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CSET Multiple Subject Subtest 1: World History
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1. A system of philosophical and religious doctrines composed of elements of Platonism and Aristotelianism and oriental mysticism
Neoplatonism
Fuedal System
Athens
Byzantine Empire Success
2. 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:
Islamic Government and Religion
The Manchus
Causes of the Industrial Revolution
The Protestant Reformation
3. Created an empire based on military superiority - conquest - and terrorism (911-550 B.C.) - Military techniques included siege warfare - intimidation - and the use of iron weapons. Created a centralized government - a postal service - an extensive li
The Assyrians
St. Augustine
Swahili
Hieroglyphics
4. Ended the Thirty Years War. 1. Recognized independent authority of German princes. 2. Allowed France to intervene in German affairs. 3. Pope couldn't participate in German religious affiars.
African Desert
The Hittites
The Peace of Westphalia
Kush
5. Overthrew the Umayyad but one escaped
Arab Caliphs
Abbassides
Achievements of the Byzantine Empire
The Spanish Armada
6. A warlike monotheistic civilization that spread rapidly throughout the Middle East and were constantly at war. They are known for their brilliant arabesques and gorgeous craftsmanship
Charlemagne
African Culture
Islamic Civilization
The Restoration Era
7. The term for The Univeral Soul in Hinduism.
The law of Primogeniture
Brahman
The Early Middle Ages
The Palace of Versailles
8. Made up of art and culture - music/dance - storytelling and very Religious
Neoplatonism
The War of the Roses
African Culture
The Age of Pericles(460 BC-429 BC)
9. 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 -
Slave Trade
The Reconquista
Tang Dynasty
Abbassides
10. The middle class - including merchants - industrialists - and professional people
The Peace of Westphalia
Charles I
The Roman Government
Bourgeoisie
11. The first great Christian philosopher. He was a sinner and did not believe but eventually was converted and he wrote CIty of God as well as Confession - he is also responsible for the doctrine of Original Sin
Mohammad
St. Augustine
Egyptian History
Slave Trade
12. Provided land in exchange for personal service to the King.
Fuedal Contract
The Early Middle Ages
Roman Society
Mycenaean Civilization
13. 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.
Commercial Revival
Marco Polo
Byzantine Empire Decline
The Palace of Versailles
14. Members of the Society of Jesus which became most well known for their work in education of Catholics in Europe. They were devoted to preaching - educating the young - fighting against heresy - serving the Pope - and caring for the needy.
Norman Conquest
Cardinal Richelieu
Laisssez Faire
The Jesuits
15. The Roman Catholic Church responding to the protestantism by starting their own movement -- they stopped selling indulgences and started 'Society of Jesus' or Jesuit missionaries to spread Catholic ideas.
Mohammad
Classical Art
The English Civil War
The Counter Reformation
16. Caused by a continuing power struggle with the Pope.
The Chaldeans
Augustus
Militant Socialism
Decentralization of the Germanic States
17. A catalyst in the collapse of the Greek city - state alliance.
Henry IV
The Rise of Christianity
Greek Individualism
Kublai Khan
18. This was the letter Martin Luther wrote to Archbishop Albert which explained that indulgences undermined the seriousness of the sacrament of penance.
The Palace of Versailles
Ninety Theses
The Jesuits
African Culture
19. Western name for the Chinese philosopher Kongzi (551-479 B.C.E.). His doctrine of duty and public service had a great influence on subsequent Chinese thought and served as a code of conduct for government officials.
Confucius
Turks
The Anasazi Culture
Charlemagne
20. Individual conviction of ones belief - The effeciency and organization of the the early church - Doctrines that stressed equality and immorality. The establishment of the Pope.
Genghis Khan
Mycenaean Civilization
The House of Lords
Reasons for the Spread of Christianity
21. 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.
Genghis Khan
The Act of Supremacy
Byzantine Empire Decline
Realism (Plato)
22. An assembly of high church officials summoned by the Catholic Church to clarify doctrine and address reform in response to the challenges raised by the Protestant Reformation.
Martin Luther
Islam
Early Japanese Culture
The Council of Trent
23. Officially recognized Lutherism but allowed Catholic Priests to support Catholicism.
The Peace of Augsburg
Industrial Revolution
The Council of Trent
Akbar
24. 16th century religious movement led by Martin Luther that sought to reform the Roman Catholic Church and led to the formation of Protestantism
The Protestant Reformation
Byzantine Empire
African Culture
The Mongols
25. 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 Hopewell People
Kamakura Shogunate
Byzantine Empire Decline
Sparta
26. This queen of England chose a religion between the Puritans and Catholics and required her subjects to attend church or face a fine. She also required uniformity and conformity to the Church of England
Elizabeth I
Benin
African Culture
Minoan Civilization
27. 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
The Council of Trent
Calvinism
Byzantine Empire Success
Arab Conquests
28. Reality consists of ideas that exist in the mind - independant of sensory powers of perception.
Tang Dynasty
The House of Commons
Mississippian Culture
Realism (Plato)
29. Organization with midsize societies ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand people - with somewhat more power available to leaders.
The Lord of the Manor
The Age of Pericles(460 BC-429 BC)
The Rise of Christianity
Tribal Organization
30. A broad intellectual movement in 18th - century Europe that advocated the use of reason in the re - evaluation of accepted ideas. Also known as the Age of Reason.
The Crusades
The Age of Enlightenment
Roman Military Strategy
The Holy Roman Empire
31. 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
Charles I
Frederick Barbarossa
The Anasazi Culture
Commercial Revival
32. 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
Egyptian Religion
The Ottoman Empire
Alexandar the Great
The Viking Invasions
33. Political system in which a ruler holds total power. The ruler has total control and final say over their people.
Neoclassicism
Humanism
Absolutionism
The War of the Roses
34. Forceful seizure of governmental power
Slave Trade
Militant Socialism
English Parliment
The House of Commons
35. 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
The Puritan Revolution
Neoclassicism
Reasons for the Spread of Christianity
36. Renaissance writer; formerly a politician - wrote The Prince - a work on ethics and government - describing how rulers maintain power by methods that ignore right or wrong; accepted the philosophy that 'the end justifies the means.'
Mycenaean Civilization
Baroque Style
Greece
Machiavelli
37. 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
The Persians
Achievements of the Byzantine Empire
Greek Individualism
Sparta
38. 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
Aegan
Roman Military Strategy
The Age of Enlightenment
Oligarthy
39. The first Stuart to be king of England and Ireland from 1603 to 1625 and king of Scotland from 1567 to 1625; he was the son of Mary Queen of Scots and he succeeded Elizabeth I; he alienated the British Parliament by claiming the divine right of kings
English Parliment
James I
Genghis Khan
Fuedal System
40. African state that developed along the upper reaches of the Nile circa 1000 B.C.E.; conquered Egypt and ruled it for several centuries. Important iron working center.
The Fall of Rome
Songhai
African Savana
Kush
41. A philosophical and theological system - associated with Thomas Aquinas - devised to reconcile Aristotelian philosophy and Roman Catholic theology in the thirteenth century. (p. 408)
Scholasticism
Ziggurat
Calvinism
The Code of Hammurabi
42. Elected consul of rome in 59 bc. Genius with military strategy. Governed as an absolute ruler. Was assassinated in the senate chamber.
The Restoration Era
Paul the Apostle
Ceasar
Napoleon Bonepart
43. The collection of Papal states directly under the control of the Pope. Included lands in Italy - Germany - France - Spain - and England.
Byzantine Empire
The Holy Roman Empire
The Restoration Era
Class Division
44. 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
Egyptian Religion
Tribal Organization
Frederick Barbarossa
The Spanish Armada
45. Began with the teachings of Jesus of Nazareth. It emphasized the Holy Bible as the word of God.
The Viking Invasions
Aegan
The Rise of Christianity
The Middle Ages
46. 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
Henry IV
The Hundred Years War
The Dark Ages
English Parliment
47. The doctrine emphasizing a person's capacity for self - realization through reason
The Egyptians
Egyptian Religion
Mohammad
Humanism
48. The idea that the government should not play an active role in regulating the economy.
Laisssez Faire
The Fall of Rome
Realism (Plato)
The Pelponnesian War
49. Religious movement founded by John Calvin - based on the doctrine of predestination.
Calvinism
Ionia
The Peace of Augsburg
James I
50. Crused by the House of Lancaster
The Hopewell People
Islamic Government and Religion
Elizabeth I
The House of York