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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. Equal to a vassal or knight in feudal Japan






2. The zenith of Athenian society and the hight of its democracy






3. Ended the Anglo - Saxon rule in England






4. Peasants who work the land in exchange for protection that allow others to live and work in exchange for loyalty and services in feudal Europe






5. Profits are linked to the manufacturing of products






6. 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






7. 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






8. Mongol leader who took over the Chinese






9. 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






10. 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






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


12. Christian disciple responsible for the spread of Christian theology






13. Buddhist idea of re - birth after death






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






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






16. 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






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


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






19. A feudal king in feudal Japan






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






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






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






23. Knights or military in feudal Europe






24. Ends Spanish attempts to invade England






25. 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






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






27. 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






28. Gave Hugenots political and religious freedom






29. Ruler who dominated the political structure of the early Midle Ages - revived the Holy Roman Empire and included Germanic lands between the Rhine and Elbe Rivers






30. Nile - Congo - Niger - and Zambizi


31. A feudal lord in feudal Japan






32. 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


33. 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






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






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






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






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


38. Based on the teachings of the prophet Mohammed in the holy book known as the Koran






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






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






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






42. 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






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






44. The first great Christian philosopher






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






46. Philosophy that deals with theconsistency of faith and reason






47. 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






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


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






50. Indian culture that developed in Southwest and were skilled builders