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CSET Multiple Subject Subtest 1: World History
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1. Attempted to unify the entire Near East under one rule (500s B.C.) - Established an international government - Zoroastrianism - an ethical religion based on concepts of good and evil - Failed to conquer the Greeks; Persia was eventually conquered by
Islamic Government and Religion
The Heian Era
The Persians
Greek Individualism
2. Clan of Quraysh that dominated politics and commercial economy of Mecca; clan later able to establish dynasty as rulers of Islam
Napoleon Bonepart
Hugh Capet
The Fall of Rome
Umayyad
3. The first religion of Japan - 'The way of the Gods.' Shinto celebrates the mysteries and unforeseen forces of nature. Animistic. According to Shinto beliefs - divine spirits called kami are associated with the awesome forces of nature - such as rushi
Mongols
Shinto Religion
Constanople
Louis XIV
4. Following the Hundred Years' war - civil war broke out between these two rival branches of the English royal Family - Lancaster claimed the throne of England when the Hundred Year finally ended
The Franks
The House of Lancaster
Contributions of the Greeks
The Crusades
5. The legaslative body of england (lawmaking) - two houses: house of lords and house of commons
The House of Lancaster
Sung Dynasty
English Parliment
Mali
6. 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
The House of Lancaster
Islam
Islamic Government and Religion
Effect of the Reformation
7. Document written in 1215 which limited the power of the King and established the principle of limited government and the fundamental rights of English citizens. The document also introduced such fundamental rights as trial by jury and due process of
Egyptian Religion
Romanesque
The Fall of Rome
The Magna Carta
8. Were skilled farmers & flourished in the Ohio & Mississippi Valleys (200BC to 400AD).
Romanesque
The Hopewell People
The Peace of Westphalia
Ghana
9. 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
The Protestant Reformation
The Phoenicians
The Age of Enlightenment
The House of Lords
10. A flat - dry grassland with trees and bushes
Aegan
African Savana
Machiavelli
Ashikaga Shogunate
11. Elected consul of rome in 59 bc. Genius with military strategy. Governed as an absolute ruler. Was assassinated in the senate chamber.
Ceasar
English Common Law
The Huguenots
Classical Art
12. A style of architecture developed in Italy and western Europe between the Roman and the Gothic styles after 1000 AD
Ceasar
Mughuls
Songhai
Romanesque
13. The Christian name for Saul who had been a persecutor of Christians before conversion. - Was responsible for the spread of Christian theology & the resulting response from the Roman Empire.
Proletariats
Romanesque
Oliver Cromwell
Paul the Apostle
14. 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
Proletariats
Charlemagne
The Magna Carta
Kamakura Shogunate
15. The invasion and settlement of England by the Normans following the Battle of Hastings (1066)
Manorialism
Laisssez Faire
Commercial Revival
Norman Conquest
16. A people of this name is mentioned as early as the records of the Tang Empire - living as nomads in northern Eurasia. After 1206 they established an enormous empire under Genghis Khan - linking western and eastern Eurasia.
Kublai Khan
Islam
Mongols
Proletariats
17. Military Genius of France - who later became a dictator and eventually overthrown. He sold the west land (Louisiana) to the United States for a very cheap price doubling the land of America.
Bourgeoisie
Hugh Capet
Napoleon Bonepart
The Summarians
18. ...The House of Lords mainly consist of the peers and the people that have inherited their money. This House of Parliament has slowly lost its power to influence the system of government over the years.
The Counter Reformation
The House of Lords
Hugh Capet
The Franks
19. 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
Manorialism
Scholasticism
The Spanish Armada
The House of Lords
20. Emperor of Rome who adopted the Christian faith and stopped the persecution of Christians (280-337)
Constantine
Paul the Apostle
Athens
The Huguenots
21. 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.
Norman Conquest
The Mongols
Benin
Arab Conquests
22. Established the first lasting monotheism - Saul established the first kingdom in Palestine (c. 1030-1010 B.C.) - After the death of Solomon (922 B.C.) - the Hebrews were divided into two kingdoms (Israel and Judah) - Disunity and conquest resulted in
The Israelites
The Renaissance
The Lydians
The Ottoman Empire
23. Greek language and cultural accomplishments preserved. Center for world trade and exchange of culture. It spread civilization to all of eastern Europe. It preserved the Eastern Church which converted Slavic people to Christianity. Its economic streng
Achievements of the Byzantine Empire
James I
The Hittites
Humanism
24. Reality consists of ideas that exist in the mind - independant of sensory powers of perception.
Realism (Plato)
The Continental System
The House of York
The Spanish Armada
25. A Mongolian general and emperor of the late twelfth and early thirteenth centuries - known for his military leadership and great cruelty. He conquered vast portions of northern China and southwestern Asia.
The Heian Era
Genghis Khan
The Congress of Vienna
The Scientific Revolution
26. Religious pilgramages Improved farming methods - trade and commerce led to a high standard of living - Military expansion.
The Manchus
Causes of the Industrial Revolution
Islamic Government and Religion
Islamic Culture
27. Democracy - Drama - Art - Architecture - Philosophy - Sculpting - Performing Arts - Philosphical Schools - Scientific Method.
The Thirty Years War
Mali
Contributions of the Greeks
The Age of Enlightenment
28. Several have inland as well as coastal deltas - Nile flows northward . Niger - Nile - Congo - Zambezi And were important to Africa's economic history.
African Rivers
Ming Dynasty
Islam
The Council of Trent
29. Venetian merchant and traveler. His accounts of his travels to China offered Europeans a firsthand view of Asian lands and stimulated interest in Asian trade.
Contributions of the Greeks
Marco Polo
Militant Socialism
The Palace of Versailles
30. Dynasty often referred to as China's Golden age that reigned during 618 - 907 AD; China expands from Vietnam to Manchuria
The House of Commons
Tang Dynasty
The Roman Empire
Oligarthy
31. A catalyst in the collapse of the Greek city - state alliance.
The Persians
Greek Individualism
The Summarians
Charles I
32. Area along the central west coast of Asia Minor colonized by settlers from mainland Greece from about 1000 BC. Ionian Greeks - including Homer - played a central role in the early development of Greek history and literature following the Dark Ages. B
Norman Conquest
The Assyrians
Ionia
The Holy Roman Empire
33. It's geographic proximity to the Arabs - Slave - and Turks all of whom were becoming more powerful. The loss of commercial dominace over the Italians. Reliogious contraversy with west and a split with the Roman Catholic Church. The sack of the fourth
The War of the Roses
Egyptian Religion
The Egyptians
Byzantine Empire Decline
34. 800-1300 developed in the Southwest & the Anasazis were skilled builders & sophisticated farmers. Example Mesa Verde Cliff houses
The House of Lords
Ninety Theses
The Anasazi Culture
Rift Valley
35. A kingdom of the West African rain forest
The Council of Trent
Benin
Baroque Style
Mississippian Culture
36. The rise of Islam
Byzantine Empire Success
The Muslim Empire
Mali
Islamic Civilization
37. Continuous barbaric invasion. Internal factors included political instability - decreasing farm production - inflation - excessive taxation - and the decline of the military. The rise of Christianity divided the Empire.
Gothic Revival
African Savana
The Fall of Rome
Kublai Khan
38. Empire created by indigenous Muslims in western Sudan of West Africa from the thirteenth to fifteenth century. It was famous for its role in the trans - Saharan gold trade.
Mali
Neoplatonism
Brahman
Roman Contributions
39. 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:
James I
The Ottoman Empire
Ghana
Causes of the Industrial Revolution
40. Was divided into the patricians (propertied class) - plebeians (main body of Roman citizens) - and slaves.
The Thirty Years War
The Holy Roman Empire
Roman Society
Ziggurat
41. The Hitties - the Assyrians - Chaldeans - and the Phoenicians. Centralized Government and advancements in algebra and geometry.
Norman Conquest
The Babalonians
Machiavelli
Industrial Revolution
42. Renewal in trade/ growth in economy. No more manorialism. Expanded the social class and a true middle class emerged. Introduced banking and the Guild system.
James I
Byzantine Empire Success
Commercial Revival
Oligarthy
43. 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.
Hugh Capet
The Age of Pericles(460 BC-429 BC)
Songhai
The Dark Ages
44. The battle that took place in 1066 - in which William the Conqueror and Harold Godwinson fought for control of Normandy?
The Romanov Dynasty
The Viking Invasions
The Battle of Hastings
Byzantine Empire Success
45. The idea that the government should not play an active role in regulating the economy.
Genghis Khan
Laisssez Faire
The law of Primogeniture
Aegan
46. Prompted by Louis Philippe giving up his throne - this was a new era of liberalism in France. Measures enacted included freeing slaves - granting all males the right to vote - abolishing capital punishment - the establishment of national workshops -
The French Republic
The Crusades
Kamakura Shogunate
Islamic Culture
47. Overthrew the Umayyad but one escaped
Shinto Religion
Abbassides
The Ottoman Empire
Fuedal Contract
48. Caused by a continuing power struggle with the Pope.
Arab Conquests
Mughuls
The Franks
Decentralization of the Germanic States
49. Oliver Cromwell ruled as a dictator and abolished the monarchy and the House of Lords.
The Commonwealth Period
The Hittites
Class Division
The Holy Roman Empire
50. King of France from 1643 to 1715; his long reign was marked by the expansion of French influence in Europe and by the magnificence of his court and the Palace of Versailles (1638-1715)
English Parliment
Louis XIV
The Pelponnesian War
Agarian