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






2. 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






3. Promotes concept of balanced Europe as England gains power






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






5. Skilled farmers who flourished in Ohio and Mississippi






6. The concept of United States history as the mass migration of one group (Europeans) overwhelmed and put another group to extinction (Indians)

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






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






9. Nile - Congo - Niger - and Zambizi

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10. 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






11. Buddhist idea of re - birth after death






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






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






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






15. 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






16. Landowners in feudal Europe






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






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






19. 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






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






21. 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






22. 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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23. Works by the Greek writer Homer






24. Chinese philosopher who developed the idea of Confucianism






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






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






27. 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






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






29. 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






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






31. War between England and France that led to France rising as a nation






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






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






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






35. Buddhist idea that fate is earned






36. Writing - mathematics - sicence - philosophy and arts






37. 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






38. Started absolutism in Russia started with Ivan the Terrible






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






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






41. Philosophy that deals with theconsistency of faith and reason






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






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






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

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






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






47. 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






48. Ends Spanish attempts to invade England






49. Fought between Catholics and Huguenots for control of france






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






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