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CSET Subtest 1: History 4

Subjects : cset, history
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Chinese philosopher who developed the idea of Confucianism






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






3. Equal to a vassal or knight in feudal Japan






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






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






6. Author of absolutist politics






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






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






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






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






11. French King who evoked absolutism with the palace of Versailles and lavishness






12. 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






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






14. Enlightenment philosophers who questioned the proper function of government and their ideas led to the American and French Revolutions






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






16. Jesuits were the official Catholic response to the reformation






17. 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






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






19. 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






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






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






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






23. 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






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






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






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






27. The practice of worshipping one god






28. 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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29. 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






30. Ended the Anglo - Saxon rule in England






31. 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






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






33. Skilled farmers who flourished in Ohio and Mississippi






34. A feudal lord in feudal Japan






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

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






37. 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






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






39. 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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40. Started absolutism in Russia started with Ivan the Terrible






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






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






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






44. 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






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






46. 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






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






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






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






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