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CSET Subtest 1: History 4

Subjects : cset, history
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Important iron working center for African civilization






2. 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






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






4. An economy in which people leave the funding alone


5. Leaders in Islammic civilizations that improved farming methods and crop yields






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






7. The first ruler of the French Republic. Established a Code of Napoleon that modernized French law- was ultimately defeated in The Battle of Waterloo






8. The concept of United States history as the mass migration of one group (Europeans) overwhelmed and put another group to extinction (Indians)


9. 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






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






11. A feudal lord in feudal Japan






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






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






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


15. Ends Spanish attempts to invade England






16. 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






17. Ghana - Mali and Songhai






18. Time when European countries focused attention outward because they were attracted to spices and other goods that were part of that world and wanted to find an overland routes to Asia were expensive and took very long






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






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






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






22. Concept in scholasticism in which symbols or names for objects. Only perceived objects are real






23. Early civilization that occupied the western Asia minor and were responsible for the first coinage of money






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






25. Writing - mathematics - sicence - philosophy and arts






26. Jesuits were the official Catholic response to the reformation






27. Caused by dis - satisfaction with church ritual and Latin overtones






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






29. 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






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






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. 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






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






34. Chinese philosopher who developed the idea of Confucianism






35. Author of absolutist politics






36. 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






37. 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






38. Early civililzation that developed the first lasting monotheism






39. 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






40. A feudal king in feudal Japan






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


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






43. Land owned by the lords of feudal Europe






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






45. 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


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






47. 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






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






49. Landowners in feudal Europe






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