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CSET Subtest 1: History 4

Subjects : cset, history
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. 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






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






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






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






5. 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






6. Buddhist idea that fate is earned






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






8. The first great Christian philosopher






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






10. Gave Hugenots political and religious freedom






11. Philosophy that deals with theconsistency of faith and reason






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






13. Mongol leader who took over the Chinese






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






15. Christian disciple responsible for the spread of Christian theology






16. What is gained by whom and what is lost or sacrified






17. 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






18. 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






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






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






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

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






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






24. 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






25. Author of absolutist politics






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






27. 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






28. Jesuits were the official Catholic response to the reformation






29. 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






30. 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






31. Officially recognizes Lutheranism but allowed Catholicis princes to support Catholicism






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






33. Profits are linked to the manufacturing of products






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






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

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






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






38. Fought between Catholics and Huguenots for control of france






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

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40. Landowners in feudal Europe






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






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






43. 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






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






45. 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






46. Started absolutism in Russia started with Ivan the Terrible






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






48. 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






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






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