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CSET Subtest 1: History 4

Subjects : cset, history
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. What is gained by whom and what is lost or sacrified






2. 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






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






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






5. 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






6. 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






7. 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






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






9. 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






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






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






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






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






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






15. Nile - Congo - Niger - and Zambizi


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






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






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


19. The zenith of Athenian society and the hight of its democracy






20. An economy in which people leave the funding alone


21. Fought between Catholics and Huguenots for control of france






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






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






24. Philosophy that deals with theconsistency of faith and reason






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






26. Early civilizaion that was the first explorers - traders and colonizers of the anfcient world and develop the first alphabet






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






28. Buddhist idea that fate is earned






29. Mongol leader who took over the Chinese






30. Profits are linked to the manufacturing of products






31. 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






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






33. A feudal king in feudal Japan






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






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






36. Ended the Anglo - Saxon rule in England






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






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






39. 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






40. Equal to a vassal or knight in feudal Japan






41. Land owned by the lords of feudal Europe






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






43. Chinese philosopher who developed the idea of Confucianism






44. Landowners in feudal Europe






45. 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






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






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






48. Writing - mathematics - sicence - philosophy and arts






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


50. 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