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CSET Multiple Subject Subtest 1: World History
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1. Members of the Society of Jesus which became most well known for their work in education of Catholics in Europe. They were devoted to preaching - educating the young - fighting against heresy - serving the Pope - and caring for the needy.
The Crusades
Egyptian History
The Restoration Era
The Jesuits
2. Area along the central west coast of Asia Minor colonized by settlers from mainland Greece from about 1000 BC. Ionian Greeks - including Homer - played a central role in the early development of Greek history and literature following the Dark Ages. B
Napoleon Bonepart
Abbassides
The Phoenicians
Ionia
3. An ancient Egyptian writing system in which pictures were used to represent ideas and sounds
The Code of Napoleon
Peter the Great
Karl Marx
Hieroglyphics
4. 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
The French Republic
The House of Lancaster
The Near East
5. (1776-1834) Theorized that population growth would far outstrip food production
Thomas Malthus
Baroque Style
The Battle of Hastings
Hieroglyphics
6. 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
The Israelites
Karl Marx
The Peace of Westphalia
The Protestant Reformation
7. An extremely dry area with little water and few plants
Laisssez Faire
African Desert
Effect of the Reformation
Mali
8. A more militaristic civilization then Minoans - they traded and raided - turning on their Minoan teachers - helping to destroy Crete.
The Nile
African Culture
Laisssez Faire
Mycenaean Civilization
9. 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
Causes of the Industrial Revolution
Henry IV
The Chaldeans
St. Augustine
10. Religious pilgramages Improved farming methods - trade and commerce led to a high standard of living - Military expansion.
The Jesuits
The Reconquista
Islamic Government and Religion
Thomas Malthus
11. 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
Karl Marx
The Ottoman Empire
Byzantine Empire
Mississippian Culture
12. The battle that took place in 1066 - in which William the Conqueror and Harold Godwinson fought for control of Normandy?
The Viking Invasions
Class Division
The Battle of Hastings
Effect of the Reformation
13. The system of ethics - education - and statesmanship taught by Confucius and his disciples - stressing love for humanity - ancestor worship - reverence for parents - and harmony in thought and conduct.
Mycenaean Civilization
Roman Society
Arab Conquests
Confucianism
14. French philosopher and writer whose works epitomize the Age of Enlightenment - often attacking injustice and intolerance
Bourgeoisie
Ionia
Humanism
Voltaire
15. King of England - Scotland - and Ireland (1625-1649). His power struggles with Parliament resulted in the English Civil War (1642-1648) in which Charles was defeated. He was tried for treason and beheaded in 1649
Greece
Charles I
Thomas Malthus
Scholasticism
16. A kingdom of the West African rain forest
Marco Polo
Confucianism
The Phoenicians
Benin
17. A center for civilizations which flourished in the 2nd and 3rd millenniums BC
Aegan
The Manchus
The Samurai
Realism (Plato)
18. Dynasty often referred to as China's Golden age that reigned during 618 - 907 AD; China expands from Vietnam to Manchuria
The Hittites
Islam
Akbar
Tang Dynasty
19. Comprised the Tigris & Euphrates Valley - the Fertile Crescent - and The Nile Valley. They had the first system of independent states and writing. Architectural achievements are the ziggurat & pyramid. the first codification of law. the first lasting
The Near East
Oligarthy
Martin Luther
The Anasazi Culture
20. 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 Peace of Augsburg
Henry IV
The Nile
The Palace of Versailles
21. 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 French Religious Wars
Ninety Theses
Proletariats
Brahman
22. 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.
Elizabeth I
Brahman
Militant Socialism
Industrial Revolution
23. 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.
Confucius
The Reconquista
Umayyad
African Savana
24. Flourishing trade - medical encyclopedia - library - Algebra - spices - silks - perfumes - porcelain - textile goods
Islamic Culture
The law of Primogeniture
The Early Middle Ages
Kush
25. 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 House of Commons
Shinto Religion
The House of York
The Chaldeans
26. 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 Middle Ages
Roman Society
The House of Commons
The Fall of Rome
27. King of the Franks who conquered much of Western Europe - great patron of literature and learning
French Revolution
Islam
Charlemagne
Tribal Organization
28. 2000-1200 B.C. conquered much of Asia Minor & northern Mesopotamia; a major contribution included the invention of iron smelting - which revolutionized warfare.
Contributions of the Greeks
Fuedal System
The Hittites
The Heian Era
29. The invasion and settlement of England by the Normans following the Battle of Hastings (1066)
The Babalonians
The Battle of Hastings
The Muslim Empire
Norman Conquest
30. 16th century religious movement led by Martin Luther that sought to reform the Roman Catholic Church and led to the formation of Protestantism
Frederick Barbarossa
The Protestant Reformation
The Israelites
Charlemagne
31. Powerful city in Ancient Greece that was a leader in arts - sciences - philosophy - democracy and architecture.
Class Division
The War of the Roses
Ming Dynasty
Athens
32. The rise of Islam
The Commonwealth Period
Early Japanese Culture
The Muslim Empire
The Peace of Westphalia
33. Wars which - in the century after the death of Muhammed in 632 - created an empire stretching from Spain to the Indus Valley.
Arab Conquests
The Dark Ages
The Persians
African Rivers
34. The great rebirth of acrt - literature - and learning in the 14th - 15th - and 16th centuries which marked the transition from the medieval to modern periods of European history. - A new way of thinking. Which laed to future reforms for the catholic
Cardinal Richelieu
The Romanov Dynasty
The Battle of Hastings
The Renaissance
35. First emperor of the Roman Empire. Julius Caesar's grand - nephew.
Abbassides
Augustus
Scholasticism
Marco Polo
36. Western Europe no longer united by religion - Weakens power and influence of the Catholic Church The power of states was strenthened as was the middle class. Encourages education - people encouraged to read the bible and interpret it individually
Constantine
The Israelites
Effect of the Reformation
Ziggurat
37. Forceful seizure of governmental power
Rift Valley
Elizabeth I
The Protestant Reformation
Militant Socialism
38. 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
Arab Conquests
The Lydians
Elizabeth I
Mycenaean Civilization
39. 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
Byzantine Empire Decline
The Manchus
Confucius
Augustus
40. 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.
Commercial Revival
Contributions of the Greeks
The Manchus
The Dark Ages
41. 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.
Elizabeth I
The Roman Empire
The Age of Pericles(460 BC-429 BC)
The Peace of Westphalia
42. 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.
Genghis Khan
Islamic Culture
Calvinism
Mycenaean Civilization
43. A system of philosophical and religious doctrines composed of elements of Platonism and Aristotelianism and oriental mysticism
Neoplatonism
The Viking Invasions
The Congress of Vienna
Paul the Apostle
44. Created during kamakura era - In theory: Emperor's military chief of staff - In reality: Actual ruler of Japan
Shinto Religion
Byzantine Empire Success
Thomas Malthus
The Shogun
45. The Vikings built fast ships where they would ship men and cargo from their land to charlemagnes empire to pilage and plunder.
The Viking Invasions
Peter the Great
The Jesuits
Rift Valley
46. Empire created by indigenous Muslims in western Sudan of West Africa from the thirteenth to fifteenth century. It was famous for its role in the trans - Saharan gold trade.
Norman Conquest
The Persians
Mali
Islamic Government and Religion
47. A philosophical and theological system - associated with Thomas Aquinas - devised to reconcile Aristotelian philosophy and Roman Catholic theology in the thirteenth century. (p. 408)
The Assyrians
Scholasticism
The War of the Roses
Baroque Style
48. Democracy - Drama - Art - Architecture - Philosophy - Sculpting - Performing Arts - Philosphical Schools - Scientific Method.
Henry IV
The Hittites
The Assyrians
Contributions of the Greeks
49. ...The House of Lords mainly consist of the peers and the people that have inherited their money. This House of Parliament has slowly lost its power to influence the system of government over the years.
Tokugawa Shogunate
The Congress of Verona
Fuedal Contract
The House of Lords
50. Roman expansion resulted in a world republic. Emerged as the dominant power in the Mediterranian.
The Nile
Early Japanese Culture
The Roman Empire
Mongols