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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. The first written form of law and came from the Babylonian times

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2. English moarch to begin colonization of North America






3. Nile - Congo - Niger - and Zambizi

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






5. Christian disciple responsible for the spread of Christian theology






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






7. 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






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






9. Promotes concept of balanced Europe as England gains power






10. Equal to a vassal or knight in feudal Japan






11. Writing - mathematics - sicence - philosophy and arts






12. 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






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






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






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






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






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






18. 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






19. 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






20. 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






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






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






23. Jesuits were the official Catholic response to the reformation






24. A feudal lord in feudal Japan






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






26. 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






27. Author of absolutist politics






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






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






30. 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






31. 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






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

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33. Buddhist idea of re - birth after death






34. Knights or military in feudal Europe






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






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






37. 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






38. 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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39. Early civilization that encouraged material progress - including large - scale irrigation projects - an advancced system of mathematics and invention of the wheel






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






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






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






43. The Christian Word of God






44. Chinese philosopher who developed the idea of Confucianism






45. Skilled farmers who flourished in Ohio and Mississippi






46. A feudal king in feudal Japan






47. The first great Christian philosopher






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






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






50. The basic of justice systems used throughout the western world