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CSET Subtest 1: History 4

Subjects : cset, history
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1. Following a battle with Carthage - Rome emerged as the dominant power in the mediterranean






2. 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






3. 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






4. A congress consisting of representatives of the various European - speciifcally Britain - Russia - Prussia - France - and Austria - nullified by the Congress of Verona (1822) - which allowed the european powers to be guided by their own interests






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






6. Ended the Anglo - Saxon rule in England






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






8. 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






9. Equal to a vassal or knight in feudal Japan






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






11. Profits are linked to the manufacturing of products






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






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






14. 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






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






16. 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






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






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






19. Land owned by the lords of feudal Europe






20. 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






21. Knights or military in feudal Europe






22. Writing - mathematics - sicence - philosophy and arts






23. A feudal king in feudal Japan






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






25. English moarch to begin colonization of North America






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






27. Skilled farmers who flourished in Ohio and Mississippi






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






29. 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






30. 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






31. Promotes concept of balanced Europe as England gains power






32. Landowners in feudal Europe






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






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






35. Ends Spanish attempts to invade England






36. 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






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






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






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






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






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






42. A feudal lord in feudal Japan






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






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






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






46. Chinese philosopher who developed the idea of Confucianism






47. Proximity to arabs - Salvs - n and Turks - Constantinople sacked during the fourth Crusade

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48. Buddhist idea that fate is earned






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






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







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