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






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






3. Author of absolutist politics






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






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






6. Buddhist idea of re - birth after death






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






8. 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






9. 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






10. Jesuits were the official Catholic response to the reformation






11. Ended the Anglo - Saxon rule in England






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






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






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






15. 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






16. 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






17. Landowners in feudal Europe






18. A feudal king in feudal Japan






19. Early civilization that encouraged material progress - including large - scale irrigation projects - an advancced system of mathematics and invention of the wheel






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






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






22. Profits are linked to the manufacturing of products






23. 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


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






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






26. 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






27. Primarily agricultural economy dependent upon the lord of the manor and control over the serfs






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






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






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


31. Philosophy that deals with theconsistency of faith and reason






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






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






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






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






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


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






38. The first great Christian philosopher






39. Caused by dis - satisfaction with church ritual and Latin overtones






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






41. Promotes concept of balanced Europe as England gains power






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






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






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






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






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






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






48. 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






49. 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






50. A feudal lord in feudal Japan