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CSET Subtest 1: History 4

Subjects : cset, history
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Works by the Greek writer Homer






2. Ends Spanish attempts to invade England






3. A growing interest in culture of learning and reading. Led to a questioning of Christianity and church dogma.






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


5. The first great Christian philosopher






6. Jesuits were the official Catholic response to the reformation






7. Promotes concept of balanced Europe as England gains power






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






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






10. Nile - Congo - Niger - and Zambizi


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






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






13. 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






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






15. Concept in scholasticism in which reality consists of ideas (universals) that exist in the mind - independent of sensory powersof perception






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






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






18. Early civilizaion that was the first explorers - traders and colonizers of the anfcient world and develop the first alphabet






19. Buddhist idea of re - birth after death






20. 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






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






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






23. Chinese philosopher who developed the idea of Confucianism






24. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






33. Land owned by the lords of feudal Europe






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






35. Equal to a vassal or knight in feudal Japan






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






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






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






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






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






41. Skilled farmers who flourished in Ohio and Mississippi






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






43. Continuous barbaric invatsion - political dinstsability - decreasing farm production - inflation - excessive taxation - decline of missionaries - rise of Christianity divided the empire - attacked by Germanic warriors from northern Europe


44. 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






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






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






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






48. 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






49. Author of absolutist politics






50. 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