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CSET Multiple Subject Subtest 1: World History
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1. Concerning farms - farmers - or agriculture and the use of land.
Agarian
Turks
English Common Law
Aegan
2. The collapse of Rome and sweeping advances of Germanic and Viking raiders - Europe entered a time of chaotic political - economic - and urban decline A struggle back toward stability.
James I
Voltaire
Achievements of the Byzantine Empire
The Early Middle Ages
3. Englightenment - unequal tax system - bad harvests - debt - absolute monarchy - economic issues - inequitable class structure - disorganized legal system - no representation.
The Scientific Revolution
Genghis Khan
Causes of the French Revolution
Charlemagne
4. Wars which - in the century after the death of Muhammed in 632 - created an empire stretching from Spain to the Indus Valley.
The Assyrians
The Lord of the Manor
Baroque Style
Arab Conquests
5. 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.
Result Of the Industrial Revolution
Slave Trade
French Revolution
The Crusades
6. 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 Congress of Vienna
Louis XIV
The Middle Ages
The Act of Supremacy
7. The name given to Medieval Europe due to its lack of cultural - societal - intellectual - political and economic progress
Ziggurat
The Dark Ages
Voltaire
The Restoration Era
8. A collection of laws covering crimes - farming - business activities - and marriage and family. Many of the punishments were cruel - but the code was an important step in the development of a justice system
Arab Caliphs
The Code of Hammurabi
Classical Art
The House of Lords
9. 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.
Islamic Civilization
The Persians
Paul the Apostle
The Commonwealth Period
10. 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 Heian Era
Mycenaean Civilization
African Culture
The Restoration Era
11. 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
The Scientific Revolution
The French Religious Wars
Realism (Plato)
French Revolution
12. 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.
Byzantine Empire Success
Mali
Hugh Capet
Akbar
13. 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 French Religious Wars
The Glorious Revolution
Result Of the Industrial Revolution
14. 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 Continental System
Absolutionism
Genghis Khan
15. 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
Martin Luther
The Fall of Rome
The Chaldeans
Kublai Khan
16. 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 Franks
Louis XIV
The Roman Government
The Samurai
17. The middle class - including merchants - industrialists - and professional people
Reasons for the Spread of Christianity
Achievements of the Byzantine Empire
Roman Military Strategy
Bourgeoisie
18. The doctrine emphasizing a person's capacity for self - realization through reason
Humanism
Confucianism
The Age of Enlightenment
Byzantine Empire Decline
19. French philosopher and writer whose works epitomize the Age of Enlightenment - often attacking injustice and intolerance
The Scientific Revolution
Contributions of the Greeks
Voltaire
The Holy Roman Empire
20. 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 Babalonians
Laisssez Faire
The Roman Government
Ashikaga Shogunate
21. Eastern Roman empire after the fall of Rome.
Elizabeth I
Manorialism
Result Of the Industrial Revolution
Byzantine Empire
22. 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
Manorialism
Oligarthy
The Romanov Dynasty
Seljiks
23. 800-1300 developed in the Southwest & the Anasazis were skilled builders & sophisticated farmers. Example Mesa Verde Cliff houses
The Anasazi Culture
Elizabeth I
The Council of Trent
Umayyad
24. An ancient Egyptian writing system in which pictures were used to represent ideas and sounds
The Thirty Years War
Hieroglyphics
Norman Conquest
The Congress of Vienna
25. 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
Mughuls
The Hundred Years War
Mali
The Magna Carta
26. Entered China and easily changed the Ming dynasty into the Qing dynasty since they were sinicized before - Established a Confucian government with six ministries - a censorate - and other Chinese institutions - Were segregated from the Chinese - Forb
The Manchus
Ceasar
Contributions of the Greeks
The Nile
27. A rectangular tiered temple or terraced mound erected by the ancient Assyrians and Babylonians and was the center of community life.
Ziggurat
Voltaire
Augustus
Oligarthy
28. 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
Mongols
Ionia
Turks
The Code of Napoleon
29. 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 Glorious Revolution
Absolutionism
Hugh Capet
The Peace of Westphalia
30. 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 Intellectual Response to the Industrial Revolution
The Age of Pericles(460 BC-429 BC)
The Act of Supremacy
The Persians
31. 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 Jesuits
Alexandar the Great
The Communist Manifesto
Genghis Khan
32. 2000-1200 B.C. conquered much of Asia Minor & northern Mesopotamia; a major contribution included the invention of iron smelting - which revolutionized warfare.
The Hittites
Athens
Kingdom of Zimbabwe
Effect of the Reformation
33. DominateTurkish group control caliphate
Minoan Civilization
Seljiks
The Code of Hammurabi
The French Religious Wars
34. A fundamental transformation in scientific ideas in physics - astronomy - and biology - in institutions supporting scientific investigation - and in the more widely held picture of the universe
The Scientific Revolution
The Heian Era
Roman Society
The Babalonians
35. The Vikings built fast ships where they would ship men and cargo from their land to charlemagnes empire to pilage and plunder.
The Counter Reformation
The Reconquista
The Viking Invasions
The Summarians
36. Roman expansion resulted in a world republic. Emerged as the dominant power in the Mediterranian.
Abbassides
The Roman Empire
Byzantine Empire Decline
Neoplatonism
37. Began with the teachings of Jesus of Nazareth. It emphasized the Holy Bible as the word of God.
The Rise of Christianity
The Phoenicians
The Lydians
The Heian Era
38. Mongolian emperor of China and grandson of Genghis Khan who completed his grandfather's conquest of China
Reasons for the Spread of Christianity
Arab Conquests
Kublai Khan
Sung Dynasty
39. 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.
Kamakura Shogunate
Mohammad
The Fall of Rome
The law of Primogeniture
40. 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 Congress of Verona
The Dark Ages
Tokugawa Shogunate
Confucius
41. A republic in southeastern Europe on the southern part of the Balkan peninsula
Commercial Revival
Roman Contributions
Greece
The Battle of Hastings
42. 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
African Desert
Ming Dynasty
Class Division
Bourgeoisie
43. 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.
Fuedal System
African Rivers
The Reconquista
Martin Luther
44. Elected consul of rome in 59 bc. Genius with military strategy. Governed as an absolute ruler. Was assassinated in the senate chamber.
Cardinal Richelieu
Mongols
Ceasar
The Huguenots
45. Old Kingdom (massive pyramids) - Middle kingdom - New kingdom (gets agressive)
Manorialism
Mycenaean Civilization
The Restoration Era
Egyptian History
46. Was divided into the patricians (propertied class) - plebeians (main body of Roman citizens) - and slaves.
Roman Society
Frederick Barbarossa
The Mongols
Constanople
47. 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
African Culture
Voltaire
The Age of Enlightenment
48. 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.
Karl Marx
Islamic Civilization
The Counter Reformation
Industrial 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.
Islamic Culture
Militant Socialism
Ghana
The Chaldeans
50. An economic system based on the manor and lands including a village and surrounding acreage which were administered by a lord. It developed during the Middle Ages to increase agricultural production.
Peter the Great
Manorialism
The Dark Ages
English Parliment