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CSET Subtest 1: History 4

Subjects : cset, history
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Gave Hugenots political and religious freedom






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






3. A feudal lord in feudal Japan






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






5. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






12. Started absolutism in Russia started with Ivan the Terrible






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






14. 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


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






16. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






23. A feudal king in feudal Japan






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






25. Chinese philosopher who developed the idea of Confucianism






26. Jesuits were the official Catholic response to the reformation






27. Writing - mathematics - sicence - philosophy and arts






28. 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






29. Landowners in feudal Europe






30. Ends Spanish attempts to invade England






31. Christian disciple responsible for the spread of Christian theology






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






33. 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






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






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






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






37. Early civilization that developed military techniques and iron weapons - also had postal service - extensive library and system of highways






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






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






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






41. Greek leader who conquered Persia - Asia Minor - and egypt to establish a world empire






42. 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






43. The first great Christian philosopher






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


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






46. The state controls the means of production and distributes the profits for the beneficiary of the people


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






48. Knights or military in feudal Europe






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






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