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CSET Subtest 1: History 4

Subjects : cset, history
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Spanish explorer who sailed west from Spain and landed in the Carribbean - thinking it was India






2. Buddhist idea of re - birth after death






3. An angry former priest distributed a protest called 'Ninety Five Theses' against the church and its practices in 1517 - which led to the creation of the Protestant Church






4. 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






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






6. 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






7. Battle between Charles Martel and the Muslims prevented Islam from entering Europe






8. Chinese dynasty that ousted the Mongols and then limited contact with the West through isolationism






9. Ghana - Mali and Songhai






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






11. Landowners in feudal Europe






12. Chinese philosopher who developed the idea of Confucianism






13. 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






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






16. Early civilization that encouraged material progress - including large - scale irrigation projects - an advancced system of mathematics and invention of the wheel






17. 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






18. A growing interest in culture of learning and reading. Led to a questioning of Christianity and church dogma.






19. English ruler who helped England emerge as a major European power






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






21. Societies in which men started to hunt and women gathered readily available foods






22. Ancient civilization that we owe our literary heritage - science - mathematics and democratic forms of governments






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






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






25. 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






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






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






28. Mongol leader who took over the Chinese






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






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

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31. Following a battle with Carthage - Rome emerged as the dominant power in the mediterranean






32. Enlightenment philosophers who questioned the proper function of government and their ideas led to the American and French Revolutions






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






34. 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






35. Christian disciple responsible for the spread of Christian theology






36. War between most European powers and led to the devestation of Germany






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






38. caused by inequitable class structure - bankruptcy of the French treasury - disorganized legal system - led to the Reign of Terror in which many of the aristocrats were beheaded






39. 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






40. Skilled farmers who flourished in Ohio and Mississippi






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






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






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






44. Mongol ruler that first opened China to the West through explorer Marco Polo






45. Ruled as dictator and abolished the moarchy - after his death - the monarchy was restored






46. Ends Spanish attempts to invade England






47. The first ruler of the French Republic. Established a Code of Napoleon that modernized French law- was ultimately defeated in The Battle of Waterloo






48. Early civilization that occupied the western Asia minor and were responsible for the first coinage of money






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






50. Buddhist idea that fate is earned







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