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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. Fought between Catholics and Huguenots for control of france






2. 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






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






4. Nile - Congo - Niger - and Zambizi

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5. Author of absolutist politics






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

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7. 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






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






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






10. Ghana - Mali and Songhai






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






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






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






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






15. Early civililzation that developed the first lasting monotheism






16. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






23. 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






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






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






26. Ended the Anglo - Saxon rule in England






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






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






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






30. 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






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






32. 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






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






34. Writing - mathematics - sicence - philosophy and arts






35. Following a battle with Carthage - Rome emerged as the dominant power in the mediterranean






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






37. Buddhist idea of re - birth after death






38. Jesuits were the official Catholic response to the reformation






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






40. Mongol leader who took over the Chinese






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






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






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






44. 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






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






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






47. Equal to a vassal or knight in feudal Japan






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

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

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50. Early civilization that attempt to unify the near East under zoroastrianism zoroastrianism - an ethical religion based on the concepts of good and evil