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CSET Multiple Subject Subtest 1: World History
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1. Englightenment - unequal tax system - bad harvests - debt - absolute monarchy - economic issues - inequitable class structure - disorganized legal system - no representation.
Bourgeoisie
Mohammad
Causes of the French Revolution
The Protestant Reformation
2. 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.
Scholasticism
The Hopewell People
Tokugawa Shogunate
Mali
3. 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
Minoan Civilization
The Magna Carta
The Viking Invasions
Oligarthy
4. A major dynasty that ruled China from the mid - fourteenth to the mid - seventeenth century.The ousted the Mongols. It was marked by a great expansion of Chinese commerce into East Africa - the Middle East - and Southeast Asia
The Communist Manifesto
Kingdom of Zimbabwe
The Counter Reformation
Ming Dynasty
5. The doctrine emphasizing a person's capacity for self - realization through reason
The Romanov Dynasty
Fuedal System
Romanesque
Humanism
6. Religious movement founded by John Calvin - based on the doctrine of predestination.
Napoleon Bonepart
Calvinism
Karl Marx
African Culture
7. 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
Kublai Khan
English Parliment
Effect of the Reformation
Charlemagne
8. 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
Ashikaga Shogunate
The Jesuits
The Protestant Reformation
9. The Vikings built fast ships where they would ship men and cargo from their land to charlemagnes empire to pilage and plunder.
The Viking Invasions
Decentralization of the Germanic States
The Age of Enlightenment
Industrial Revolution
10. Overthrew the Umayyad but one escaped
Kush
Roman Contributions
Islam
Abbassides
11. 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
Ming Dynasty
The Huguenots
Classical Art
12. 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:
Causes of the Industrial Revolution
Aegan
Nomadic
Hieroglyphics
13. 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
The English Civil War
Tribal Organization
The Muslim Empire
The Lydians
14. 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
Humanism
The Shogun
Tokugawa Shogunate
Minoan Civilization
15. A government in which power is in the hands of a few people -- especially one in which rule is based upon wealth.
Oligarthy
Ashikaga Shogunate
Roman Society
Scholasticism
16. Constituted of a mixed government including consuls - a senate - tribune - assembly of the tribes - ...
Nomadic
Confucius
The English Civil War
The Roman Government
17. Democracy - Drama - Art - Architecture - Philosophy - Sculpting - Performing Arts - Philosphical Schools - Scientific Method.
Mississippian Culture
Roman Contributions
The Hundred Years War
Contributions of the Greeks
18. A system of philosophical and religious doctrines composed of elements of Platonism and Aristotelianism and oriental mysticism
Neoplatonism
Islamic Civilization
The French Republic
Swahili
19. A republic in southeastern Europe on the southern part of the Balkan peninsula
Fuedal Contract
The Scientific Revolution
The Middle Ages
Greece
20. French Protestants who suffered persecution. Many left Europe for America to find religious freedom
Peter the Great
Greece
The Huguenots
Causes of the Industrial Revolution
21. 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)
Bourgeoisie
Islam
The English Civil War
Akbar
22. A Bantu language with Arabic words spoken along the East African coast
The Middle Ages
Swahili
The Spanish Armada
Arab Conquests
23. 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
Ninety Theses
The Peace of Westphalia
The Lord of the Manor
24. 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 House of Lancaster
Industrial Revolution
The Restoration Era
Egyptian History
25. 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
The Anasazi Culture
Frederick Barbarossa
James I
The Magna Carta
26. Organization with midsize societies ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand people - with somewhat more power available to leaders.
Tribal Organization
Ninety Theses
Elizabeth I
Kamakura Shogunate
27. 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.
Machiavelli
The Fall of Rome
The Hittites
Kublai Khan
28. Was divided into the patricians (propertied class) - plebeians (main body of Roman citizens) - and slaves.
The Huguenots
The Renaissance
Roman Society
The Mongols
29. First known kingdom in sub - Saharan West Africa between the sixth and thirteenth centuries C.E. Also the modern West African country once known as the Gold Coast.
The Early Middle Ages
Kush
Ghana
African Culture
30. 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.
The Renaissance
The Early Middle Ages
Louis XIV
The Communist Manifesto
31. The Hitties - the Assyrians - Chaldeans - and the Phoenicians. Centralized Government and advancements in algebra and geometry.
Kingdom of Zimbabwe
The Babalonians
The Reconquista
Kamakura Shogunate
32. 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
The Age of Pericles(460 BC-429 BC)
The Council of Trent
The Nile
33. 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
Neoplatonism
Minoan Civilization
The Puritan Revolution
34. 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.
Louis XIV
Songhai
Ming Dynasty
Napoleon Bonepart
35. The name given to Medieval Europe due to its lack of cultural - societal - intellectual - political and economic progress
Turks
The Fall of Rome
Contributions of the Greeks
The Dark Ages
36. 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 Anasazi Culture
Frederick Barbarossa
The Rise of Christianity
Roman Contributions
37. 1822 ended the congress system & allowed European powers to be guided by self - interest.
Neoclassicism
Byzantine Empire Decline
African Desert
The Congress of Verona
38. 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.
The Mongols
The Peace of Westphalia
The Thirty Years War
The Communist Manifesto
39. Religious pilgramages Improved farming methods - trade and commerce led to a high standard of living - Military expansion.
Islamic Government and Religion
Arab Conquests
Result Of the Industrial Revolution
African Culture
40. 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 Code of Napoleon
The Chaldeans
Fuedal Contract
Mycenaean Civilization
41. Reality consists of ideas that exist in the mind - independant of sensory powers of perception.
Realism (Plato)
Achievements of the Byzantine Empire
The Age of Pericles(460 BC-429 BC)
Neoplatonism
42. 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 Chaldeans
Aegan
Early Japanese Culture
43. A style of architecture developed in Italy and western Europe between the Roman and the Gothic styles after 1000 AD
Romanesque
Byzantine Empire
Constanople
Realism (Plato)
44. 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
Ghana
The Restoration Era
Proletariats
The Manchus
45. The imperial dynasty of China from 960 to 1279
Sung Dynasty
The Nile
The Congress of Vienna
The French Republic
46. 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
Ghana
Ziggurat
The Puritan Revolution
The Phoenicians
47. 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 -
Ionia
The French Republic
Elizabeth I
The Egyptians
48. 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.
The Code of Hammurabi
Achievements of the Byzantine Empire
Fuedal System
Decentralization of the Germanic States
49. 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 Commonwealth Period
Karl Marx
The Rise of Christianity
The Communist Manifesto
50. Revival of a classical style in art or literature or architecture or music but from a new perspective or with a new motivation
Neoclassicism
The Near East
Absolutionism
Ionia