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CSET Subtest 1: History 4

Subjects : cset, history
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. 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






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

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3. Jesuits were the official Catholic response to the reformation






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






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






6. The first great Christian philosopher






7. The first ruler of the French Republic. Established a Code of Napoleon that modernized French law- was ultimately defeated in The Battle of Waterloo






8. 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






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






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. Land owned by the lords of feudal Europe






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






13. 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






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






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






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






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






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






19. Works by the Greek writer Homer






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






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






22. Equal to a vassal or knight in feudal Japan






23. Buddhist idea that fate is earned






24. 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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25. 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






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






27. What is gained by whom and what is lost or sacrified






28. 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






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






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






31. Philosophy that deals with theconsistency of faith and reason






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






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






34. Knights or military in feudal Europe






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






36. 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






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






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






40. Ends Spanish attempts to invade England






41. Mongol leader who took over the Chinese






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. 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






44. 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






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






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






47. Author of absolutist politics






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






49. Started absolutism in Russia started with Ivan the Terrible






50. Fought between Catholics and Huguenots for control of france