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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
Mongols
Islam
Oligarthy
2. The economic and social system of medieval europe - lords recieved land from the King in exchane for loyalty and serfs worked the land for the lords in exchange for protection.
Fuedal System
Aegan
Confucianism
Oligarthy
3. Comprised the Tigris & Euphrates Valley - the Fertile Crescent - and The Nile Valley. They had the first system of independent states and writing. Architectural achievements are the ziggurat & pyramid. the first codification of law. the first lasting
The Near East
Kingdom of Zimbabwe
The English Civil War
Ming Dynasty
4. 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 Communist Manifesto
Songhai
Martin Luther
Contributions of the Greeks
5. Wars which - in the century after the death of Muhammed in 632 - created an empire stretching from Spain to the Indus Valley.
Arab Conquests
Voltaire
Fuedal Contract
The Council of Trent
6. Crused by the House of Lancaster
Alexandar the Great
The Peace of Augsburg
The House of York
Absolutionism
7. 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 Shogun
English Common Law
The Code of Hammurabi
The Israelites
8. 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
Shinto Religion
Cardinal Richelieu
The Phoenicians
The Franks
9. 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
Islam
Proletariats
Laisssez Faire
Hieroglyphics
10. Reality consists of ideas that exist in the mind - independant of sensory powers of perception.
The French Republic
Realism (Plato)
The Summarians
Mughuls
11. A religious wars in France that started because of the Concordat of Bologna. This war was not only a religious war but a class war. It was between the Huguenots - who were Upper - class intellectuals who were Calvinist vs. the average poor French Cat
The Pelponnesian War
The Puritan Revolution
The French Religious Wars
African Savana
12. Among the most vigorous of the medieval emperors. Clashed with the pope over the appointment of the clergy. Known as 'the red beard' (r. 1152-1190). He attempted to conquer Lombardy (n. Italy) and unite the German princes - but the popes did not appr
The English Civil War
Frederick Barbarossa
Arab Caliphs
The Restoration Era
13. River that provided for the needs of Ancient Egyptians and made their great civilization possible. Agriculture was the bases of the Egyptian Society.
Hieroglyphics
Islamic Government and Religion
The Nile
The House of Lords
14. Creators of the Mesopotamia civiliztion. Large scale irrigation projects - advanced system of mathematics and the invention of the wheel.
Fuedal System
Tang Dynasty
Absolutionism
The Summarians
15. Took over Turkey from the Byzantine Empire and strived to expand its borders into Eastern Europe - mainly fighting the Holy Roman Empire and its various princes throughout the Middle Ages. Constanople the center. Over time it started to shrink and gr
The Ottoman Empire
The Code of Napoleon
The Samurai
Louis XIV
16. A style of architecture developed in Italy and western Europe between the Roman and the Gothic styles after 1000 AD
Romanesque
The Hopewell People
Paul the Apostle
Commercial Revival
17. The name given to Medieval Europe due to its lack of cultural - societal - intellectual - political and economic progress
The Age of Pericles(460 BC-429 BC)
Militant Socialism
Elizabeth I
The Dark Ages
18. Established Capeatian rule in France - put to throne because of his weakness; made throne hereditary; Capetians had an unbroken succession for 300 years; effective beauracracy
The Holy Roman Empire
Hugh Capet
Class Division
The Romanov Dynasty
19. Most illustrious sultan of the Mughal Empire in India (r. 1556-1605). He expanded the empire and pursued a policy of conciliation with Hindus. (p. 536)
Slave Trade
Bourgeoisie
Islamic Culture
Akbar
20. The 'Theatre of politics.' The nobility were required to live there by Louis XIV - beautiful architecture and gardens. Symbol of French state and power
The Palace of Versailles
The Fall of Rome
The Protestant Reformation
Rift Valley
21. Japanese ruling dynasty that strove to isolate it from foreign influences. shogunate started by Tokugawa Leyasu; 4 class system - warriors - farmers - artisans - merchants; Japan's ports were closed off; wanted to create their own culture; illegal to
The Congress of Vienna
English Parliment
Tokugawa Shogunate
Henry IV
22. English military - political - and religious figure who led the Parliamentarian victory in the English Civil War (1642-1649) and called for the execution of Charles I. As lord protector of England (1653-1658) he ruled as a virtual dictator.
Realism (Plato)
Paul the Apostle
Oliver Cromwell
The Restoration Era
23. Divide and conquer - attack one enemy at a time - always ally with the weak power against the strong - then conquer both afterwards. Give conquered people a stake/citizenship in the empire - respect local religions and traditions. Demand loyalty and
Roman Military Strategy
Kublai Khan
Abbassides
Ceasar
24. 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.
French Revolution
The Palace of Versailles
The Fall of Rome
Romanesque
25. 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.
Effect of the Reformation
The Mongols
The Heian Era
The Scientific Revolution
26. The classical economists advanced the theory of laissez faire
The Intellectual Response to the Industrial Revolution
Proletariats
The Act of Supremacy
The Age of Pericles(460 BC-429 BC)
27. 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
Songhai
The Thirty Years War
The Peace of Augsburg
Ninety Theses
28. 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.
Machiavelli
Mali
Islamic Government and Religion
Karl Marx
29. 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
Arab Conquests
Byzantine Empire Success
Agarian
Kingdom of Zimbabwe
30. Powerful city in Ancient Greece that was a leader in arts - sciences - philosophy - democracy and architecture.
Seljiks
Athens
Ziggurat
Causes of the Industrial Revolution
31. Established the new Babylonian Empire under Nebuchadnezzar (605-538 B.C.)- Conquered Mesopotamia - Syria - and Palestine Developed astrology - astronomy - advanced government bureaucracy - and architectural achievements such as the Hanging Gardens of
Constantine
The Chaldeans
Charlemagne
Tokugawa Shogunate
32. First emperor of the Roman Empire. Julius Caesar's grand - nephew.
Augustus
Egyptian History
The Intellectual Response to the Industrial Revolution
The Act of Supremacy
33. Made up of art and culture - music/dance - storytelling and very Religious
Genghis Khan
Kush
Voltaire
African Culture
34. This was the 2nd law passed by Parliament for King Henry VIII. It said that King Henry VIII was the only supreme head of the Church of England - and this church was formed from this act.
Shinto Religion
The Act of Supremacy
Neoplatonism
Neoclassicism
35. 16th century religious movement led by Martin Luther that sought to reform the Roman Catholic Church and led to the formation of Protestantism
The Middle Ages
The Protestant Reformation
Shinto Religion
Ming Dynasty
36. The collapse of Rome and sweeping advances of Germanic and Viking raiders - Europe entered a time of chaotic political - economic - and urban decline A struggle back toward stability.
Benin
The Hundred Years War
The Early Middle Ages
Realism (Plato)
37. 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
Manorialism
The Lydians
Elizabeth I
Romanesque
38. A republic in southeastern Europe on the southern part of the Balkan peninsula
Mongols
Greece
Aegan
The Nile
39. An extremely dry area with little water and few plants
The Manchus
Charlemagne
African Desert
Confucianism
40. The English Parliament drove out an absolute monarch and replaced him with two constitutional monarch's William and Mary. 1688 - change of who is in power without bloodshed. Established the supremacy of Parliment.
Kamakura Shogunate
The Glorious Revolution
The Protestant Reformation
Romanesque
41. 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)
Henry IV
The House of Commons
Peter the Great
Akbar
42. 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.
Mughuls
The Commonwealth Period
Fuedal System
Marco Polo
43. The legaslative body of england (lawmaking) - two houses: house of lords and house of commons
Early Japanese Culture
The Continental System
English Parliment
Greece
44. 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
The Magna Carta
Constantine
Realism (Plato)
The Manchus
45. The Vikings built fast ships where they would ship men and cargo from their land to charlemagnes empire to pilage and plunder.
Mongols
The Dark Ages
Manorialism
The Viking Invasions
46. Athens vs Sparta - Sparta won but both were devastated unable to unite Greed city - states.
Islamic Culture
James I
French Revolution
The Pelponnesian War
47. A government in which power is in the hands of a few people -- especially one in which rule is based upon wealth.
The War of the Roses
Oligarthy
Laisssez Faire
The Anasazi Culture
48. 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 Hittites
The Magna Carta
Romanesque
The House of Lancaster
49. The conqueror who united the peoples of Greece - Egypt - Persia and Indus River Valley into an empire by conquering them.
Alexandar the Great
The Code of Napoleon
Mississippian Culture
The Communist Manifesto
50. A new group of nomads that drove the tang armies out of central Asia and took control of the silk roads. because of this chinas economy was damaged
Turks
Alexandar the Great
Charles I
The Puritan Revolution
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