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CSET Multiple Subject Subtest 1: World History
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1. A flat - dry grassland with trees and bushes
The Glorious Revolution
Egyptian History
The Franks
African Savana
2. 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.
The Peace of Westphalia
The Lord of the Manor
Napoleon Bonepart
Mohammad
3. 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
Mali
The House of York
The English Civil War
The Ottoman Empire
4. 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
The Assyrians
Cardinal Richelieu
Ashikaga Shogunate
Arab Caliphs
5. A catalyst in the collapse of the Greek city - state alliance.
Charles I
The House of York
Greek Individualism
Hugh Capet
6. 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.
Roman Society
Thomas Malthus
Scholasticism
Paul the Apostle
7. Roman expansion resulted in a world republic. Emerged as the dominant power in the Mediterranian.
The Age of Pericles(460 BC-429 BC)
African Savana
The Roman Empire
Mycenaean Civilization
8. 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 Scientific Revolution
Athens
Commercial Revival
The Middle Ages
9. A lesser used title for the English Civil War.
The Puritan Revolution
Proletariats
Ziggurat
Achievements of the Byzantine Empire
10. 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.
The House of Lancaster
Kush
The Near East
Ghana
11. 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.
Kingdom of Zimbabwe
Dorians
The Puritan Revolution
The Heian Era
12. River that provided for the needs of Ancient Egyptians and made their great civilization possible. Agriculture was the bases of the Egyptian Society.
Bourgeoisie
The Nile
Islam
Islamic Civilization
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.
The Phoenicians
Humanism
Tokugawa Shogunate
Mississippian Culture
14. 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
Voltaire
Ashikaga Shogunate
The Code of Napoleon
The Babalonians
15. 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 French Republic
The Magna Carta
Arab Conquests
Islamic Government and Religion
16. The rise of Islam
The House of Lords
The Council of Trent
The Muslim Empire
The Middle Ages
17. 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.
The Intellectual Response to the Industrial Revolution
Cardinal Richelieu
Seljiks
Roman Contributions
18. Clan of Quraysh that dominated politics and commercial economy of Mecca; clan later able to establish dynasty as rulers of Islam
Arab Conquests
Umayyad
The Middle Ages
The Early Middle Ages
19. 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
Decentralization of the Germanic States
The Jesuits
Neoplatonism
20. 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 Peace of Augsburg
The Roman Government
Islamic Civilization
The French Religious Wars
21. 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
Ceasar
Achievements of the Byzantine Empire
The Manchus
African Savana
22. A kingdom of the West African rain forest
The Muslim Empire
The House of Commons
Commercial Revival
Benin
23. This was the 2nd law passed by Parliament for King Henry VIII. It said that King Henry VIII was the only supreme head of the Church of England - and this church was formed from this act.
The Franks
Akbar
The Peace of Augsburg
The Act of Supremacy
24. 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.
Scholasticism
Cardinal Richelieu
Songhai
Baroque Style
25. This was the letter Martin Luther wrote to Archbishop Albert which explained that indulgences undermined the seriousness of the sacrament of penance.
Kingdom of Zimbabwe
Ninety Theses
Scholasticism
Tang Dynasty
26. The classical economists advanced the theory of laissez faire
Mali
The Intellectual Response to the Industrial Revolution
The House of Lancaster
Frederick Barbarossa
27. 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.'
Neoclassicism
Voltaire
Machiavelli
Egyptian Religion
28. 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.
The Rise of Christianity
Napoleon Bonepart
The Age of Enlightenment
The House of York
29. The first great Christian philosopher. He was a sinner and did not believe but eventually was converted and he wrote CIty of God as well as Confession - he is also responsible for the doctrine of Original Sin
St. Augustine
Causes of the Industrial Revolution
Thomas Malthus
Ninety Theses
30. King of the Franks who conquered much of Western Europe - great patron of literature and learning
Charlemagne
Ashikaga Shogunate
Decentralization of the Germanic States
The Franks
31. 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.
Class Division
Constantine
St. Augustine
The Code of Hammurabi
32. The Vikings built fast ships where they would ship men and cargo from their land to charlemagnes empire to pilage and plunder.
The Act of Supremacy
The Viking Invasions
The Franks
Realism (Plato)
33. Eastern Roman empire after the fall of Rome.
Cardinal Richelieu
Ming Dynasty
Martin Luther
Byzantine Empire
34. Religious movement founded by John Calvin - based on the doctrine of predestination.
African Rivers
Roman Society
Calvinism
Byzantine Empire
35. The idea that the government should not play an active role in regulating the economy.
Augustus
Greece
Seljiks
Laisssez Faire
36. 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
Causes of the French Revolution
Islam
The Palace of Versailles
Achievements of the Byzantine Empire
37. The imperial dynasty of China from 960 to 1279
Mughuls
Machiavelli
Islamic Government and Religion
Sung Dynasty
38. An assembly of high church officials summoned by the Catholic Church to clarify doctrine and address reform in response to the challenges raised by the Protestant Reformation.
Calvinism
Umayyad
The Rise of Christianity
The Council of Trent
39. Forceful seizure of governmental power
Brahman
Militant Socialism
The Rise of Christianity
Humanism
40. 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
The Glorious Revolution
The Mongols
The Hundred Years War
Mali
41. European trade agreement with Africa dealing with slaves brought from Africa. Integral part of Triangle Trade between the Americas - Africa - and Europe.
Voltaire
Peter the Great
Slave Trade
The House of Lancaster
42. 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
The War of the Roses
Bourgeoisie
Peter the Great
43. Constituted of a mixed government including consuls - a senate - tribune - assembly of the tribes - ...
Cardinal Richelieu
Neoclassicism
The Roman Government
Umayyad
44. Venetian merchant and traveler. His accounts of his travels to China offered Europeans a firsthand view of Asian lands and stimulated interest in Asian trade.
Shinto Religion
Marco Polo
Slave Trade
The Restoration Era
45. Religious pilgramages Improved farming methods - trade and commerce led to a high standard of living - Military expansion.
Islamic Government and Religion
Alexandar the Great
Benin
Hieroglyphics
46. Following the Hundred Years' war - civil war broke out between these two rival branches of the English royal Family - Lancaster claimed the throne of England when the Hundred Year finally ended
Slave Trade
The Congress of Vienna
The Age of Enlightenment
The House of Lancaster
47. Made up of art and culture - music/dance - storytelling and very Religious
African Culture
The Peace of Augsburg
The Lydians
Norman Conquest
48. 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
Kingdom of Zimbabwe
Alexandar the Great
The Age of Pericles(460 BC-429 BC)
Umayyad
49. 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.
Ceasar
Ghana
Genghis Khan
Tang Dynasty
50. Conquered the Mycenaeans - illiterate - cause the Dark Age of violence and instability
The Crusades
The Battle of Hastings
The House of Lords
Dorians