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






2. Ends Spanish attempts to invade England






3. Emperor that called for the union of Germany and Italy under the Holy Empire






4. Knights or military in feudal Europe






5. 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






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






7. 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






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






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






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






11. Profits are linked to the manufacturing of products






12. 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






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. Christian disciple responsible for the spread of Christian theology






15. 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






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






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






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






19. The practice of state regulation and control fo the economy in an attempt to insure prosperity






20. Caused by availability of investment capital and rise of the middle class - established cotton textile industry - Britain's great miaritime power - availability of coal - iron and cheap labor was available

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






22. Skilled farmers who flourished in Ohio and Mississippi






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






24. A feudal lord in feudal Japan






25. Equal to a vassal or knight in feudal Japan






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






27. Early civililzation that developed the first lasting monotheism






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






29. The Christian Word of God






30. 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






31. Battle over the succession of thet hrone in England. The House of Lancaster crushes the House of York and Henry VII establishes the infamous Tudor dynasty






32. Buddhist idea of re - birth after death






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






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






35. 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






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






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






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






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






40. 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






41. 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






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






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






44. Group that took over the Byzantine and Persian Empires and worked on medicine - a stronomy - mathematics - architecture and literature






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






46. Ghana - Mali and Songhai






47. Jesuits were the official Catholic response to the reformation






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






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






50. Works by the Greek writer Homer