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CSET Multiple Subject Subtest 1: World History
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1. Old Kingdom (massive pyramids) - Middle kingdom - New kingdom (gets agressive)
Egyptian History
Cardinal Richelieu
Napoleon Bonepart
Athens
2. Was divided into the patricians (propertied class) - plebeians (main body of Roman citizens) - and slaves.
Roman Society
Neoplatonism
The Chaldeans
Songhai
3. 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
Benin
Egyptian History
Tang Dynasty
4. 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
The House of Lancaster
The Phoenicians
The Act of Supremacy
5. Reality consists of ideas that exist in the mind - independant of sensory powers of perception.
Machiavelli
Egyptian History
Martin Luther
Realism (Plato)
6. Political system in which a ruler holds total power. The ruler has total control and final say over their people.
Absolutionism
Brahman
The Act of Supremacy
Charles I
7. Elected consul of rome in 59 bc. Genius with military strategy. Governed as an absolute ruler. Was assassinated in the senate chamber.
Confucianism
Ceasar
Byzantine Empire
Result Of the Industrial Revolution
8. 16th century religious movement led by Martin Luther that sought to reform the Roman Catholic Church and led to the formation of Protestantism
The Protestant Reformation
The Lord of the Manor
The Rise of Christianity
The Act of Supremacy
9. 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
Islamic Government and Religion
St. Augustine
Gothic Revival
The Roman Empire
10. The seven - and - a - half century long process by which Christians reconquered the Iberian peninsula modern Portugal and Spain from the Muslim and Moorish states of Al -
Islam
Karl Marx
The Reconquista
Baroque Style
11. 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 Persians
Ninety Theses
The Manchus
Slave Trade
12. 17th century Europe - elaborate and detailed artwork - drama - tension - exuberance - and grandeur in sculpture - painting - literature - and music
The Code of Hammurabi
Byzantine Empire Success
Marco Polo
Baroque Style
13. 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
The Glorious Revolution
Mohammad
Henry IV
Frederick Barbarossa
14. 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 law of Primogeniture
The Ottoman Empire
Kingdom of Zimbabwe
The Scientific Revolution
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
Minoan Civilization
Abbassides
The Dark Ages
The Chaldeans
16. English military - political - and religious figure who led the Parliamentarian victory in the English Civil War (1642-1649) and called for the execution of Charles I. As lord protector of England (1653-1658) he ruled as a virtual dictator.
Neoclassicism
Sparta
The Palace of Versailles
Oliver Cromwell
17. 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)
The Samurai
Charlemagne
Karl Marx
The Pelponnesian War
18. Created during kamakura era - In theory: Emperor's military chief of staff - In reality: Actual ruler of Japan
Laisssez Faire
The Magna Carta
The Shogun
Sung Dynasty
19. 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 Samurai
The Lord of the Manor
Reasons for the Spread of Christianity
20. 800-1300 developed in the Southwest & the Anasazis were skilled builders & sophisticated farmers. Example Mesa Verde Cliff houses
The Anasazi Culture
Abbassides
The Peace of Augsburg
The Romanov Dynasty
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.
Industrial Revolution
The War of the Roses
The law of Primogeniture
Greece
22. 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 Nile
The Puritan Revolution
The Fall of Rome
23. 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
Mali
Confucianism
Early Japanese Culture
24. 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
The Summarians
Mongols
Sparta
Elizabeth I
25. The doctrine emphasizing a person's capacity for self - realization through reason
Songhai
Humanism
Sung Dynasty
Achievements of the Byzantine Empire
26. 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 French Republic
The Samurai
Genghis Khan
The Counter Reformation
27. The collection of Papal states directly under the control of the Pope. Included lands in Italy - Germany - France - Spain - and England.
The Age of Enlightenment
Classical Art
Hugh Capet
The Holy Roman Empire
28. River that provided for the needs of Ancient Egyptians and made their great civilization possible. Agriculture was the bases of the Egyptian Society.
Charles I
The Age of Pericles(460 BC-429 BC)
The Huguenots
The Nile
29. The conqueror who united the peoples of Greece - Egypt - Persia and Indus River Valley into an empire by conquering them.
The Palace of Versailles
Alexandar the Great
The Franks
The Babalonians
30. Athens vs Sparta - Sparta won but both were devastated unable to unite Greed city - states.
Mycenaean Civilization
Roman Society
The Code of Hammurabi
The Pelponnesian War
31. King of the Franks who conquered much of Western Europe - great patron of literature and learning
Ghana
Result Of the Industrial Revolution
Islam
Charlemagne
32. 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
Achievements of the Byzantine Empire
Egyptian Religion
The Ottoman Empire
Ming Dynasty
33. Constituted of a mixed government including consuls - a senate - tribune - assembly of the tribes - ...
The Roman Government
The House of Commons
The Near East
The Battle of Hastings
34. It's geographic proximity to the Arabs - Slave - and Turks all of whom were becoming more powerful. The loss of commercial dominace over the Italians. Reliogious contraversy with west and a split with the Roman Catholic Church. The sack of the fourth
The Roman Empire
Byzantine Empire Decline
The Israelites
Marco Polo
35. 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.
Proletariats
Industrial Revolution
Realism (Plato)
Mycenaean Civilization
36. 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.
St. Augustine
Mongols
Elizabeth I
The Lord of the Manor
37. 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.
The War of the Roses
Islam
The Reconquista
Sparta
38. Caused by a continuing power struggle with the Pope.
Effect of the Reformation
Swahili
Decentralization of the Germanic States
The English Civil War
39. The revolution that began in 1789 - overthrew the absolute monarchy of the Bourbons and the system of aristocratic privileges - and ended with Napoleon's overthrow of the Directory and seizure of power in 1799.
The Nile
Shinto Religion
Norman Conquest
French Revolution
40. 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 House of Lancaster
Ionia
The French Religious Wars
The Protestant Reformation
41. The legaslative body of england (lawmaking) - two houses: house of lords and house of commons
Neoplatonism
The House of Commons
Causes of the French Revolution
English Parliment
42. African state that developed along the upper reaches of the Nile circa 1000 B.C.E.; conquered Egypt and ruled it for several centuries. Important iron working center.
The Roman Government
Nomadic
Kush
Sung Dynasty
43. 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
Henry IV
The Act of Supremacy
Confucianism
The Israelites
44. 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
The House of Lancaster
Frederick Barbarossa
Byzantine Empire Success
Egyptian Religion
45. 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:
Genghis Khan
Shinto Religion
The Battle of Hastings
Causes of the Industrial Revolution
46. 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
African Rivers
Islamic Culture
Roman Military Strategy
Brahman
47. Napoleon cut off all trade with Great Britain to try and make Europe more self - sufficient - an economic blockade of Britain. The Foreign Policy of Napoleon - essentially an effort to thwart English advancement by nationally prohibiting British trad
The Persians
The Continental System
The Act of Supremacy
The Reconquista
48. Forceful seizure of governmental power
The Summarians
Militant Socialism
Paul the Apostle
Ghana
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.
The House of Commons
Manorialism
Ghana
Islamic Civilization
50. 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
Hugh Capet
Voltaire
The Phoenicians
Effect of the Reformation