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






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






3. Battle over the succession of thet hrone in England. The House of Lancaster crushes the House of York and Henry VII establishes the infamous Tudor dynasty






4. 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






5. Author of absolutist politics






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






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






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






11. Land owned by the lords of feudal Europe






12. Promotes concept of balanced Europe as England gains power






13. Peasants who work the land in exchange for protection that allow others to live and work in exchange for loyalty and services in feudal Europe






14. 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






15. 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






16. Buddhist idea of re - birth after death






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






18. Philosophy that deals with theconsistency of faith and reason






19. A feudal king in feudal Japan






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






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

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22. 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






23. The beginnin of the English Reformation when the pope refused to annul the marriage of Henry VII to Catherine of Aragon - led ultimately to England to establish Protestantism and the Anglican Church






24. A period of cultural enlightenment that started in Italy during the 14th Century and spread over the next 200 year. It was spurted by the printing press






25. Ended the Anglo - Saxon rule in England






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






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

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28. 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






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






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






31. 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






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






33. Writing - mathematics - sicence - philosophy and arts






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






35. The practice of worshipping one god






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






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






38. 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






39. Early civilization that conquered Sumeria and established the Code of Hammurabi was the first written code to regulate society - achieved central government and advancements in algebra and geomoetry






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






41. Equal to a vassal or knight in feudal Japan






42. The Christian Word of God






43. Knights or military in feudal Europe






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






45. Ends Spanish attempts to invade England






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






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






48. 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

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






50. 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