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CSET Multiple Subject Subtest 1: World History
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1. 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)
Rift Valley
Shinto Religion
The Israelites
Karl Marx
2. 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.
The Hundred Years War
Mongols
Paul the Apostle
Industrial Revolution
3. 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 Persians
Mughuls
The Rise of Christianity
The Reconquista
4. A more militaristic civilization then Minoans - they traded and raided - turning on their Minoan teachers - helping to destroy Crete.
Mycenaean Civilization
Causes of the French Revolution
Ninety Theses
Swahili
5. A philosophical and theological system - associated with Thomas Aquinas - devised to reconcile Aristotelian philosophy and Roman Catholic theology in the thirteenth century. (p. 408)
The House of Lancaster
The Roman Government
Scholasticism
Humanism
6. This war was between Aristocrats and Nobles. The Nobles wanted to control the throne so the first Tudor King - Henry VII took the throne in 1485. He abolished the Noble's private armies.
The War of the Roses
The Reconquista
The Holy Roman Empire
Frederick Barbarossa
7. The Vikings built fast ships where they would ship men and cargo from their land to charlemagnes empire to pilage and plunder.
The Persians
The Viking Invasions
The Scientific Revolution
Hieroglyphics
8. A flat - dry grassland with trees and bushes
Charles I
Swahili
Songhai
African Savana
9. The invasion and settlement of England by the Normans following the Battle of Hastings (1066)
Neoplatonism
St. Augustine
Norman Conquest
African Culture
10. Creators of the Mesopotamia civiliztion. Large scale irrigation projects - advanced system of mathematics and the invention of the wheel.
The Holy Roman Empire
Constantine
The Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen
The Summarians
11. Overthrew the Umayyad but one escaped
The Code of Napoleon
Mughuls
The Protestant Reformation
Abbassides
12. King of England - Scotland - and Ireland (1625-1649). His power struggles with Parliament resulted in the English Civil War (1642-1648) in which Charles was defeated. He was tried for treason and beheaded in 1649
Charles I
Ionia
The Act of Supremacy
The Viking Invasions
13. Clan of Quraysh that dominated politics and commercial economy of Mecca; clan later able to establish dynasty as rulers of Islam
Alexandar the Great
Baroque Style
Umayyad
Islamic Civilization
14. 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
The Ottoman Empire
The House of Lords
Proletariats
The Chaldeans
15. Old Kingdom (massive pyramids) - Middle kingdom - New kingdom (gets agressive)
Egyptian History
Minoan Civilization
The Mongols
Aegan
16. European trade agreement with Africa dealing with slaves brought from Africa. Integral part of Triangle Trade between the Americas - Africa - and Europe.
Gothic Revival
Greece
The House of Commons
Slave Trade
17. (1776-1834) Theorized that population growth would far outstrip food production
Napoleon Bonepart
The Counter Reformation
The Hundred Years War
Thomas Malthus
18. Emperor of Rome who adopted the Christian faith and stopped the persecution of Christians (280-337)
Laisssez Faire
Constantine
The law of Primogeniture
Neoplatonism
19. 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.
Early Japanese Culture
African Culture
Mali
The Franks
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 Battle of Hastings
African Savana
Proletariats
The Palace of Versailles
21. An advanced civilization that developed on the island of Crete around 2500 BCE based its prosperity
Mali
Minoan Civilization
St. Augustine
Peter the Great
22. A fundamental transformation in scientific ideas in physics - astronomy - and biology - in institutions supporting scientific investigation - and in the more widely held picture of the universe
Charles I
Neoplatonism
Confucianism
The Scientific Revolution
23. A Bantu language with Arabic words spoken along the East African coast
The Continental System
Swahili
The Shogun
Roman Military Strategy
24. The term for The Univeral Soul in Hinduism.
The Assyrians
Result Of the Industrial Revolution
Charlemagne
Brahman
25. A German monk who became one of the most famous critics of the Roman Catholic Chruch. In 1517 - he wrote 95 theses - or statements of belief attacking the church practices.
Classical Art
Martin Luther
The House of York
Islam
26. 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
Fuedal System
The Code of Napoleon
St. Augustine
The Renaissance
27. A war that broke out between the parliament supporters (roundheads) and the king's supporters (cavaliers). It ended with the execution of the king - Charles I
Militant Socialism
The English Civil War
Machiavelli
Norman Conquest
28. The doctrine emphasizing a person's capacity for self - realization through reason
Brahman
Peter the Great
Humanism
Tokugawa Shogunate
29. The imperial dynasty of China from 960 to 1279
Charlemagne
The Holy Roman Empire
Sung Dynasty
Oligarthy
30. The classical economists advanced the theory of laissez faire
The Middle Ages
The Intellectual Response to the Industrial Revolution
Henry IV
Roman Society
31. The art of ancient Greece and Rome - in which harmony - order - and proportion were emphasized
Classical Art
Brahman
The Hundred Years War
The French Republic
32. 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
Kamakura Shogunate
Confucius
Elizabeth I
Marco Polo
33. 2000-1200 B.C. conquered much of Asia Minor & northern Mesopotamia; a major contribution included the invention of iron smelting - which revolutionized warfare.
Arab Conquests
Baroque Style
St. Augustine
The Hittites
34. 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
Realism (Plato)
The Reconquista
Mohammad
The Israelites
35. This was the French law put in place by Napoleon. It promoted equality before the law - toleration of all religions - and outlawing serfdom and feudalism. It also took away women's rights and outlawed trade unions and strikes.
The Palace of Versailles
The Mongols
Calvinism
The Code of Napoleon
36. The collection of Papal states directly under the control of the Pope. Included lands in Italy - Germany - France - Spain - and England.
Mohammad
The Jesuits
Agarian
The Holy Roman Empire
37. The most of the power lies on the shoulders of the House of the Commons. The Commons is elected by the people. The commons grant money - and is the law- making body in the british government.The commons pick the Prime Minister.
The House of Commons
Genghis Khan
Alexandar the Great
Laisssez Faire
38. Democracy - Drama - Art - Architecture - Philosophy - Sculpting - Performing Arts - Philosphical Schools - Scientific Method.
The Counter Reformation
Contributions of the Greeks
English Parliment
Elizabeth I
39. 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.
Contributions of the Greeks
The Fall of Rome
Neoplatonism
Gothic Revival
40. 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
Athens
Paul the Apostle
The Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen
41. A lesser used title for the English Civil War.
The Samurai
Militant Socialism
The Nile
The Puritan Revolution
42. 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
The Fall of Rome
African Desert
The Middle Ages
Result Of the Industrial Revolution
43. King of the Franks who conquered much of Western Europe - great patron of literature and learning
The law of Primogeniture
Charlemagne
Machiavelli
The Shogun
44. A military dictatorship in Japan headed by the shoguns from 1185 to 133. It was based in Kamakura which was the capital of the shogunate.
Contributions of the Greeks
Kamakura Shogunate
The English Civil War
Constantine
45. 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
Roman Military Strategy
Alexandar the Great
The Peace of Westphalia
46. African Civilization developed here
Rift Valley
African Culture
Thomas Malthus
Agarian
47. The rise of Islam
Classical Art
Tang Dynasty
The law of Primogeniture
The Muslim Empire
48. Mass production of goods and the rise of the factory system. From Rural to Urban centers. The division of society into defined calsses propertied and unpropertied. The development of modern Capitalism.
The Persians
Peter the Great
Result Of the Industrial Revolution
Brahman
49. Provided land in exchange for personal service to the King.
The Hundred Years War
Islamic Government and Religion
Swahili
Fuedal Contract
50. Officially recognized Lutherism but allowed Catholic Priests to support Catholicism.
Greece
The Peace of Augsburg
The Huguenots
Humanism
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