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CSET Subtest 1: History 4

Subjects : cset, history
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Primarily agricultural economy dependent upon the lord of the manor and control over the serfs






2. 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






3. 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






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






6. Works by the Greek writer Homer






7. 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






8. 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






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






10. The Christian Word of God






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






12. 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






13. Nullified the Congress of Vienna and allowed the european powers to be guided by their own interests






14. Chinese philosopher who developed the idea of Confucianism






15. A feudal lord in feudal Japan






16. Buddhist idea of re - birth after death






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






18. 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






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






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






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






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






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






24. Ancient Asian civilization that developed own language and system of writing - literature and poetry - Shinto religion






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






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






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






28. Buddhist idea that fate is earned






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






30. 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






31. Equal to a vassal or knight in feudal Japan






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






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






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






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






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






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. Writing - mathematics - sicence - philosophy and arts






39. 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






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

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






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






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






44. Knights or military in feudal Europe






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






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






47. 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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48. 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






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






50. 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