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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. The first great Christian philosopher






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






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






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






5. Buddhist idea that fate is earned






6. 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






7. 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






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






9. Fought between Catholics and Huguenots for control of france






10. Landowners in feudal Europe






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






12. The practice of worshipping one god






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






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 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






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

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






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






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






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

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21. Proximity to arabs - Salvs - n and Turks - Constantinople sacked during the fourth Crusade

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






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






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






25. 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






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






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






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






29. Gave Hugenots political and religious freedom






30. 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






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






32. 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






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

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34. 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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35. 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






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






37. The Christian Word of God






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






39. An economy in which people leave the funding alone

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40. 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






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






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






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






44. 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






45. Nile - Congo - Niger - and Zambizi

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46. A growing interest in culture of learning and reading. Led to a questioning of Christianity and church dogma.






47. The way that a product is produced - in capitalism - it is ownedby the individual






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






49. Christian disciple responsible for the spread of Christian theology






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