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CSET Multiple Subject Subtest 1: World History
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1. The great rebirth of acrt - literature - and learning in the 14th - 15th - and 16th centuries which marked the transition from the medieval to modern periods of European history. - A new way of thinking. Which laed to future reforms for the catholic
The Renaissance
The Heian Era
Kublai Khan
The Babalonians
2. Russian tsar. He enthusiastically introduced Western languages - culture - and technologies to the Russian elite - moving the capital from Moscow to the new city of St. Petersburg. (p. 552)
Peter the Great
Constanople
St. Augustine
Mycenaean Civilization
3. A war that occurred between 1618 and 1648; it was mainly a civil war in Germany and the Holy Roman Empire over religious and political issues; it also involved the countries of Spain - France - Denmark - and Sweden
The Egyptians
Ninety Theses
The Thirty Years War
The Magna Carta
4. The seven - and - a - half century long process by which Christians reconquered the Iberian peninsula modern Portugal and Spain from the Muslim and Moorish states of Al -
The Reconquista
Alexandar the Great
The Ottoman Empire
Byzantine Empire
5. This was a war between France and England between 1346 and 1453. It was fought over land in France that each wanted to control. The British began strongly - but with the help of Joan of Arc - the French rallied and eventually beat England. Two famous
The Lydians
The Hundred Years War
Charlemagne
Genghis Khan
6. French Protestants who suffered persecution. Many left Europe for America to find religious freedom
The House of Lancaster
The Reconquista
The Intellectual Response to the Industrial Revolution
The Huguenots
7. A period in European history - between about 1000 AD and 1500 AD - when the power of kings - people of high rank and the Christian Church was strong
Fuedal Contract
Effect of the Reformation
The Middle Ages
The Summarians
8. A lesser used title for the English Civil War.
Islamic Government and Religion
The Anasazi Culture
Cardinal Richelieu
The Puritan Revolution
9. The classical economists advanced the theory of laissez faire
Egyptian History
James I
The Intellectual Response to the Industrial Revolution
Gothic Revival
10. Flourishing trade - medical encyclopedia - library - Algebra - spices - silks - perfumes - porcelain - textile goods
Ashikaga Shogunate
Islamic Culture
Industrial Revolution
Ghana
11. The meeting of representatives from each of the nations in the Quadruple Alliance. Its purpose was to draft a peace settlement by redrawing Europe's political map after the defeat of Napoleonic France. It succeeded in constructing a settlement that w
Neoplatonism
Islamic Government and Religion
The Intellectual Response to the Industrial Revolution
The Congress of Vienna
12. Were skilled farmers & flourished in the Ohio & Mississippi Valleys (200BC to 400AD).
The Hopewell People
Oliver Cromwell
Egyptian Religion
The Counter Reformation
13. The class of modern wage laborers who having no means of production of their own - are reducing to selling their labor power in order to live
Romanesque
The Shogun
Slave Trade
Proletariats
14. Developed their own language - a sophisticated systemof writing - literature and poetry - with great emphasis on a love of nature - beauty - and good manners.
The Nile
Napoleon Bonepart
Early Japanese Culture
Tokugawa Shogunate
15. An ancient Egyptian writing system in which pictures were used to represent ideas and sounds
The House of York
Contributions of the Greeks
Hieroglyphics
Elizabeth I
16. (1776-1834) Theorized that population growth would far outstrip food production
The Rise of Christianity
Thomas Malthus
Byzantine Empire Decline
Result Of the Industrial Revolution
17. Overthrew the Umayyad but one escaped
Abbassides
The Dark Ages
Fuedal System
Tang Dynasty
18. Were United by Genghis Khan to capture all of asia - which they did except for India. Asia under Mongolian ruler till grandson of Gings (Kublai) died and there was an overturning.
The Roman Empire
The Mongols
Martin Luther
The Early Middle Ages
19. Officially recognized Lutherism but allowed Catholic Priests to support Catholicism.
Karl Marx
Early Japanese Culture
The Near East
The Peace of Augsburg
20. A kingdom of the West African rain forest
Rift Valley
Roman Military Strategy
Tribal Organization
Benin
21. King of the Franks who conquered much of Western Europe - great patron of literature and learning
The Crusades
Charlemagne
The Chaldeans
Class Division
22. First known kingdom in sub - Saharan West Africa between the sixth and thirteenth centuries C.E. Also the modern West African country once known as the Gold Coast.
African Culture
The Franks
Class Division
Ghana
23. Domination of the commercial trade routes controlled by Constintanople and a monopoly on the silk trade. Excellant use of diplonmacy to avoid invasions. Geographically distant from the tribes who sacked Rome. Codification of Roman Law. A forstress ci
Byzantine Empire Success
Augustus
Kamakura Shogunate
The Rise of Christianity
24. A catalyst in the collapse of the Greek city - state alliance.
The Romanov Dynasty
Thomas Malthus
Greek Individualism
The Age of Enlightenment
25. Te monotheistic religion of Muslims founded in Arabia in the 7th century and based on the teachings of Muhammad as laid down in the Koran
Seljiks
The Hundred Years War
Islam
Marco Polo
26. The Heian Era commenced in 794 - and was a time when Japan gradually stopped imitating China - developing into a distinct new culture. The new culture mixed both Chinese and Japanese cultures - combining the faiths of China - Shintoism - and Buddhism
African Desert
Cardinal Richelieu
Ionia
The Heian Era
27. Napoleon cut off all trade with Great Britain to try and make Europe more self - sufficient - an economic blockade of Britain. The Foreign Policy of Napoleon - essentially an effort to thwart English advancement by nationally prohibiting British trad
Charles I
The Protestant Reformation
The Battle of Hastings
The Continental System
28. The 'Theatre of politics.' The nobility were required to live there by Louis XIV - beautiful architecture and gardens. Symbol of French state and power
Contributions of the Greeks
Calvinism
The Congress of Vienna
The Palace of Versailles
29. A book written by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels that describes the new political system of scientific socialism - which becomes the basis for communism. The book states that all of human history is based on the conflict between the bourgeoisie (thos
Dorians
Proletariats
The Communist Manifesto
Islamic Civilization
30. The conqueror who united the peoples of Greece - Egypt - Persia and Indus River Valley into an empire by conquering them.
Henry IV
The Magna Carta
The Chaldeans
Alexandar the Great
31. Ruled the manor. Had bailiffs to take care of day - to - day affairs.
Neoclassicism
Gothic Revival
The Lord of the Manor
The House of Commons
32. Constituted of a mixed government including consuls - a senate - tribune - assembly of the tribes - ...
Karl Marx
Hieroglyphics
The Roman Government
The Early Middle Ages
33. Occupied western Asia Minor (500s B.C.) - Their culture reached its zenith under King Croesus (Golden King) - Were responsible for the first coinage of money
Athens
Shinto Religion
The Lydians
The French Religious Wars
34. 17th century Europe - elaborate and detailed artwork - drama - tension - exuberance - and grandeur in sculpture - painting - literature - and music
The Rise of Christianity
Baroque Style
The House of Commons
The Israelites
35. A collection of laws covering crimes - farming - business activities - and marriage and family. Many of the punishments were cruel - but the code was an important step in the development of a justice system
The Intellectual Response to the Industrial Revolution
The Code of Hammurabi
The Holy Roman Empire
Islam
36. A rectangular tiered temple or terraced mound erected by the ancient Assyrians and Babylonians and was the center of community life.
Mughuls
The Ottoman Empire
Ziggurat
Tang Dynasty
37. Became the first explorers - traders - and colonizers of the ancient world; their civilization reached its peak in 1000 B.C. - Greatest seafaring civilization in the ancient world - Developed extensive trade networks throughout the Mediterranean and
Greek Individualism
Norman Conquest
Egyptian Religion
The Phoenicians
38. A city established as the new eastern capital of the roman empire by the emperor constantine in a.d. 330 that is now called istanbul
Byzantine Empire Success
Constanople
The Phoenicians
Napoleon Bonepart
39. 2000-1200 B.C. conquered much of Asia Minor & northern Mesopotamia; a major contribution included the invention of iron smelting - which revolutionized warfare.
Byzantine Empire Decline
The French Republic
The Hittites
Roman Military Strategy
40. One of the largest military fleets in the history of warfare which was sent to attack England in 1588. The smaller English fleet was able to defeat the armada by using its ease of maneuverability and ended Spain's domination of the Atlantic Ocean and
Greek Individualism
Mississippian Culture
The Spanish Armada
Marco Polo
41. Forceful seizure of governmental power
Benin
Militant Socialism
Class Division
English Common Law
42. The revolutionary socialism of ____________ advocated a violent overthrow of the present economic system - History was seen as a class struggle between the exploiters (bourgeoisie) and the exploited (proletariat)
Karl Marx
Byzantine Empire
Tang Dynasty
The Glorious Revolution
43. A philosophical and theological system - associated with Thomas Aquinas - devised to reconcile Aristotelian philosophy and Roman Catholic theology in the thirteenth century. (p. 408)
Charles I
The Heian Era
The Scientific Revolution
Scholasticism
44. Western Europe no longer united by religion - Weakens power and influence of the Catholic Church The power of states was strenthened as was the middle class. Encourages education - people encouraged to read the bible and interpret it individually
Thomas Malthus
Commercial Revival
The House of Lords
Effect of the Reformation
45. This group from the east of Mali built up an army and extended their territory to the large bend in the Niger River near Gao whic became the capital of their empire.
The law of Primogeniture
Songhai
Athens
Greek Individualism
46. The scientific revolution brought about new mechanical inventions - The availability of investment capital and the rise of the middle class provided an economic base - Geographic and social conditions in England favored industrialization:
Ceasar
Causes of the Industrial Revolution
English Common Law
The Anasazi Culture
47. First Bourbon king - most important kings in French history - rise to power ended French Civil Wars - gradual course to absolutism - politique - converted to Catholicism to gain loyalty of Paris
Henry IV
Charlemagne
Romanesque
The Crusades
48. Provided land in exchange for personal service to the King.
The House of Lancaster
Fuedal Contract
Tribal Organization
Oliver Cromwell
49. The Founder of Islam. Muslims believe that Mohammad was God's last Prophet and that he received the word of God from the angel Gabriel.
Ghana
Mohammad
The Mongols
Charlemagne
50. European trade agreement with Africa dealing with slaves brought from Africa. Integral part of Triangle Trade between the Americas - Africa - and Europe.
Slave Trade
The Counter Reformation
French Revolution
Industrial Revolution