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CSET Multiple Subject Subtest 1: World History
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1. Provided land in exchange for personal service to the King.
Neoplatonism
Egyptian Religion
The English Civil War
Fuedal Contract
2. Overthrew the Umayyad but one escaped
Abbassides
Nomadic
Cardinal Richelieu
Henry IV
3. Powerful city in Ancient Greece that was a leader in arts - sciences - philosophy - democracy and architecture.
Kamakura Shogunate
Baroque Style
Athens
English Common Law
4. 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 Muslim Empire
The Chaldeans
Nomadic
The Lord of the Manor
5. A rectangular tiered temple or terraced mound erected by the ancient Assyrians and Babylonians and was the center of community life.
Machiavelli
The Continental System
Ziggurat
Egyptian History
6. 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 Continental System
Nomadic
The Ottoman Empire
Genghis Khan
7. 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
Fuedal System
The Ottoman Empire
The Protestant Reformation
8. Democracy - Drama - Art - Architecture - Philosophy - Sculpting - Performing Arts - Philosphical Schools - Scientific Method.
Contributions of the Greeks
Islamic Culture
Kamakura Shogunate
The Peace of Westphalia
9. This was the letter Martin Luther wrote to Archbishop Albert which explained that indulgences undermined the seriousness of the sacrament of penance.
Ninety Theses
Constantine
The Lydians
Akbar
10. 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.
Greek Individualism
Roman Society
The Act of Supremacy
Islamic Government and Religion
11. The middle class - including merchants - industrialists - and professional people
Ming Dynasty
Early Japanese Culture
Bourgeoisie
Ceasar
12. An ancient Egyptian writing system in which pictures were used to represent ideas and sounds
Hieroglyphics
Ionia
The Nile
St. Augustine
13. Reality consists of ideas that exist in the mind - independant of sensory powers of perception.
Cardinal Richelieu
Realism (Plato)
Militant Socialism
Tang Dynasty
14. A lesser used title for the English Civil War.
Slave Trade
Tang Dynasty
The Franks
The Puritan Revolution
15. 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 -
The Code of Napoleon
Greece
The Reconquista
The Restoration Era
16. 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
The Commonwealth Period
St. Augustine
English Parliment
Seljiks
17. 16th century religious movement led by Martin Luther that sought to reform the Roman Catholic Church and led to the formation of Protestantism
The Glorious Revolution
The Protestant Reformation
Minoan Civilization
Constantine
18. Eastern Roman empire after the fall of Rome.
Martin Luther
Byzantine Empire
Confucianism
Manorialism
19. 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.
Commercial Revival
The Council of Trent
Agarian
Louis XIV
20. 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
The Reconquista
Henry IV
Confucianism
Ashikaga Shogunate
21. Ended the Thirty Years War. 1. Recognized independent authority of German princes. 2. Allowed France to intervene in German affairs. 3. Pope couldn't participate in German religious affiars.
Ninety Theses
The Peace of Westphalia
The Romanov Dynasty
The Shogun
22. Revival of a classical style in art or literature or architecture or music but from a new perspective or with a new motivation
The Franks
Neoclassicism
The Glorious Revolution
The Rise of Christianity
23. Were United by Genghis Khan to capture all of asia - which they did except for India. Asia under Mongolian ruler till grandson of Gings (Kublai) died and there was an overturning.
Fuedal System
The Mongols
The Renaissance
Result Of the Industrial Revolution
24. 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
Reasons for the Spread of Christianity
English Common Law
Voltaire
25. Constituted of a mixed government including consuls - a senate - tribune - assembly of the tribes - ...
Martin Luther
The Muslim Empire
The Roman Government
English Parliment
26. 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
Gothic Revival
Brahman
Effect of the Reformation
The law of Primogeniture
27. 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.
The Intellectual Response to the Industrial Revolution
The Renaissance
Absolutionism
Genghis Khan
28. Made up of art and culture - music/dance - storytelling and very Religious
African Desert
Ziggurat
African Culture
Egyptian Religion
29. 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
Cardinal Richelieu
The law of Primogeniture
The Spanish Armada
30. The most of the power lies on the shoulders of the House of the Commons. The Commons is elected by the people. The commons grant money - and is the law- making body in the british government.The commons pick the Prime Minister.
The Phoenicians
The House of Commons
Frederick Barbarossa
The law of Primogeniture
31. 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
The Persians
The Lydians
Ionia
Roman Military Strategy
32. 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 Peace of Augsburg
Laisssez Faire
French Revolution
The Commonwealth Period
33. Mass production of goods and the rise of the factory system. From Rural to Urban centers. The division of society into defined calsses propertied and unpropertied. The development of modern Capitalism.
The Egyptians
Tokugawa Shogunate
Result Of the Industrial Revolution
Oligarthy
34. 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
Seljiks
Elizabeth I
The Restoration Era
Louis XIV
35. Gave all property to the eldest son. Led many younger sons of the gentry to seek their fortunes in exploration and colonization.
Byzantine Empire Success
African Culture
Confucius
The law of Primogeniture
36. 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 Communist Manifesto
Contributions of the Greeks
The Spanish Armada
Ziggurat
37. Englightenment - unequal tax system - bad harvests - debt - absolute monarchy - economic issues - inequitable class structure - disorganized legal system - no representation.
Mycenaean Civilization
Causes of the French Revolution
The Restoration Era
Gothic Revival
38. 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.
Constantine
Scholasticism
Brahman
Songhai
39. Establishe a civiliztion in the Nile Valley.
The Egyptians
The Holy Roman Empire
English Common Law
Mongols
40. Were skilled farmers & flourished in the Ohio & Mississippi Valleys (200BC to 400AD).
The Thirty Years War
The Mongols
The Hopewell People
The Lord of the Manor
41. A major dynasty that ruled China from the mid - fourteenth to the mid - seventeenth century.The ousted the Mongols. It was marked by a great expansion of Chinese commerce into East Africa - the Middle East - and Southeast Asia
Ming Dynasty
Umayyad
Norman Conquest
The Mongols
42. A system of philosophical and religious doctrines composed of elements of Platonism and Aristotelianism and oriental mysticism
The Holy Roman Empire
Neoplatonism
The Persians
The Spanish Armada
43. The idea that the government should not play an active role in regulating the economy.
Norman Conquest
Kingdom of Zimbabwe
Mughuls
Laisssez Faire
44. 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)
The Hundred Years War
Reasons for the Spread of Christianity
Peter the Great
Mongols
45. Religious pilgramages Improved farming methods - trade and commerce led to a high standard of living - Military expansion.
Ghana
Islamic Government and Religion
The Protestant Reformation
Mali
46. 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 Israelites
The Romanov Dynasty
The Restoration Era
Kush
47. 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
Ashikaga Shogunate
Byzantine Empire Success
The Roman Empire
Fuedal System
48. Officially recognized Lutherism but allowed Catholic Priests to support Catholicism.
The Ottoman Empire
The Peace of Augsburg
Roman Society
Turks
49. The art of ancient Greece and Rome - in which harmony - order - and proportion were emphasized
The Huguenots
Classical Art
Sparta
The Viking Invasions
50. The classical economists advanced the theory of laissez faire
The Shogun
The Intellectual Response to the Industrial Revolution
Sparta
Islamic Civilization