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CSET Subtest 1: History 4

Subjects : cset, history
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Societies in which men started to hunt and women gathered readily available foods






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






3. Mongol leader who took over the Chinese






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






5. Group that took over the Byzantine and Persian Empires and worked on medicine - a stronomy - mathematics - architecture and literature






6. The Christian Word of God






7. Equal to a vassal or knight in feudal Japan






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






9. Christian disciple responsible for the spread of Christian theology






10. An angry former priest distributed a protest called 'Ninety Five Theses' against the church and its practices in 1517 - which led to the creation of the Protestant Church






11. Author of absolutist politics






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






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






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






15. 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






16. English ruler who helped England emerge as a major European power






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

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






19. Philosophy that deals with theconsistency of faith and reason






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






21. The first great Christian philosopher






22. Encourages the accumulation of wealth and property by individuals but is regulated by the state






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






24. A way of thinking that inspired the nationalistic philosophy and the idea of self - determination






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






27. 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






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






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






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






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






32. Ends Spanish attempts to invade England






33. Works by the Greek writer Homer






34. 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






35. Landowners in feudal Europe






36. Important iron working center for African civilization






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






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






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






40. Religious stories about gods and goddesses who had human - style weaknesses and disagreements






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

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42. Ended the Anglo - Saxon rule in England






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






44. 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






45. 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






46. 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






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

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48. 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






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






50. Buddhist idea that fate is earned