34. 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.
The War of the Roses
The French Republic
The Jesuits
Ghana
35. Dynasty often referred to as China's Golden age that reigned during 618 - 907 AD; China expands from Vietnam to Manchuria
Aegan
Tang Dynasty
Result Of the Industrial Revolution
Manorialism
36. 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
The House of Lancaster
Agarian
Commercial Revival
Ashikaga Shogunate
37. 1822 ended the congress system & allowed European powers to be guided by self - interest.
African Desert
The Lord of the Manor
The Congress of Verona
Roman Society
38. European trade agreement with Africa dealing with slaves brought from Africa. Integral part of Triangle Trade between the Americas - Africa - and Europe.
Marco Polo
The Palace of Versailles
Causes of the French Revolution
Slave Trade
39. 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
Rift Valley
Ziggurat
The Hundred Years War
Roman Society
40. The change from an agricultural to an industrial society and from home manufacturing to factory production - especially the one that took place in England from about 1750 to about 1850.
Industrial Revolution
Neoclassicism
Napoleon Bonepart
The Nile
41. 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
Ionia
The Persians
Ceasar
Effect of the Reformation
42. 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
The Ottoman Empire
The Code of Hammurabi
Constantine
Aegan
43. Western name for the Chinese philosopher Kongzi (551-479 B.C.E.). His doctrine of duty and public service had a great influence on subsequent Chinese thought and served as a code of conduct for government officials.
The Middle Ages
The Viking Invasions
Confucius
The Puritan Revolution
44. 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 Manchus
The Heian Era
The Holy Roman Empire
Egyptian History
45. 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.
The Council of Trent
The Magna Carta
The Summarians
English Parliment
46. 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.
The Age of Pericles(460 BC-429 BC)
Egyptian History
Class Division
Umayyad
47. Emperor of Rome who adopted the Christian faith and stopped the persecution of Christians (280-337)
The French Republic
The Communist Manifesto
Constantine
The Reconquista
48. 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
Augustus
Mali
Byzantine Empire Success
Marco Polo
49. 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.
Athens
The Fall of Rome
Umayyad
Greek Individualism
50. 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.
Sparta
African Culture
Dorians
Napoleon Bonepart