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CSET Subtest 1: History 4

Subjects : cset, history
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Settled in the Mississippi Valley developed in 880 AD and built large religious mound structures






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

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3. 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






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






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






6. Christian disciple responsible for the spread of Christian theology






7. 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






8. Ghana - Mali and Songhai






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






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






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






12. 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






13. The first great Christian philosopher






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






15. Writing - mathematics - sicence - philosophy and arts






16. Ends Spanish attempts to invade England






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






18. 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






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






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






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






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






23. Buddhist idea of re - birth after death






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






25. Fought between Catholics and Huguenots for control of france






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






27. Philosophy that deals with theconsistency of faith and reason






28. 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






29. Buddhist idea that fate is earned






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






31. 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






32. Skilled farmers who flourished in Ohio and Mississippi






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






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






35. A feudal king in feudal Japan






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






37. 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






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






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






40. 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






41. Works by the Greek writer Homer






42. English moarch to begin colonization of North America






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






44. An economy in which people leave the funding alone

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45. Started absolutism in Russia started with Ivan the Terrible






46. Promotes concept of balanced Europe as England gains power






47. Early civililzation that developed the first lasting monotheism






48. Important iron working center for African civilization






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






50. 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