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






2. 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






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






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

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5. Started absolutism in Russia started with Ivan the Terrible






6. 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






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






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






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






10. Author of absolutist politics






11. Jesuits were the official Catholic response to the reformation






12. Early civililzation that developed the first lasting monotheism






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






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






15. A feudal king in feudal Japan






16. Writing - mathematics - sicence - philosophy and arts






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






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






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






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






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






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






23. 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






24. 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






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






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






27. The church's holy war to recapture the Holy Land - the Pope called for holy warriors to liberate the holy land from the infidels






28. An economy in which people leave the funding alone

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29. Works by the Greek writer Homer






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






31. 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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32. Profits are linked to the manufacturing of products






33. 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






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






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






36. Ended the Anglo - Saxon rule in England






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






38. 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






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

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40. Ends Spanish attempts to invade England






41. 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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42. What is gained by whom and what is lost or sacrified






43. The practice of worshipping one god






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






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






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






47. A feudal lord in feudal Japan






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






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






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