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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. 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






2. 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






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






4. Promotes concept of balanced Europe as England gains power






5. The basic of justice systems used throughout the western world






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






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






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






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

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






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






12. Chinese philosopher who developed the idea of Confucianism






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






14. The civilization that embodied the east half of the Roman empire survived for a thousand of yars as the Byzantine Empire and preserved the Eastern Orhthodox Church






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






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






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






18. Buddhist idea that fate is earned






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






20. 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






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






22. 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






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






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






25. 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






26. Landowners in feudal Europe






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






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






29. 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






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






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






32. The practice of worshipping one god






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






34. Ends Spanish attempts to invade England






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






36. 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






37. Equal to a vassal or knight in feudal Japan






38. Spanish explorer who sailed west from Spain and landed in the Carribbean - thinking it was India






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






40. 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






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






42. Christian disciple responsible for the spread of Christian theology






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






44. Nile - Congo - Niger - and Zambizi

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

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46. Enlightenment aritsts who emphasized the classical era's symphonies - rhythms and melodies






47. The Christian Word of God






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






49. Ghana - Mali and Songhai






50. The first great Christian philosopher