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CSET Multiple Subject Subtest 1: World History
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1. 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.
Neoclassicism
The Age of Enlightenment
Early Japanese Culture
The House of Lords
2. 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.
The Age of Pericles(460 BC-429 BC)
Marco Polo
The Hopewell People
The Palace of Versailles
3. Empire created by indigenous Muslims in western Sudan of West Africa from the thirteenth to fifteenth century. It was famous for its role in the trans - Saharan gold trade.
Charles I
Ghana
Mali
The Age of Pericles(460 BC-429 BC)
4. 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
Confucianism
The Continental System
The Crusades
Hugh Capet
5. The idea that the government should not play an active role in regulating the economy.
Martin Luther
English Common Law
Oligarthy
Laisssez Faire
6. Created during kamakura era - In theory: Emperor's military chief of staff - In reality: Actual ruler of Japan
Industrial Revolution
The Babalonians
Mughuls
The Shogun
7. Eastern Roman empire after the fall of Rome.
Byzantine Empire Success
Byzantine Empire
Karl Marx
The Rise of Christianity
8. English military - political - and religious figure who led the Parliamentarian victory in the English Civil War (1642-1649) and called for the execution of Charles I. As lord protector of England (1653-1658) he ruled as a virtual dictator.
Oliver Cromwell
The Protestant Reformation
The Spanish Armada
Elizabeth I
9. 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.
Swahili
The Renaissance
Egyptian History
Fuedal System
10. Oliver Cromwell ruled as a dictator and abolished the monarchy and the House of Lords.
Karl Marx
The Commonwealth Period
Charlemagne
The Counter Reformation
11. 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
Industrial Revolution
Kamakura Shogunate
Byzantine Empire Decline
Akbar
12. A system of philosophical and religious doctrines composed of elements of Platonism and Aristotelianism and oriental mysticism
Frederick Barbarossa
Constanople
Militant Socialism
Neoplatonism
13. The class of modern wage laborers who having no means of production of their own - are reducing to selling their labor power in order to live
Ionia
Proletariats
The Jesuits
The Early Middle Ages
14. 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 Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen
The Middle Ages
The Persians
Alexandar the Great
15. 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 Dark Ages
Karl Marx
Shinto Religion
The French Republic
16. 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.
Sung Dynasty
The Restoration Era
Realism (Plato)
The Hittites
17. Constituted of a mixed government including consuls - a senate - tribune - assembly of the tribes - ...
Mohammad
The Roman Government
Mississippian Culture
Absolutionism
18. Athens vs Sparta - Sparta won but both were devastated unable to unite Greed city - states.
The Pelponnesian War
The Manchus
The Age of Enlightenment
The Summarians
19. 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.
The Congress of Vienna
Result Of the Industrial Revolution
Tang Dynasty
The Egyptians
20. 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.
Islamic Culture
Absolutionism
Decentralization of the Germanic States
Sparta
21. Forceful seizure of governmental power
Aegan
Class Division
Militant Socialism
Augustus
22. Reality consists of ideas that exist in the mind - independant of sensory powers of perception.
African Rivers
Minoan Civilization
Realism (Plato)
Machiavelli
23. King of France from 1643 to 1715; his long reign was marked by the expansion of French influence in Europe and by the magnificence of his court and the Palace of Versailles (1638-1715)
Ceasar
Louis XIV
Reasons for the Spread of Christianity
Benin
24. A lesser used title for the English Civil War.
The Lydians
Athens
Augustus
The Puritan Revolution
25. The Roman Catholic Church responding to the protestantism by starting their own movement -- they stopped selling indulgences and started 'Society of Jesus' or Jesuit missionaries to spread Catholic ideas.
Class Division
The Counter Reformation
Roman Society
Confucius
26. A more militaristic civilization then Minoans - they traded and raided - turning on their Minoan teachers - helping to destroy Crete.
The Viking Invasions
The Peace of Westphalia
Mycenaean Civilization
Slave Trade
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
Greek Individualism
The Congress of Vienna
The Hittites
Constanople
28. 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
Mughuls
African Culture
Mississippian Culture
Frederick Barbarossa
29. 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 War of the Roses
Slave Trade
Martin Luther
The law of Primogeniture
30. 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
Elizabeth I
English Common Law
Tokugawa Shogunate
The Council of Trent
31. 1822 ended the congress system & allowed European powers to be guided by self - interest.
The Scientific Revolution
Tang Dynasty
The Congress of Verona
The Fall of Rome
32. A Bantu language with Arabic words spoken along the East African coast
African Desert
The Continental System
Swahili
Gothic Revival
33. 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 Shogun
Slave Trade
The Battle of Hastings
The Ottoman Empire
34. Democracy - Drama - Art - Architecture - Philosophy - Sculpting - Performing Arts - Philosphical Schools - Scientific Method.
The Roman Government
Brahman
Contributions of the Greeks
English Common Law
35. 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.
Kingdom of Zimbabwe
The Age of Pericles(460 BC-429 BC)
The Glorious Revolution
The Roman Empire
36. Following the death of Ivan the Terrible in 1584 - Russia experienced a period of weakness and disorder known as the Time of Troubles. Hoping to restore order - an assembly of nobles elected Michael Romanov to be the next czar. The Romanov Dynasty ru
Oliver Cromwell
The Romanov Dynasty
James I
Reasons for the Spread of Christianity
37. Revival of a classical style in art or literature or architecture or music but from a new perspective or with a new motivation
Fuedal System
The Code of Hammurabi
Charlemagne
Neoclassicism
38. ...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.
Sung Dynasty
The Communist Manifesto
Proletariats
The House of Lords
39. A philosophical and theological system - associated with Thomas Aquinas - devised to reconcile Aristotelian philosophy and Roman Catholic theology in the thirteenth century. (p. 408)
The Manchus
Scholasticism
Swahili
Kush
40. 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.
Napoleon Bonepart
The Renaissance
Constanople
Achievements of the Byzantine Empire
41. Mongolian emperor of China and grandson of Genghis Khan who completed his grandfather's conquest of China
Kublai Khan
The Hopewell People
Martin Luther
The Hittites
42. A religious wars in France that started because of the Concordat of Bologna. This war was not only a religious war but a class war. It was between the Huguenots - who were Upper - class intellectuals who were Calvinist vs. the average poor French Cat
African Culture
The Muslim Empire
The Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen
The French Religious Wars
43. Organization with midsize societies ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand people - with somewhat more power available to leaders.
Tribal Organization
Proletariats
Romanesque
Causes of the French Revolution
44. The 'Theatre of politics.' The nobility were required to live there by Louis XIV - beautiful architecture and gardens. Symbol of French state and power
African Desert
Scholasticism
Neoplatonism
The Palace of Versailles
45. 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
The Phoenicians
The Counter Reformation
Effect of the Reformation
Proletariats
46. 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 Age of Pericles(460 BC-429 BC)
The Jesuits
The Samurai
Byzantine Empire Decline
47. 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 Palace of Versailles
Constantine
Egyptian History
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
African Rivers
The Restoration Era
Byzantine Empire Success
The Middle Ages
49. A group of Germanic tribes. They became allies of the Romans and became Christian. In the 8th century they established the Carolingian rule. Perhaps the most famous leader was Charlemagne.
The Rise of Christianity
The Franks
The Summarians
Kush
50. The Vikings built fast ships where they would ship men and cargo from their land to charlemagnes empire to pilage and plunder.
Louis XIV
The Viking Invasions
The Shogun
English Parliment