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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. Equal to a vassal or knight in feudal Japan






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






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






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






5. Early civilization that attempt to unify the near East under zoroastrianism zoroastrianism - an ethical religion based on the concepts of good and evil






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. Ends Spanish attempts to invade England






8. 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






9. The river valleys near the Tigres and Euphrates and Nile Rivers - which were the cradle of civlization






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






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






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






13. 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






14. Ended the Anglo - Saxon rule in England






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






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






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

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






19. 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






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






21. The practice of worshipping one god






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






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






24. A feudal king in feudal Japan






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






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






27. Important iron working center for African civilization






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

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30. Started absolutism in Russia started with Ivan the Terrible






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






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






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






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. Jesuits were the official Catholic response to the reformation






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






37. Settled in the Mississippi Valley developed in 880 AD and built large religious mound structures






38. Portuguese explorer who was the first man to circumnavigate the globe






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






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






41. A feudal lord in feudal Japan






42. Buddhist idea of re - birth after death






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






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






45. Concept in scholasticism in which reality consists of ideas (universals) that exist in the mind - independent of sensory powersof perception






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

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47. 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






48. A Chinese philosophy based on the the idea of balance - one must strive to be aware of the order and harmony of all existence and live accordingly to it






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






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