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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. 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






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


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


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






5. Philosophy that deals with theconsistency of faith and reason






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






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






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






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






10. 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






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






12. 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






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






14. Christian disciple responsible for the spread of Christian theology






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






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






17. A feudal king in feudal Japan






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






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






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






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. Greek leader who conquered Persia - Asia Minor - and egypt to establish a world empire






23. Profits are linked to the manufacturing of products






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






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






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






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






28. 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






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






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






31. 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






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






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






34. Author of absolutist politics






35. Jesuits were the official Catholic response to the reformation






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






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






38. 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






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






40. 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


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






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






43. The practice of worshipping one god






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


45. 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






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






47. Used what he learned in classic books and original insights to develop law of gravity and physics






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






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






50. Started absolutism in Russia started with Ivan the Terrible