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CSET Multiple Subject Subtest 1: World History
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1. Greek city - state that was ruled by an oligarchy - focused on military - used slaves for agriculture - discouraged the arts. Developed a totalitarian and militaristic state dependent on slave labor.
Achievements of the Byzantine Empire
The Anasazi Culture
The Hopewell People
Sparta
2. 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 Lord of the Manor
The Peace of Augsburg
Frederick Barbarossa
The Mongols
3. Characterized by moving about from place to place as nomads
Nomadic
Greek Individualism
Mohammad
Roman Contributions
4. 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.
The Pelponnesian War
Martin Luther
Laisssez Faire
Greece
5. A Bantu language with Arabic words spoken along the East African coast
Swahili
Confucianism
Bourgeoisie
The Hopewell People
6. The system of ethics - education - and statesmanship taught by Confucius and his disciples - stressing love for humanity - ancestor worship - reverence for parents - and harmony in thought and conduct.
Confucianism
Elizabeth I
Baroque Style
The House of Commons
7. Forceful seizure of governmental power
Swahili
The Counter Reformation
Militant Socialism
Class Division
8. 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
The Age of Pericles(460 BC-429 BC)
The Early Middle Ages
The Franks
The Manchus
9. 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 Crusades
Reasons for the Spread of Christianity
Achievements of the Byzantine Empire
The Fall of Rome
10. Roman laws - justice system - court system; language(Latin); Pax Roman a long period of peace that enabled free travel and trade Building Construction - engineering and road construction. architecture - literature - art - sculpture and the humanites.
Roman Military Strategy
The Pelponnesian War
Calvinism
Roman Contributions
11. The Ashikaga Shogunate is the weakest of the three Japanese bakufu governments. Unlike its predecessor - the Kamakura Shogunate - or its successor - the - when Ashikaga Takauji established his bakufu he had little personal territories with which to
Nomadic
The Communist Manifesto
Ashikaga Shogunate
English Parliment
12. Created during kamakura era - In theory: Emperor's military chief of staff - In reality: Actual ruler of Japan
The Shogun
Marco Polo
Classical Art
The War of the Roses
13. 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.
The Counter Reformation
Hieroglyphics
The Restoration Era
The Ottoman Empire
14. First Bourbon king - most important kings in French history - rise to power ended French Civil Wars - gradual course to absolutism - politique - converted to Catholicism to gain loyalty of Paris
Ming Dynasty
The French Republic
Henry IV
Tokugawa Shogunate
15. 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.
Martin Luther
The Act of Supremacy
The Phoenicians
Industrial Revolution
16. King of the Franks who conquered much of Western Europe - great patron of literature and learning
Genghis Khan
Baroque Style
Mali
Charlemagne
17. 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
Agarian
Constanople
Realism (Plato)
18. 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.
The Congress of Verona
Oliver Cromwell
The Intellectual Response to the Industrial Revolution
The Romanov Dynasty
19. 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
Causes of the French Revolution
Ninety Theses
The House of Lords
20. 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 Chaldeans
The Persians
Henry IV
The Manchus
21. 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 Act of Supremacy
Byzantine Empire Decline
The Code of Napoleon
African Savana
22. 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
Mughuls
Umayyad
The Huguenots
23. The invasion and settlement of England by the Normans following the Battle of Hastings (1066)
Islamic Civilization
The Battle of Hastings
Causes of the French Revolution
Norman Conquest
24. French philosopher and writer whose works epitomize the Age of Enlightenment - often attacking injustice and intolerance
Kush
Scholasticism
Causes of the Industrial Revolution
Voltaire
25. Eastern Roman empire after the fall of Rome.
The Roman Government
Decentralization of the Germanic States
The Reconquista
Byzantine Empire
26. Began with the teachings of Jesus of Nazareth. It emphasized the Holy Bible as the word of God.
The House of Lords
Laisssez Faire
Kublai Khan
The Rise of Christianity
27. 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.
Egyptian History
Minoan Civilization
The Peace of Westphalia
Augustus
28. A flat - dry grassland with trees and bushes
The Hundred Years War
African Savana
Islamic Government and Religion
English Common Law
29. Athens vs Sparta - Sparta won but both were devastated unable to unite Greed city - states.
Oliver Cromwell
Proletariats
The Pelponnesian War
Minoan Civilization
30. The restoration of the monarchy began in 1660 when the English - Scottish and Irish monarchies were all restored under Charles II after the Interregnum that followed the wars of the 3 kingdoms. Stuart rule was restored.
The Act of Supremacy
The Restoration Era
Tang Dynasty
The Age of Pericles(460 BC-429 BC)
31. 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
The Phoenicians
Agarian
Islam
The Shogun
32. 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
The Phoenicians
The Heian Era
The Mongols
The Chaldeans
33. An ancient Egyptian writing system in which pictures were used to represent ideas and sounds
Result Of the Industrial Revolution
Hieroglyphics
The Franks
The House of Lancaster
34. 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
The Reconquista
Roman Military Strategy
The Shogun
The Hundred Years War
35. 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.
The Crusades
Marco Polo
Genghis Khan
Kush
36. 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
Ming Dynasty
Neoplatonism
Brahman
Napoleon Bonepart
37. 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
The Spanish Armada
The Council of Trent
Kublai Khan
Ceasar
38. 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 Roman Empire
The law of Primogeniture
Norman Conquest
39. Were skilled farmers & flourished in the Ohio & Mississippi Valleys (200BC to 400AD).
Causes of the French Revolution
Songhai
The Hopewell People
The House of York
40. 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)
Manorialism
The Commonwealth Period
Peter the Great
The Heian Era
41. The Founder of Islam. Muslims believe that Mohammad was God's last Prophet and that he received the word of God from the angel Gabriel.
Bourgeoisie
Mohammad
The Battle of Hastings
Athens
42. 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
Reasons for the Spread of Christianity
Decentralization of the Germanic States
Causes of the French Revolution
The Hundred Years War
43. Powerful city in Ancient Greece that was a leader in arts - sciences - philosophy - democracy and architecture.
Nomadic
The Chaldeans
Athens
Voltaire
44. This was the letter Martin Luther wrote to Archbishop Albert which explained that indulgences undermined the seriousness of the sacrament of penance.
African Rivers
Ninety Theses
The Lydians
The Hopewell People
45. ...The House of Lords mainly consist of the peers and the people that have inherited their money. This House of Parliament has slowly lost its power to influence the system of government over the years.
The House of Lords
The English Civil War
Karl Marx
Constantine
46. Crused by the House of Lancaster
African Rivers
Reasons for the Spread of Christianity
The House of York
The Puritan Revolution
47. The Heian Era commenced in 794 - and was a time when Japan gradually stopped imitating China - developing into a distinct new culture. The new culture mixed both Chinese and Japanese cultures - combining the faiths of China - Shintoism - and Buddhism
Tribal Organization
The French Religious Wars
The Heian Era
Humanism
48. A catalyst in the collapse of the Greek city - state alliance.
The Heian Era
Classical Art
Greek Individualism
Laisssez Faire
49. Englightenment - unequal tax system - bad harvests - debt - absolute monarchy - economic issues - inequitable class structure - disorganized legal system - no representation.
Voltaire
Causes of the French Revolution
Marco Polo
The Holy Roman Empire
50. 1822 ended the congress system & allowed European powers to be guided by self - interest.
Neoplatonism
Byzantine Empire
Cardinal Richelieu
The Congress of Verona