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CSET Multiple Subject Subtest 1: World History
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1. 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 Hittites
Henry IV
The English Civil War
Kingdom of Zimbabwe
2. Officially recognized Lutherism but allowed Catholic Priests to support Catholicism.
The Peace of Augsburg
Effect of the Reformation
Byzantine Empire
James I
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
The Communist Manifesto
The Phoenicians
The Ottoman Empire
Tokugawa Shogunate
4. Old Kingdom (massive pyramids) - Middle kingdom - New kingdom (gets agressive)
Byzantine Empire Decline
The House of York
Minoan Civilization
Egyptian History
5. Among the most vigorous of the medieval emperors. Clashed with the pope over the appointment of the clergy. Known as 'the red beard' (r. 1152-1190). He attempted to conquer Lombardy (n. Italy) and unite the German princes - but the popes did not appr
The Roman Empire
Frederick Barbarossa
The Commonwealth Period
The Persians
6. 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
Mongols
Byzantine Empire Success
The Rise of Christianity
The War of the Roses
7. The art of ancient Greece and Rome - in which harmony - order - and proportion were emphasized
African Desert
Commercial Revival
Henry IV
Classical Art
8. 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.
Egyptian Religion
The Hundred Years War
The Nile
The Lord of the Manor
9. The English Parliament drove out an absolute monarch and replaced him with two constitutional monarch's William and Mary. 1688 - change of who is in power without bloodshed. Established the supremacy of Parliment.
The Summarians
Roman Society
The Lydians
The Glorious Revolution
10. First emperor of the Roman Empire. Julius Caesar's grand - nephew.
Augustus
The Mongols
The Israelites
Tokugawa Shogunate
11. 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
Oligarthy
The Hittites
Industrial Revolution
12. 2000-1200 B.C. conquered much of Asia Minor & northern Mesopotamia; a major contribution included the invention of iron smelting - which revolutionized warfare.
The Scientific Revolution
Umayyad
Charles I
The Hittites
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.
Mississippian Culture
African Culture
Elizabeth I
The Code of Hammurabi
14. 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.
Egyptian Religion
Peter the Great
The Code of Napoleon
Confucianism
15. 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.
Charles I
Mohammad
The Peace of Westphalia
The Battle of Hastings
16. 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
Agarian
Hieroglyphics
The Romanov Dynasty
17. Concerning farms - farmers - or agriculture and the use of land.
Agarian
Mughuls
Effect of the Reformation
Napoleon Bonepart
18. Revival of a classical style in art or literature or architecture or music but from a new perspective or with a new motivation
Constanople
The Nile
French Revolution
Neoclassicism
19. 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.
Genghis Khan
Paul the Apostle
Egyptian Religion
Songhai
20. Emperor of Rome who adopted the Christian faith and stopped the persecution of Christians (280-337)
The Ottoman Empire
Paul the Apostle
The Phoenicians
Constantine
21. 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.
Sung Dynasty
The Continental System
The Restoration Era
Scholasticism
22. French Protestants who suffered persecution. Many left Europe for America to find religious freedom
The Summarians
The Code of Hammurabi
The Huguenots
The Magna Carta
23. A philosophical and theological system - associated with Thomas Aquinas - devised to reconcile Aristotelian philosophy and Roman Catholic theology in the thirteenth century. (p. 408)
Scholasticism
Reasons for the Spread of Christianity
Hieroglyphics
Machiavelli
24. 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
Constanople
African Savana
St. Augustine
Martin Luther
25. Constituted of a mixed government including consuls - a senate - tribune - assembly of the tribes - ...
Charlemagne
Arab Conquests
The Roman Government
Causes of the Industrial Revolution
26. A war that broke out between the parliament supporters (roundheads) and the king's supporters (cavaliers). It ended with the execution of the king - Charles I
The Near East
The English Civil War
The Assyrians
Seljiks
27. An advanced civilization that developed on the island of Crete around 2500 BCE based its prosperity
Greece
Minoan Civilization
The Lydians
Oliver Cromwell
28. An ancient Egyptian writing system in which pictures were used to represent ideas and sounds
Hieroglyphics
Minoan Civilization
The Peace of Augsburg
Militant Socialism
29. Western name for the Chinese philosopher Kongzi (551-479 B.C.E.). His doctrine of duty and public service had a great influence on subsequent Chinese thought and served as a code of conduct for government officials.
Paul the Apostle
Confucius
Martin Luther
Tribal Organization
30. A government in which power is in the hands of a few people -- especially one in which rule is based upon wealth.
Rift Valley
Oligarthy
The Babalonians
Athens
31. 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 law of Primogeniture
The Dark Ages
Militant Socialism
The Chaldeans
32. 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
Laisssez Faire
The Peace of Westphalia
The French Religious Wars
African Savana
33. 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.
Ashikaga Shogunate
Kingdom of Zimbabwe
Slave Trade
The Mongols
34. Political system in which a ruler holds total power. The ruler has total control and final say over their people.
Tokugawa Shogunate
Absolutionism
Greece
The Dark Ages
35. A group of Germanic tribes. They became allies of the Romans and became Christian. In the 8th century they established the Carolingian rule. Perhaps the most famous leader was Charlemagne.
Fuedal Contract
The Viking Invasions
The Franks
The Peace of Westphalia
36. The doctrine emphasizing a person's capacity for self - realization through reason
Norman Conquest
Bourgeoisie
The Age of Pericles(460 BC-429 BC)
Humanism
37. 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
Cardinal Richelieu
The Egyptians
Islamic Culture
38. Japanese ruling dynasty that strove to isolate it from foreign influences. shogunate started by Tokugawa Leyasu; 4 class system - warriors - farmers - artisans - merchants; Japan's ports were closed off; wanted to create their own culture; illegal to
Bourgeoisie
Tokugawa Shogunate
The Jesuits
The Peace of Westphalia
39. King of France from 1643 to 1715; his long reign was marked by the expansion of French influence in Europe and by the magnificence of his court and the Palace of Versailles (1638-1715)
Louis XIV
Islam
The Roman Empire
Umayyad
40. A collection of laws covering crimes - farming - business activities - and marriage and family. Many of the punishments were cruel - but the code was an important step in the development of a justice system
The Jesuits
French Revolution
The Congress of Verona
The Code of Hammurabi
41. Dynasty often referred to as China's Golden age that reigned during 618 - 907 AD; China expands from Vietnam to Manchuria
The War of the Roses
Charlemagne
Calvinism
Tang Dynasty
42. The Roman Catholic Church responding to the protestantism by starting their own movement -- they stopped selling indulgences and started 'Society of Jesus' or Jesuit missionaries to spread Catholic ideas.
Scholasticism
African Desert
The Counter Reformation
The Puritan Revolution
43. 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 Hundred Years War
The Lydians
Ceasar
Roman Contributions
44. 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.
Fuedal System
The Heian Era
The Anasazi Culture
Genghis Khan
45. A rectangular tiered temple or terraced mound erected by the ancient Assyrians and Babylonians and was the center of community life.
Fuedal Contract
Ziggurat
Martin Luther
Cardinal Richelieu
46. A more militaristic civilization then Minoans - they traded and raided - turning on their Minoan teachers - helping to destroy Crete.
Mycenaean Civilization
Roman Contributions
Arab Conquests
Tribal Organization
47. 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 Egyptians
Mississippian Culture
Proletariats
The Code of Napoleon
48. The basis of a court system for justice. The essence of English common law is that it is made by judges sitting in courts - applying their common sense and knowledge of legal precedent to the facts before them.
English Common Law
The Communist Manifesto
Decentralization of the Germanic States
The French Religious Wars
49. 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.
Frederick Barbarossa
Roman Contributions
Ionia
Result Of the Industrial Revolution
50. A republic in southeastern Europe on the southern part of the Balkan peninsula
Tribal Organization
Fuedal System
Commercial Revival
Greece
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