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CSET Multiple Subject Subtest 1: World History
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1. Democracy - Drama - Art - Architecture - Philosophy - Sculpting - Performing Arts - Philosphical Schools - Scientific Method.
Romanesque
Reasons for the Spread of Christianity
Contributions of the Greeks
Elizabeth I
2. One of the largest military fleets in the history of warfare which was sent to attack England in 1588. The smaller English fleet was able to defeat the armada by using its ease of maneuverability and ended Spain's domination of the Atlantic Ocean and
The Spanish Armada
Constantine
The Lydians
St. Augustine
3. A center for civilizations which flourished in the 2nd and 3rd millenniums BC
The Roman Empire
The Shogun
Aegan
The Egyptians
4. 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
Mississippian Culture
The Persians
The Lord of the Manor
Ninety Theses
5. A republic in southeastern Europe on the southern part of the Balkan peninsula
Cardinal Richelieu
St. Augustine
Greece
Minoan Civilization
6. 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 Thirty Years War
African Rivers
Roman Contributions
7. 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 French Religious Wars
Ghana
The Continental System
Sparta
8. River that provided for the needs of Ancient Egyptians and made their great civilization possible. Agriculture was the bases of the Egyptian Society.
Oligarthy
The Intellectual Response to the Industrial Revolution
The Nile
Achievements of the Byzantine Empire
9. The battle that took place in 1066 - in which William the Conqueror and Harold Godwinson fought for control of Normandy?
The Shogun
The Viking Invasions
The Battle of Hastings
Sung Dynasty
10. 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 Peace of Augsburg
Ceasar
The Persians
11. 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
Islamic Culture
The Romanov Dynasty
Gothic Revival
Roman Contributions
12. 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.
The Council of Trent
Songhai
Mohammad
Realism (Plato)
13. 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
Elizabeth I
Umayyad
Oliver Cromwell
The Middle Ages
14. This was the letter Martin Luther wrote to Archbishop Albert which explained that indulgences undermined the seriousness of the sacrament of penance.
The Act of Supremacy
Karl Marx
Ninety Theses
Roman Contributions
15. A rectangular tiered temple or terraced mound erected by the ancient Assyrians and Babylonians and was the center of community life.
Songhai
The Rise of Christianity
Norman Conquest
Ziggurat
16. Flourishing trade - medical encyclopedia - library - Algebra - spices - silks - perfumes - porcelain - textile goods
Islamic Culture
Seljiks
The Code of Hammurabi
The Peace of Augsburg
17. 2000-1200 B.C. conquered much of Asia Minor & northern Mesopotamia; a major contribution included the invention of iron smelting - which revolutionized warfare.
Frederick Barbarossa
Laisssez Faire
English Common Law
The Hittites
18. 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
Neoclassicism
Neoplatonism
Fuedal System
19. 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
The Holy Roman Empire
The Assyrians
Kamakura Shogunate
Turks
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 Fall of Rome
The Peace of Augsburg
Louis XIV
Swahili
21. The English Parliament drove out an absolute monarch and replaced him with two constitutional monarch's William and Mary. 1688 - change of who is in power without bloodshed. Established the supremacy of Parliment.
The Persians
The Lord of the Manor
The Glorious Revolution
Thomas Malthus
22. This queen of England chose a religion between the Puritans and Catholics and required her subjects to attend church or face a fine. She also required uniformity and conformity to the Church of England
Neoplatonism
Elizabeth I
Abbassides
African Savana
23. The French version of the American Declaration
Frederick Barbarossa
The Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen
Akbar
Manorialism
24. The rise of Islam
Fuedal System
Seljiks
The Muslim Empire
Islamic Civilization
25. 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.
The Heian Era
Mississippian Culture
Swahili
Calvinism
26. A lesser used title for the English Civil War.
Causes of the Industrial Revolution
The Act of Supremacy
The Puritan Revolution
The Chaldeans
27. DominateTurkish group control caliphate
The Congress of Vienna
Ashikaga Shogunate
Seljiks
Fuedal Contract
28. A system of philosophical and religious doctrines composed of elements of Platonism and Aristotelianism and oriental mysticism
Neoplatonism
Greek Individualism
Brahman
The Viking Invasions
29. French Protestants who suffered persecution. Many left Europe for America to find religious freedom
Decentralization of the Germanic States
The Huguenots
Abbassides
Kublai Khan
30. 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 Persians
The Crusades
The Hittites
The House of York
31. 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.
Mali
The Crusades
Sung Dynasty
The Council of Trent
32. 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.'
Absolutionism
Machiavelli
Napoleon Bonepart
The Lydians
33. Crused by the House of Lancaster
Napoleon Bonepart
Kush
The House of York
African Rivers
34. Gave all property to the eldest son. Led many younger sons of the gentry to seek their fortunes in exploration and colonization.
Turks
The law of Primogeniture
Laisssez Faire
The Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen
35. 17th century Europe - elaborate and detailed artwork - drama - tension - exuberance - and grandeur in sculpture - painting - literature - and music
Swahili
The Communist Manifesto
Mississippian Culture
Baroque Style
36. The scientific revolution brought about new mechanical inventions - The availability of investment capital and the rise of the middle class provided an economic base - Geographic and social conditions in England favored industrialization:
Causes of the Industrial Revolution
Reasons for the Spread of Christianity
Bourgeoisie
Ziggurat
37. 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 Congress of Vienna
The Restoration Era
The Magna Carta
The Babalonians
38. 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 Protestant Reformation
The Samurai
Mohammad
The Rise of Christianity
39. 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 English Civil War
The Code of Hammurabi
Peter the Great
The Jesuits
40. Developed their own language - a sophisticated systemof writing - literature and poetry - with great emphasis on a love of nature - beauty - and good manners.
The Romanov Dynasty
Early Japanese Culture
Tribal Organization
Ceasar
41. The conqueror who united the peoples of Greece - Egypt - Persia and Indus River Valley into an empire by conquering them.
Alexandar the Great
Charles I
Constanople
Mongols
42. 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.
Constanople
Songhai
Oliver Cromwell
The Age of Enlightenment
43. The doctrine emphasizing a person's capacity for self - realization through reason
The Franks
Henry IV
Humanism
The French Religious Wars
44. 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.
Causes of the Industrial Revolution
The Counter Reformation
The House of York
Genghis Khan
45. Created an empire based on military superiority - conquest - and terrorism (911-550 B.C.) - Military techniques included siege warfare - intimidation - and the use of iron weapons. Created a centralized government - a postal service - an extensive li
Machiavelli
Absolutionism
Laisssez Faire
The Assyrians
46. 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 Israelites
Effect of the Reformation
Absolutionism
Charles I
47. Organization with midsize societies ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand people - with somewhat more power available to leaders.
Tribal Organization
Egyptian Religion
Turks
Achievements of the Byzantine Empire
48. A city established as the new eastern capital of the roman empire by the emperor constantine in a.d. 330 that is now called istanbul
Constanople
Byzantine Empire Success
The House of Lancaster
The Franks
49. Te monotheistic religion of Muslims founded in Arabia in the 7th century and based on the teachings of Muhammad as laid down in the Koran
Islam
Scholasticism
The Huguenots
Seljiks
50. 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.
Tokugawa Shogunate
Reasons for the Spread of Christianity
Ghana
The English Civil War