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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. The idea of total obedience to the sovereign because of their 'divine right'






2. Ends Spanish attempts to invade England






3. Caused by dis - satisfaction with church ritual and Latin overtones






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






5. English pirate sailing for England became the second man to circumnavigate the globe






6. Land owned by the lords of feudal Europe






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






8. War that re - established Christian control over Muslim Spain in 1492






9. Early civilization that developed military techniques and iron weapons - also had postal service - extensive library and system of highways






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






11. Chinese philosophy with a focus on concept of respect to one's family - parents - government and rulers - supported tendency to respect authority






12. 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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13. Chinese philosopher who developed the idea of Confucianism






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






15. Buddhist idea that fate is earned






16. One of the most important developments in Europoean history in which the king consented to the rule of law as opposed to 'divine right.' It is considered the foundation for the English Common Law system and the American Constitution






17. 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






18. Early civilization that conquered Sumeria and established the Code of Hammurabi was the first written code to regulate society - achieved central government and advancements in algebra and geomoetry






19. Emperor of the Byzantine empire that esetablished a new Rome in Constantinople






20. Leaders in Islammic civilizations that improved farming methods and crop yields






21. 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






22. Proximity to arabs - Salvs - n and Turks - Constantinople sacked during the fourth Crusade

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23. What is gained by whom and what is lost or sacrified






24. Greek leader who conquered Persia - Asia Minor - and egypt to establish a world empire






25. Author of 'Wealth of Nations' which advocates that manufacturing is truly the soruce of the nation's wealth






26. A family that united and ruled most of India and built The Taj Mahal






27. Buddhist idea of re - birth after death






28. Was the most popwerful position and had a major landholder in feudal Europe. The Roman Catholic Church is extremely wealthy and powerful - left behind glorious looking churches and Cathedrals - Bibles were the most produced document






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






30. A religion against pre - destination - in which people are destined to go to heaven and hell no matter how they act






31. A period of cultural enlightenment that started in Italy during the 14th Century and spread over the next 200 year. It was spurted by the printing press






32. Works by the Greek writer Homer






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






34. After the fall of Rome - Europe lacked strong poltiical and economic center - transitioning into the Medieval Ages






35. Nullified the Congress of Vienna and allowed the european powers to be guided by their own interests






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






37. A feudal king in feudal Japan






38. Equal to a vassal or knight in feudal Japan






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






40. Nile - Congo - Niger - and Zambizi

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41. Profits are linked to the manufacturing of products






42. Time when European countries focused attention outward because they were attracted to spices and other goods that were part of that world and wanted to find an overland routes to Asia were expensive and took very long






43. Ruler who dominated the political structure of the early Midle Ages - revived the Holy Roman Empire and included Germanic lands between the Rhine and Elbe Rivers






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






45. Primarily agricultural economy dependent upon the lord of the manor and control over the serfs






46. The first great Christian philosopher






47. Deals with the production - distribution - and consumption of goods and services






48. Italian religious leader that established the independency of the papacy through the Vatican






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

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50. English moarch to begin colonization of North America