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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. Buddhist idea that fate is earned






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






3. Nile - Congo - Niger - and Zambizi


4. 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


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






6. The first great Christian philosopher






7. A way of thinking that inspired the nationalistic philosophy and the idea of self - determination






8. 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






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






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






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






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






13. Jesuits were the official Catholic response to the reformation






14. 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






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






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






17. Knights or military in feudal Europe






18. The practice of worshipping one god






19. Ends Spanish attempts to invade England






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






21. A feudal lord in feudal Japan






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






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






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






25. 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






26. 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






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






28. Ghana - Mali and Songhai






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






30. The concept of United States history as the mass migration of one group (Europeans) overwhelmed and put another group to extinction (Indians)


31. 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






32. 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






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






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






35. A feudal king in feudal Japan






36. Promotes concept of balanced Europe as England gains power






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






38. Ended the Anglo - Saxon rule in England






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






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






41. Philosophy that deals with theconsistency of faith and reason






42. 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






43. 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






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






45. 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






46. 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






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






48. 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






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






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