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CSET Multiple Subject Subtest 1: World History
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1. Most illustrious sultan of the Mughal Empire in India (r. 1556-1605). He expanded the empire and pursued a policy of conciliation with Hindus. (p. 536)
Aegan
Athens
Akbar
Constantine
2. King of the Franks who conquered much of Western Europe - great patron of literature and learning
The Act of Supremacy
The English Civil War
The Ottoman Empire
Charlemagne
3. 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.
Ceasar
Mycenaean Civilization
Mississippian Culture
Confucianism
4. Renaissance writer; formerly a politician - wrote The Prince - a work on ethics and government - describing how rulers maintain power by methods that ignore right or wrong; accepted the philosophy that 'the end justifies the means.'
Machiavelli
The Summarians
The Scientific Revolution
The Commonwealth Period
5. Caused by a continuing power struggle with the Pope.
Minoan Civilization
Neoclassicism
Decentralization of the Germanic States
Oliver Cromwell
6. 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.
The Code of Hammurabi
The Protestant Reformation
The Age of Enlightenment
Realism (Plato)
7. The 'Theatre of politics.' The nobility were required to live there by Louis XIV - beautiful architecture and gardens. Symbol of French state and power
The Palace of Versailles
Tribal Organization
The Viking Invasions
The Continental System
8. 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 Roman Empire
Elizabeth I
The Congress of Vienna
Ming Dynasty
9. 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
Bourgeoisie
Kamakura Shogunate
Abbassides
10. 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
Scholasticism
Hieroglyphics
The Muslim Empire
Ionia
11. 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
Voltaire
Brahman
The Thirty Years War
Hieroglyphics
12. A style of architecture developed in Italy and western Europe between the Roman and the Gothic styles after 1000 AD
Romanesque
The Continental System
The Code of Napoleon
The Congress of Vienna
13. ...The House of Lords mainly consist of the peers and the people that have inherited their money. This House of Parliament has slowly lost its power to influence the system of government over the years.
Charlemagne
The House of Lords
The Ottoman Empire
Benin
14. 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.
Byzantine Empire
The Jesuits
Oligarthy
The Near East
15. Englightenment - unequal tax system - bad harvests - debt - absolute monarchy - economic issues - inequitable class structure - disorganized legal system - no representation.
Arab Caliphs
The Pelponnesian War
Causes of the French Revolution
Tribal Organization
16. 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
The Phoenicians
The Hittites
The Age of Pericles(460 BC-429 BC)
The Samurai
17. The battle that took place in 1066 - in which William the Conqueror and Harold Godwinson fought for control of Normandy?
The Crusades
The Battle of Hastings
Industrial Revolution
Nomadic
18. 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
Mississippian Culture
African Culture
19. 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 French Religious Wars
The Communist Manifesto
Fuedal Contract
Norman Conquest
20. 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 Council of Trent
The Hundred Years War
Kingdom of Zimbabwe
African Rivers
21. Large powerful kingdom in East/Central africa. Controlled and taxed trade between the interior and coastal regions - Organized the flow of gold - ivory - slaves - forged alliances w/ local rulers & profited immensely from these transactions.
The Fall of Rome
The Early Middle Ages
Martin Luther
Kingdom of Zimbabwe
22. 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 Middle Ages
Benin
Tokugawa Shogunate
Ionia
23. Among the most vigorous of the medieval emperors. Clashed with the pope over the appointment of the clergy. Known as 'the red beard' (r. 1152-1190). He attempted to conquer Lombardy (n. Italy) and unite the German princes - but the popes did not appr
The Puritan Revolution
The House of Commons
Frederick Barbarossa
Umayyad
24. 800-1300 developed in the Southwest & the Anasazis were skilled builders & sophisticated farmers. Example Mesa Verde Cliff houses
Reasons for the Spread of Christianity
The Anasazi Culture
Mongols
The French Republic
25. African Civilization developed here
Causes of the Industrial Revolution
The Counter Reformation
Rift Valley
Islamic Culture
26. Elected consul of rome in 59 bc. Genius with military strategy. Governed as an absolute ruler. Was assassinated in the senate chamber.
Abbassides
Ceasar
Mali
The Hopewell People
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.
Ceasar
The Fall of Rome
Neoplatonism
The Commonwealth Period
28. Establishe a civiliztion in the Nile Valley.
Contributions of the Greeks
Kamakura Shogunate
The Egyptians
Sung Dynasty
29. 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 Commonwealth Period
The Ottoman Empire
The Romanov Dynasty
The Jesuits
30. Roman expansion resulted in a world republic. Emerged as the dominant power in the Mediterranian.
Benin
The Roman Empire
Genghis Khan
Manorialism
31. 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
The Intellectual Response to the Industrial Revolution
The Crusades
Songhai
Henry IV
32. Old Kingdom (massive pyramids) - Middle kingdom - New kingdom (gets agressive)
African Culture
Umayyad
Karl Marx
Egyptian History
33. A Mongolian general and emperor of the late twelfth and early thirteenth centuries - known for his military leadership and great cruelty. He conquered vast portions of northern China and southwestern Asia.
Ashikaga Shogunate
Bourgeoisie
Genghis Khan
The Roman Government
34. Overthrew the Umayyad but one escaped
Seljiks
The Anasazi Culture
The Age of Enlightenment
Abbassides
35. 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
Athens
Effect of the Reformation
St. Augustine
The Middle Ages
36. 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 -
Benin
The Reconquista
The Protestant Reformation
Marco Polo
37. A kingdom of the West African rain forest
Karl Marx
The Muslim Empire
The Code of Hammurabi
Benin
38. 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 Protestant Reformation
Proletariats
Slave Trade
39. Document written in 1215 which limited the power of the King and established the principle of limited government and the fundamental rights of English citizens. The document also introduced such fundamental rights as trial by jury and due process of
Proletariats
The Magna Carta
Fuedal System
The Fall of Rome
40. Conquered the Mycenaeans - illiterate - cause the Dark Age of violence and instability
Mohammad
The House of York
French Revolution
Dorians
41. 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 House of Lancaster
The Council of Trent
The Holy Roman Empire
Commercial Revival
42. Eastern Roman empire after the fall of Rome.
Contributions of the Greeks
The Intellectual Response to the Industrial Revolution
The Counter Reformation
Byzantine Empire
43. 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.
Oligarthy
Marco Polo
The Ottoman Empire
Brahman
44. 16th century religious movement led by Martin Luther that sought to reform the Roman Catholic Church and led to the formation of Protestantism
Athens
The Protestant Reformation
Ceasar
The Israelites
45. First emperor of the Roman Empire. Julius Caesar's grand - nephew.
The Congress of Verona
Augustus
The Protestant Reformation
The Continental System
46. Athens vs Sparta - Sparta won but both were devastated unable to unite Greed city - states.
Achievements of the Byzantine Empire
The Pelponnesian War
Tang Dynasty
The Code of Hammurabi
47. DominateTurkish group control caliphate
Songhai
The Scientific Revolution
Kublai Khan
Seljiks
48. 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
The Continental System
Shinto Religion
French Revolution
St. Augustine
49. The French version of the American Declaration
The Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen
The Pelponnesian War
Seljiks
Thomas Malthus
50. The Vikings built fast ships where they would ship men and cargo from their land to charlemagnes empire to pilage and plunder.
The Summarians
Turks
Manorialism
The Viking Invasions