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CSET Subtest 1: History 4

Subjects : cset, history
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Writing - mathematics - sicence - philosophy and arts






2. Ends Spanish attempts to invade England






3. Battle over the succession of thet hrone in England. The House of Lancaster crushes the House of York and Henry VII establishes the infamous Tudor dynasty






4. Jesuits were the official Catholic response to the reformation






5. Led to the destruction of early civilizations like the Egyptians - Assyrians and Babylonians through the development of iron weapons






6. A congress consisting of representatives of the various European - speciifcally Britain - Russia - Prussia - France - and Austria - nullified by the Congress of Verona (1822) - which allowed the european powers to be guided by their own interests






7. Ancient empire that conquered Greece about 500 years after the founding of Rome. at its heydey - it took over most of Europe - Middle East and Mid Africa






8. Before human can turn their attention to finer things in life - humans need to focus on their primary needs - physiological - they must have enough to eat or drink and a warm place to sleep - security and safety - river settlements were the easiest t






9. Buddhist idea that fate is earned






10. Concept in scholasticism in which symbols or names for objects. Only perceived objects are real






11. Started absolutism in Russia started with Ivan the Terrible






12. English moarch to begin colonization of North America






13. Commercial trade routes - distance from tribes that sacked Rome

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14. Author of absolutist politics






15. Buddhist idea of re - birth after death






16. English government consists of the House of Lords (for the wealthy) and House of Commons






17. Used what he learned in classic books and original insights to develop law of gravity and physics






18. Chinese philospher who built up concept of yin and yang to form Taoism






19. French King who evoked absolutism with the palace of Versailles and lavishness






20. The zenith of Athenian society and the hight of its democracy






21. Based on the teachings of the prophet Mohammed in the holy book known as the Koran






22. The practice of worshipping one god






23. Ended the Anglo - Saxon rule in England






24. The way that a product is produced - in capitalism - it is ownedby the individual






25. Chinese philosopher who developed the idea of Confucianism






26. Officially recognizes Lutheranism but allowed Catholicis princes to support Catholicism






27. Provided new political boundaries and established Calvinism - Germany divided into Protestant and Catholic areas






28. The state controls the means of production and distributes the profits for the beneficiary of the people

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29. Indian culture that developed in Southwest and were skilled builders






30. Early civilizaion that was the first explorers - traders and colonizers of the anfcient world and develop the first alphabet






31. Continuous barbaric invatsion - political dinstsability - decreasing farm production - inflation - excessive taxation - decline of missionaries - rise of Christianity divided the empire - attacked by Germanic warriors from northern Europe

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32. Encourages the accumulation of wealth and property by individuals but is regulated by the state






33. Religious stories about gods and goddesses who had human - style weaknesses and disagreements






34. The first written form of law and came from the Babylonian times

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35. Early civilization established as a new Babylonian empire under king Nebuchadnezzar - develop astronomy - astrology - advanced government bureaucracy and architectural achievements such as the Hanging Gardens of Babylon






36. Emperor that called for the union of Germany and Italy under the Holy Empire






37. The beginnin of the English Reformation when the pope refused to annul the marriage of Henry VII to Catherine of Aragon - led ultimately to England to establish Protestantism and the Anglican Church






38. A way of thinking that inspired the nationalistic philosophy and the idea of self - determination






39. The church's holy war to recapture the Holy Land - the Pope called for holy warriors to liberate the holy land from the infidels






40. If supply is greater tahn demand - the value of a product is lower; if demand is greater than supply - the value of a product is higher






41. A feudal king in feudal Japan






42. The practice of state regulation and control fo the economy in an attempt to insure prosperity






43. A belief develoepd that an individual's karma caused their birth in one of four social groups - or castes - from the Brahmins to the Untouchables - modern India outlawed the caste system after the Mahatma Gandhi






44. A social - economic and poltiical system with de - centralized power






45. Prince who was born in India who went ona mission to discover the sources of human suffering - taught that suffering is the fiailure to control one's own desires - foudner of buddhism






46. A period of peace for two centuries without a major war






47. Early civilization that established hierogyphic writing system - had a basic agricultural system and polytheistic belief - and whose culture depended on the annual flooding of the Nile as the basis for a sustained economy






48. Equal to a vassal or knight in feudal Japan






49. Inhabited the Southwest after the Anasazi people and built extensive adobe cities






50. An African empire the developed out of an iron working stettlement and eswasbasd on gold trade