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CSET Multiple Subject Subtest 1: World History
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1. Dynasty often referred to as China's Golden age that reigned during 618 - 907 AD; China expands from Vietnam to Manchuria
Islam
Mughuls
Tang Dynasty
Mohammad
2. A catalyst in the collapse of the Greek city - state alliance.
Greek Individualism
Mohammad
Greece
Agarian
3. A center for civilizations which flourished in the 2nd and 3rd millenniums BC
The Dark Ages
Aegan
Oliver Cromwell
The Babalonians
4. 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.
Voltaire
Napoleon Bonepart
Ashikaga Shogunate
Neoclassicism
5. A philosophical and theological system - associated with Thomas Aquinas - devised to reconcile Aristotelian philosophy and Roman Catholic theology in the thirteenth century. (p. 408)
Scholasticism
Seljiks
The War of the Roses
The Puritan Revolution
6. 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
The Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen
African Rivers
The Samurai
English Parliment
7. The French version of the American Declaration
The Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen
The House of Commons
The Huguenots
The Magna Carta
8. 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
Commercial Revival
The Persians
Machiavelli
The law of Primogeniture
9. The classical economists advanced the theory of laissez faire
The Hopewell People
The Communist Manifesto
The Intellectual Response to the Industrial Revolution
The Age of Enlightenment
10. 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.
Martin Luther
The Samurai
The Peace of Westphalia
Reasons for the Spread of Christianity
11. A republic in southeastern Europe on the southern part of the Balkan peninsula
Greece
Confucianism
Manorialism
Mississippian Culture
12. Oliver Cromwell ruled as a dictator and abolished the monarchy and the House of Lords.
The Restoration Era
The Commonwealth Period
Militant Socialism
Contributions of the Greeks
13. A series of military expeditions in the 11th - 12th - and 13th centuries by Western European Christians to reclaim control of the Holy Lands from the Muslims
The Crusades
The Summarians
The Protestant Reformation
The Nile
14. Flourishing trade - medical encyclopedia - library - Algebra - spices - silks - perfumes - porcelain - textile goods
Kamakura Shogunate
Islamic Culture
Akbar
The Summarians
15. Established the first lasting monotheism - Saul established the first kingdom in Palestine (c. 1030-1010 B.C.) - After the death of Solomon (922 B.C.) - the Hebrews were divided into two kingdoms (Israel and Judah) - Disunity and conquest resulted in
The Palace of Versailles
The Israelites
Machiavelli
Absolutionism
16. 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
Ghana
Roman Military Strategy
The Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen
Bourgeoisie
17. The imperial dynasty of China from 960 to 1279
Roman Contributions
The Summarians
The Fall of Rome
Sung Dynasty
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
Umayyad
Machiavelli
James I
The Scientific Revolution
19. 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.
Effect of the Reformation
Martin Luther
The Rise of Christianity
The Jesuits
20. 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)
The Counter Reformation
Louis XIV
Calvinism
African Culture
21. A system of philosophical and religious doctrines composed of elements of Platonism and Aristotelianism and oriental mysticism
Roman Military Strategy
Islamic Culture
Neoplatonism
The Commonwealth Period
22. River that provided for the needs of Ancient Egyptians and made their great civilization possible. Agriculture was the bases of the Egyptian Society.
Neoplatonism
Charles I
Contributions of the Greeks
The Nile
23. Roman expansion resulted in a world republic. Emerged as the dominant power in the Mediterranian.
Industrial Revolution
The Roman Empire
The Viking Invasions
Dorians
24. 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
Brahman
The Muslim Empire
The Hundred Years War
Agarian
25. Renewal in trade/ growth in economy. No more manorialism. Expanded the social class and a true middle class emerged. Introduced banking and the Guild system.
The Fall of Rome
The House of Lords
Paul the Apostle
Commercial Revival
26. Napoleon cut off all trade with Great Britain to try and make Europe more self - sufficient - an economic blockade of Britain. The Foreign Policy of Napoleon - essentially an effort to thwart English advancement by nationally prohibiting British trad
The Mongols
Roman Society
The Continental System
Ming Dynasty
27. 800-1300 developed in the Southwest & the Anasazis were skilled builders & sophisticated farmers. Example Mesa Verde Cliff houses
The Hittites
The Age of Pericles(460 BC-429 BC)
The Anasazi Culture
English Common Law
28. 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 Summarians
Tribal Organization
The Spanish Armada
Tokugawa Shogunate
29. 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
Gothic Revival
Fuedal Contract
Confucius
The Holy Roman Empire
30. The middle class - including merchants - industrialists - and professional people
Baroque Style
Thomas Malthus
Bourgeoisie
Mohammad
31. 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.
Sparta
Oliver Cromwell
The Heian Era
The Palace of Versailles
32. 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 Commonwealth Period
Ceasar
Arab Conquests
Byzantine Empire Decline
33. 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.
Mississippian Culture
The Age of Enlightenment
The Scientific Revolution
Ionia
34. An ancient Egyptian writing system in which pictures were used to represent ideas and sounds
Hieroglyphics
The Rise of Christianity
The Heian Era
French Revolution
35. 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.
Tokugawa Shogunate
The Protestant Reformation
The Fall of Rome
The Renaissance
36. The art of ancient Greece and Rome - in which harmony - order - and proportion were emphasized
The Assyrians
The Puritan Revolution
The French Republic
Classical Art
37. 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
The Middle Ages
St. Augustine
The Ottoman Empire
38. 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.
Byzantine Empire
Class Division
The Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen
The Continental System
39. A new group of nomads that drove the tang armies out of central Asia and took control of the silk roads. because of this chinas economy was damaged
Romanesque
The Mongols
Reasons for the Spread of Christianity
Turks
40. The 'Theatre of politics.' The nobility were required to live there by Louis XIV - beautiful architecture and gardens. Symbol of French state and power
Laisssez Faire
Hieroglyphics
Neoplatonism
The Palace of Versailles
41. 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 Middle Ages
Islamic Culture
Mongols
The French Republic
42. The term for The Univeral Soul in Hinduism.
Constantine
The Manchus
Brahman
The Lydians
43. Creators of the Mesopotamia civiliztion. Large scale irrigation projects - advanced system of mathematics and the invention of the wheel.
Akbar
The Summarians
Minoan Civilization
Arab Caliphs
44. A more militaristic civilization then Minoans - they traded and raided - turning on their Minoan teachers - helping to destroy Crete.
English Parliment
Mycenaean Civilization
Ceasar
Confucius
45. 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
Classical Art
The Nile
Achievements of the Byzantine Empire
Songhai
46. Old Kingdom (massive pyramids) - Middle kingdom - New kingdom (gets agressive)
Bourgeoisie
Egyptian History
The Heian Era
The Battle of Hastings
47. The Founder of Islam. Muslims believe that Mohammad was God's last Prophet and that he received the word of God from the angel Gabriel.
Mohammad
Frederick Barbarossa
The Manchus
The Samurai
48. 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
Dorians
The Chaldeans
The Viking Invasions
Genghis Khan
49. The Vikings built fast ships where they would ship men and cargo from their land to charlemagnes empire to pilage and plunder.
Thomas Malthus
The Viking Invasions
The Assyrians
The Early Middle Ages
50. 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
Swahili
The Pelponnesian War
The English Civil War
Ming Dynasty