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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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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Proximity to arabs - Salvs - n and Turks - Constantinople sacked during the fourth Crusade

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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. An economy in which people leave the funding alone

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4. Important iron working center for African civilization






5. A feudal lord in feudal Japan






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






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






8. Land owned by the lords of feudal Europe






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






10. Philosophy that deals with theconsistency of faith and reason






11. Equal to a vassal or knight in feudal Japan






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






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






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






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






17. 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






18. Ghana - Mali and Songhai






19. 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






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






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






22. The practice of worshipping one god






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






30. Christian disciple responsible for the spread of Christian theology






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






32. Mongol leader who took over the Chinese






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






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






35. The first great Christian philosopher






36. The Christian Word of God






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






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






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






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

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41. Deals with the production - distribution - and consumption of goods and services






42. Ended the Anglo - Saxon rule in England






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






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






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






46. 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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47. A feudal king in feudal Japan






48. Chinese philosopher who developed the idea of Confucianism






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






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