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CSET Multiple Subject Subtest 1: World History
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1. DominateTurkish group control caliphate
Voltaire
Akbar
Seljiks
Dorians
2. Mongolian emperor of China and grandson of Genghis Khan who completed his grandfather's conquest of China
The Nile
Kublai Khan
Machiavelli
The Code of Hammurabi
3. 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
Mohammad
James I
The Crusades
4. The classical economists advanced the theory of laissez faire
The Intellectual Response to the Industrial Revolution
Kublai Khan
Martin Luther
Seljiks
5. 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.
Seljiks
Norman Conquest
Genghis Khan
Roman Society
6. The battle that took place in 1066 - in which William the Conqueror and Harold Godwinson fought for control of Normandy?
Akbar
Constanople
The Battle of Hastings
Ninety Theses
7. 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 Assyrians
The House of Lords
The Palace of Versailles
Greece
8. European trade agreement with Africa dealing with slaves brought from Africa. Integral part of Triangle Trade between the Americas - Africa - and Europe.
Ziggurat
Kush
The French Republic
Slave Trade
9. 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
The Egyptians
Athens
The Jesuits
The Communist Manifesto
10. Made up of art and culture - music/dance - storytelling and very Religious
Minoan Civilization
Abbassides
Decentralization of the Germanic States
African Culture
11. The revolution that began in 1789 - overthrew the absolute monarchy of the Bourbons and the system of aristocratic privileges - and ended with Napoleon's overthrow of the Directory and seizure of power in 1799.
French Revolution
The Fall of Rome
African Rivers
Mycenaean Civilization
12. 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 Summarians
Scholasticism
Ziggurat
Militant Socialism
13. 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 Congress of Verona
Achievements of the Byzantine Empire
Confucius
The Peace of Augsburg
14. 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
Proletariats
Greece
Voltaire
Roman Military Strategy
15. 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.
Henry IV
Napoleon Bonepart
Kush
Commercial Revival
16. Officially recognized Lutherism but allowed Catholic Priests to support Catholicism.
The Act of Supremacy
The Peace of Augsburg
Mohammad
Islam
17. 2000-1200 B.C. conquered much of Asia Minor & northern Mesopotamia; a major contribution included the invention of iron smelting - which revolutionized warfare.
The Hittites
Constantine
Hugh Capet
Martin Luther
18. Overthrew the Umayyad but one escaped
Manorialism
Classical Art
Abbassides
Commercial Revival
19. Large powerful kingdom in East/Central africa. Controlled and taxed trade between the interior and coastal regions - Organized the flow of gold - ivory - slaves - forged alliances w/ local rulers & profited immensely from these transactions.
Kingdom of Zimbabwe
African Desert
Fuedal System
The Nile
20. 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
The Muslim Empire
The Persians
Hieroglyphics
Oligarthy
21. Roman expansion resulted in a world republic. Emerged as the dominant power in the Mediterranian.
Mohammad
African Culture
The Muslim Empire
The Roman Empire
22. The change from an agricultural to an industrial society and from home manufacturing to factory production - especially the one that took place in England from about 1750 to about 1850.
The Shogun
The Magna Carta
The Jesuits
Industrial Revolution
23. 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 Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen
Neoplatonism
Frederick Barbarossa
Ionia
24. 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
The Nile
Mycenaean Civilization
The Lydians
The Mongols
25. 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 House of Commons
The Peace of Augsburg
Hugh Capet
Napoleon Bonepart
26. 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 Thirty Years War
The Spanish Armada
Tang Dynasty
Turks
27. 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.
Contributions of the Greeks
The Restoration Era
The Dark Ages
Mongols
28. Following the death of Ivan the Terrible in 1584 - Russia experienced a period of weakness and disorder known as the Time of Troubles. Hoping to restore order - an assembly of nobles elected Michael Romanov to be the next czar. The Romanov Dynasty ru
Neoclassicism
The Council of Trent
The Romanov Dynasty
The Dark Ages
29. Were skilled farmers & flourished in the Ohio & Mississippi Valleys (200BC to 400AD).
Alexandar the Great
Fuedal Contract
The Hopewell People
Nomadic
30. 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.
Charlemagne
The Shogun
Tokugawa Shogunate
The Act of Supremacy
31. 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
The Communist Manifesto
Causes of the Industrial Revolution
The Code of Hammurabi
Shinto Religion
32. The idea that the government should not play an active role in regulating the economy.
Calvinism
Laisssez Faire
Realism (Plato)
James I
33. 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.
The law of Primogeniture
Paul the Apostle
Egyptian History
Baroque Style
34. Entered China and easily changed the Ming dynasty into the Qing dynasty since they were sinicized before - Established a Confucian government with six ministries - a censorate - and other Chinese institutions - Were segregated from the Chinese - Forb
Genghis Khan
The Protestant Reformation
The Manchus
Manorialism
35. First emperor of the Roman Empire. Julius Caesar's grand - nephew.
African Desert
The Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen
The Anasazi Culture
Augustus
36. 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)
The Muslim Empire
Mali
Shinto Religion
Louis XIV
37. Developed their own language - a sophisticated systemof writing - literature and poetry - with great emphasis on a love of nature - beauty - and good manners.
Scholasticism
The Heian Era
Egyptian History
Early Japanese Culture
38. A more militaristic civilization then Minoans - they traded and raided - turning on their Minoan teachers - helping to destroy Crete.
The Lord of the Manor
Mycenaean Civilization
Tribal Organization
Commercial Revival
39. Caused by a continuing power struggle with the Pope.
Hugh Capet
Decentralization of the Germanic States
The Restoration Era
The Roman Empire
40. 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
James I
Islamic Culture
Mughuls
Egyptian Religion
41. 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.
Brahman
Martin Luther
The Protestant Reformation
The Heian Era
42. A republic in southeastern Europe on the southern part of the Balkan peninsula
Ionia
Mississippian Culture
Greece
Bourgeoisie
43. 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
Cardinal Richelieu
The Spanish Armada
Constanople
Bourgeoisie
44. Gave all property to the eldest son. Led many younger sons of the gentry to seek their fortunes in exploration and colonization.
Achievements of the Byzantine Empire
Tribal Organization
English Parliment
The law of Primogeniture
45. 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
Paul the Apostle
Charles I
The Roman Empire
The Fall of Rome
46. Establishe a civiliztion in the Nile Valley.
Cardinal Richelieu
Norman Conquest
Bourgeoisie
The Egyptians
47. They were polytheistic worshiping over 2000 gods and goddesses. They believed in the afterlife and that they would be judged for their life. They had sacred burials. Ruled by Pharoahs.
Genghis Khan
Result Of the Industrial Revolution
Egyptian Religion
Laisssez Faire
48. 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.
Songhai
Fuedal System
The French Republic
Sung Dynasty
49. 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
Agarian
Kingdom of Zimbabwe
The Congress of Vienna
Minoan Civilization
50. The invasion and settlement of England by the Normans following the Battle of Hastings (1066)
The Egyptians
Contributions of the Greeks
Norman Conquest
Abbassides