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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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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. 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






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






3. Mongol leader who took over the Chinese






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

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






6. Author of absolutist politics






7. Philosophy that deals with theconsistency of faith and reason






8. Nile - Congo - Niger - and Zambizi

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






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






11. 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






12. Gave Hugenots political and religious freedom






13. Ends Spanish attempts to invade England






14. Emperor that called for the union of Germany and Italy under the Holy Empire






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






16. Portuguese explorer who was the first man to circumnavigate the globe






17. 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






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






19. Land owned by the lords of feudal Europe






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






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






23. 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






24. 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






25. Skilled farmers who flourished in Ohio and Mississippi






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






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






28. Ended the Anglo - Saxon rule in England






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






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






31. English moarch to begin colonization of North America






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






33. A feudal king in feudal Japan






34. Officially recognizes Lutheranism but allowed Catholicis princes to support Catholicism






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






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






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






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






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






40. 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






41. 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






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






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






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






45. After the fall of Rome - Europe lacked strong poltiical and economic center - transitioning into the Medieval Ages






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






47. Christian disciple responsible for the spread of Christian theology






48. Early civililzation that developed the first lasting monotheism






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






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