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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. Important iron working center for African civilization






2. Author of absolutist politics






3. 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






4. Emperor that called for the union of Germany and Italy under the Holy Empire






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






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






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






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






9. 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






10. Ghana - Mali and Songhai






11. 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






12. War between England and France that led to France rising as a nation






13. 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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14. Primarily agricultural economy dependent upon the lord of the manor and control over the serfs






15. Mongol leader who took over the Chinese






16. 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






17. 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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18. Fought between Catholics and Huguenots for control of france






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






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






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






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






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






24. The practice of worshipping one god






25. English moarch to begin colonization of North America






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

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






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






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






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






31. 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






32. Works by the Greek writer Homer






33. Philosophy that deals with theconsistency of faith and reason






34. Jesuits were the official Catholic response to the reformation






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






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






37. 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






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






39. 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






40. Started absolutism in Russia started with Ivan the Terrible






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






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






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






44. Chinese philosopher who developed the idea of Confucianism






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






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






47. Writing - mathematics - sicence - philosophy and arts






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






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






50. An economy in which people leave the funding alone

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