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CSET Multiple Subject Subtest 1: World History
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1. River that provided for the needs of Ancient Egyptians and made their great civilization possible. Agriculture was the bases of the Egyptian Society.
Islam
The Pelponnesian War
The Code of Hammurabi
The Nile
2. 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
The Spanish Armada
Proletariats
Ming Dynasty
The Renaissance
3. A Bantu language with Arabic words spoken along the East African coast
Reasons for the Spread of Christianity
Result Of the Industrial Revolution
The Reconquista
Swahili
4. 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
Islam
Akbar
The Hundred Years War
The Council of Trent
5. The imperial dynasty of China from 960 to 1279
The Near East
Seljiks
Brahman
Sung Dynasty
6. 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.
The Restoration Era
Roman Contributions
The Dark Ages
Tribal Organization
7. 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
The Pelponnesian War
Abbassides
The Viking Invasions
8. 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 Crusades
Turks
Abbassides
Result Of the Industrial Revolution
9. The legaslative body of england (lawmaking) - two houses: house of lords and house of commons
The Early Middle Ages
English Parliment
Sparta
Mohammad
10. 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)
The Roman Empire
Greek Individualism
The House of Lancaster
Akbar
11. Occupied western Asia Minor (500s B.C.) - Their culture reached its zenith under King Croesus (Golden King) - Were responsible for the first coinage of money
Augustus
The Lydians
Mohammad
Arab Caliphs
12. 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
The Mongols
Napoleon Bonepart
Ghana
The Chaldeans
13. The collection of Papal states directly under the control of the Pope. Included lands in Italy - Germany - France - Spain - and England.
The Holy Roman Empire
The Age of Pericles(460 BC-429 BC)
The Commonwealth Period
Minoan Civilization
14. A warlike monotheistic civilization that spread rapidly throughout the Middle East and were constantly at war. They are known for their brilliant arabesques and gorgeous craftsmanship
Hugh Capet
Paul the Apostle
Islamic Civilization
Kush
15. 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 Romanov Dynasty
Decentralization of the Germanic States
The Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen
The Communist Manifesto
16. The conqueror who united the peoples of Greece - Egypt - Persia and Indus River Valley into an empire by conquering them.
Brahman
Seljiks
Proletariats
Alexandar the Great
17. 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:
Paul the Apostle
Byzantine Empire Decline
The Huguenots
Causes of the Industrial Revolution
18. King of the Franks who conquered much of Western Europe - great patron of literature and learning
Charlemagne
Charles I
Ionia
Constantine
19. Flourishing trade - medical encyclopedia - library - Algebra - spices - silks - perfumes - porcelain - textile goods
Swahili
The Chaldeans
Islamic Culture
Byzantine Empire Success
20. 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
Roman Contributions
Kush
Sung Dynasty
21. Ruled the manor. Had bailiffs to take care of day - to - day affairs.
The Lord of the Manor
Genghis Khan
Akbar
The Council of Trent
22. The classical economists advanced the theory of laissez faire
Aegan
The Intellectual Response to the Industrial Revolution
The Council of Trent
The House of Commons
23. Gave all property to the eldest son. Led many younger sons of the gentry to seek their fortunes in exploration and colonization.
The Israelites
Napoleon Bonepart
The law of Primogeniture
Islamic Culture
24. Characterized by moving about from place to place as nomads
Akbar
Nomadic
The Middle Ages
Byzantine Empire Success
25. 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.
Songhai
Frederick Barbarossa
Sparta
The Pelponnesian War
26. 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
Cardinal Richelieu
The Ottoman Empire
The Shogun
The Counter Reformation
27. Englightenment - unequal tax system - bad harvests - debt - absolute monarchy - economic issues - inequitable class structure - disorganized legal system - no representation.
Oligarthy
The Lord of the Manor
Causes of the French Revolution
Reasons for the Spread of Christianity
28. 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
Tribal Organization
The Viking Invasions
The Age of Pericles(460 BC-429 BC)
29. Forceful seizure of governmental power
Charlemagne
French Revolution
The Shogun
Militant Socialism
30. They were polytheistic worshiping over 2000 gods and goddesses. They believed in the afterlife and that they would be judged for their life. They had sacred burials. Ruled by Pharoahs.
The Act of Supremacy
African Desert
Neoplatonism
Egyptian Religion
31. 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
Akbar
The Egyptians
Classical Art
32. 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 Persians
The Shogun
The Dark Ages
The Heian Era
33. A catalyst in the collapse of the Greek city - state alliance.
Minoan Civilization
Napoleon Bonepart
Classical Art
Greek Individualism
34. Clan of Quraysh that dominated politics and commercial economy of Mecca; clan later able to establish dynasty as rulers of Islam
Umayyad
Paul the Apostle
Machiavelli
Martin Luther
35. This war was between Aristocrats and Nobles. The Nobles wanted to control the throne so the first Tudor King - Henry VII took the throne in 1485. He abolished the Noble's private armies.
Slave Trade
The Magna Carta
Marco Polo
The War of the Roses
36. Political system in which a ruler holds total power. The ruler has total control and final say over their people.
Islamic Civilization
Absolutionism
Hugh Capet
The Israelites
37. 1822 ended the congress system & allowed European powers to be guided by self - interest.
Tokugawa Shogunate
Norman Conquest
The Congress of Verona
Abbassides
38. A system of philosophical and religious doctrines composed of elements of Platonism and Aristotelianism and oriental mysticism
Neoplatonism
The Protestant Reformation
The Persians
The Congress of Verona
39. The Hitties - the Assyrians - Chaldeans - and the Phoenicians. Centralized Government and advancements in algebra and geometry.
Kush
Seljiks
The Babalonians
St. Augustine
40. 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.
Proletariats
Kingdom of Zimbabwe
The Restoration Era
The English Civil War
41. A lesser used title for the English Civil War.
Thomas Malthus
The Puritan Revolution
Laisssez Faire
Martin Luther
42. Establishe a civiliztion in the Nile Valley.
The Communist Manifesto
Kush
Early Japanese Culture
The Egyptians
43. French Protestants who suffered persecution. Many left Europe for America to find religious freedom
Machiavelli
Elizabeth I
The Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen
The Huguenots
44. 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
Arab Conquests
Elizabeth I
The Anasazi Culture
The House of Lancaster
45. African Civilization developed here
Manorialism
English Parliment
Dorians
Rift Valley
46. Roman laws - justice system - court system; language(Latin); Pax Roman a long period of peace that enabled free travel and trade Building Construction - engineering and road construction. architecture - literature - art - sculpture and the humanites.
Charles I
The Dark Ages
Roman Contributions
Akbar
47. Reality consists of ideas that exist in the mind - independant of sensory powers of perception.
Manorialism
Realism (Plato)
The Battle of Hastings
Industrial Revolution
48. 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
Industrial Revolution
Effect of the Reformation
Shinto Religion
49. 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
African Rivers
The Spanish Armada
The English Civil War
The Counter Reformation
50. 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
Reasons for the Spread of Christianity
The Continental System
The Israelites
Early Japanese Culture