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CSET Multiple Subject Subtest 1: World History
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1. Clan of Quraysh that dominated politics and commercial economy of Mecca; clan later able to establish dynasty as rulers of Islam
James I
Umayyad
The Congress of Vienna
Arab Conquests
2. A system of philosophical and religious doctrines composed of elements of Platonism and Aristotelianism and oriental mysticism
Neoplatonism
Ziggurat
The Phoenicians
Akbar
3. Created during kamakura era - In theory: Emperor's military chief of staff - In reality: Actual ruler of Japan
The Shogun
Contributions of the Greeks
The Chaldeans
Scholasticism
4. 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
Mohammad
St. Augustine
Gothic Revival
Roman Military Strategy
5. The revolutionary socialism of ____________ advocated a violent overthrow of the present economic system - History was seen as a class struggle between the exploiters (bourgeoisie) and the exploited (proletariat)
Genghis Khan
Karl Marx
Hieroglyphics
Napoleon Bonepart
6. 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
Islam
Mongols
Roman Military Strategy
7. This was the French law put in place by Napoleon. It promoted equality before the law - toleration of all religions - and outlawing serfdom and feudalism. It also took away women's rights and outlawed trade unions and strikes.
Achievements of the Byzantine Empire
The Code of Napoleon
Charles I
Proletariats
8. 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
Elizabeth I
Byzantine Empire
Islamic Civilization
Agarian
9. 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
African Rivers
Byzantine Empire Success
Akbar
Islamic Civilization
10. Political leaders after the death of Muhammad
Oligarthy
The Chaldeans
Arab Caliphs
Kublai Khan
11. Forceful seizure of governmental power
Greece
Louis XIV
Militant Socialism
Roman Contributions
12. 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
Roman Contributions
Kush
The Romanov Dynasty
The Lydians
13. European trade agreement with Africa dealing with slaves brought from Africa. Integral part of Triangle Trade between the Americas - Africa - and Europe.
The Jesuits
Slave Trade
Charles I
The Franks
14. 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
Arab Caliphs
Brahman
The Communist Manifesto
Henry IV
15. Caused by a continuing power struggle with the Pope.
Ashikaga Shogunate
Proletariats
The Roman Empire
Decentralization of the Germanic States
16. 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 Council of Trent
Ashikaga Shogunate
Egyptian Religion
Oligarthy
17. A people of this name is mentioned as early as the records of the Tang Empire - living as nomads in northern Eurasia. After 1206 they established an enormous empire under Genghis Khan - linking western and eastern Eurasia.
Mongols
Islam
Proletariats
Marco Polo
18. 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 Pelponnesian War
Commercial Revival
Roman Military Strategy
The Anasazi Culture
19. Officially recognized Lutherism but allowed Catholic Priests to support Catholicism.
The Peace of Augsburg
French Revolution
The House of York
Charles I
20. Englightenment - unequal tax system - bad harvests - debt - absolute monarchy - economic issues - inequitable class structure - disorganized legal system - no representation.
The Pelponnesian War
Causes of the French Revolution
The Palace of Versailles
The Near East
21. 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.
Achievements of the Byzantine Empire
The Restoration Era
The Summarians
The War of the Roses
22. Democracy - Drama - Art - Architecture - Philosophy - Sculpting - Performing Arts - Philosphical Schools - Scientific Method.
Contributions of the Greeks
The Holy Roman Empire
The Viking Invasions
Marco Polo
23. 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.
The Roman Government
Athens
Shinto Religion
Paul the Apostle
24. King Louis XIII was a weak ruler and Richelieu filled the void - more or less running the empire via his advice to the king. A clever politician and strategist - Richelieu expanded royal power - punished dissent harshly - and built France into a grea
Mongols
Cardinal Richelieu
Tang Dynasty
The Early Middle Ages
25. A Bantu language with Arabic words spoken along the East African coast
Ashikaga Shogunate
The Intellectual Response to the Industrial Revolution
Swahili
Rift Valley
26. The idea that the government should not play an active role in regulating the economy.
Baroque Style
The Hundred Years War
Martin Luther
Laisssez Faire
27. 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.
Romanesque
Elizabeth I
Manorialism
Sparta
28. 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.
Roman Contributions
Proletariats
The Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen
The Glorious Revolution
29. 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.
Arab Conquests
The Scientific Revolution
The Early Middle Ages
Constanople
30. A military dictatorship in Japan headed by the shoguns from 1185 to 133. It was based in Kamakura which was the capital of the shogunate.
Kamakura Shogunate
The Chaldeans
Napoleon Bonepart
Confucianism
31. 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
Ghana
The Counter Reformation
Gothic Revival
Slave Trade
32. 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
Turks
The Shogun
Peter the Great
Athens
33. 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 Age of Enlightenment
The Chaldeans
Roman Society
Mississippian Culture
34. 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 House of York
The Age of Pericles(460 BC-429 BC)
The Jesuits
Achievements of the Byzantine Empire
35. A kingdom of the West African rain forest
The Fall of Rome
The Reconquista
The Early Middle Ages
Benin
36. (1776-1834) Theorized that population growth would far outstrip food production
Calvinism
The Glorious Revolution
Turks
Thomas Malthus
37. Reality consists of ideas that exist in the mind - independant of sensory powers of perception.
Absolutionism
Arab Caliphs
Realism (Plato)
Kamakura Shogunate
38. 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
Peter the Great
Byzantine Empire Success
Sung Dynasty
The Heian Era
39. Ruled the manor. Had bailiffs to take care of day - to - day affairs.
Swahili
The Lord of the Manor
Napoleon Bonepart
The Communist Manifesto
40. 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)
Tang Dynasty
The Rise of Christianity
The law of Primogeniture
Akbar
41. Russian tsar. He enthusiastically introduced Western languages - culture - and technologies to the Russian elite - moving the capital from Moscow to the new city of St. Petersburg. (p. 552)
Industrial Revolution
African Culture
Peter the Great
The Code of Napoleon
42. 2000-1200 B.C. conquered much of Asia Minor & northern Mesopotamia; a major contribution included the invention of iron smelting - which revolutionized warfare.
Tribal Organization
Ghana
Arab Caliphs
The Hittites
43. 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.
The House of Lords
The Fall of Rome
The Pelponnesian War
Arab Conquests
44. Emperor of Rome who adopted the Christian faith and stopped the persecution of Christians (280-337)
Constanople
Charlemagne
Constantine
Ming Dynasty
45. 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 Spanish Armada
Achievements of the Byzantine Empire
The Ottoman Empire
African Rivers
46. The name given to Medieval Europe due to its lack of cultural - societal - intellectual - political and economic progress
Peter the Great
Egyptian Religion
The Peace of Westphalia
The Dark Ages
47. 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 Reconquista
The Babalonians
The Pelponnesian War
The Samurai
48. Dynasty often referred to as China's Golden age that reigned during 618 - 907 AD; China expands from Vietnam to Manchuria
The Assyrians
St. Augustine
The Franks
Tang Dynasty
49. A war that occurred between 1618 and 1648; it was mainly a civil war in Germany and the Holy Roman Empire over religious and political issues; it also involved the countries of Spain - France - Denmark - and Sweden
Causes of the French Revolution
Proletariats
The Thirty Years War
Ionia
50. An extremely dry area with little water and few plants
African Desert
The Protestant Reformation
Reasons for the Spread of Christianity
Commercial Revival
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