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CSET Multiple Subject Subtest 1: World History
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1. Establishe a civiliztion in the Nile Valley.
The Egyptians
The law of Primogeniture
Frederick Barbarossa
The Assyrians
2. The name given to Medieval Europe due to its lack of cultural - societal - intellectual - political and economic progress
The Muslim Empire
The Ottoman Empire
The Dark Ages
Roman Society
3. 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
Roman Military Strategy
The Babalonians
Early Japanese Culture
4. 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.
African Culture
Mohammad
The Hopewell People
Result Of the Industrial Revolution
5. 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.
The Roman Empire
Brahman
The Battle of Hastings
The Fall of Rome
6. 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.
Fuedal Contract
The Pelponnesian War
The Restoration Era
Bourgeoisie
7. 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.
The Crusades
James I
The Jesuits
Peter the Great
8. 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
The Congress of Vienna
The Age of Pericles(460 BC-429 BC)
Mississippian Culture
Tokugawa Shogunate
9. King of the Franks who conquered much of Western Europe - great patron of literature and learning
Calvinism
The Pelponnesian War
Charlemagne
Benin
10. 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
Causes of the Industrial Revolution
Class Division
Charles I
11. Created during kamakura era - In theory: Emperor's military chief of staff - In reality: Actual ruler of Japan
Decentralization of the Germanic States
The Shogun
Mohammad
Kublai Khan
12. ...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
Contributions of the Greeks
Marco Polo
Humanism
13. 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 -
The Near East
The Battle of Hastings
The French Republic
Benin
14. 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
Islam
The Assyrians
Classical Art
The Crusades
15. 1822 ended the congress system & allowed European powers to be guided by self - interest.
The Congress of Verona
The Code of Napoleon
Kush
The Renaissance
16. The classical economists advanced the theory of laissez faire
The Intellectual Response to the Industrial Revolution
The Roman Government
Industrial Revolution
St. Augustine
17. 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.
African Savana
Gothic Revival
The Council of Trent
Islamic Civilization
18. 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
Roman Society
Ming Dynasty
Elizabeth I
Swahili
19. 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.
Kublai Khan
The Early Middle Ages
Genghis Khan
The Lord of the Manor
20. 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 Congress of Vienna
The Hopewell People
The Age of Enlightenment
21. Clan of Quraysh that dominated politics and commercial economy of Mecca; clan later able to establish dynasty as rulers of Islam
Arab Caliphs
Umayyad
The Babalonians
Alexandar the Great
22. 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 Lord of the Manor
Kublai Khan
Karl Marx
The Magna Carta
23. Were skilled farmers & flourished in the Ohio & Mississippi Valleys (200BC to 400AD).
Proletariats
Humanism
The Hopewell People
Class Division
24. The separation of people into different social groups like lower class - upper class. Clergy & nobility were the privileged class - peasants and artisans wer the work force and serfs were tied to the land.
The Egyptians
Class Division
Elizabeth I
Scholasticism
25. A more militaristic civilization then Minoans - they traded and raided - turning on their Minoan teachers - helping to destroy Crete.
Arab Caliphs
The Hundred Years War
The Ottoman Empire
Mycenaean Civilization
26. The French version of the American Declaration
The Congress of Verona
The Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen
Sung Dynasty
African Rivers
27. Political leaders after the death of Muhammad
Oligarthy
Arab Caliphs
Charlemagne
The Peace of Augsburg
28. 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
Ghana
Confucius
Roman Military Strategy
Tang Dynasty
29. 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 Manchus
The Ottoman Empire
The law of Primogeniture
Class Division
30. A kingdom of the West African rain forest
Sparta
Benin
The Code of Napoleon
Byzantine Empire
31. European trade agreement with Africa dealing with slaves brought from Africa. Integral part of Triangle Trade between the Americas - Africa - and Europe.
Slave Trade
Calvinism
The Counter Reformation
Neoclassicism
32. Following the Hundred Years' war - civil war broke out between these two rival branches of the English royal Family - Lancaster claimed the throne of England when the Hundred Year finally ended
Cardinal Richelieu
The Hopewell People
The House of Lancaster
Confucianism
33. Overthrew the Umayyad but one escaped
Oligarthy
Abbassides
The Protestant Reformation
Ceasar
34. These people united and ruled most of India. After Babur invaded India - Akbar became the main ruler of this kind. They were great builders Taj Mahal - but their empire declined quickly (by 1750).
African Rivers
The Roman Government
The Dark Ages
Mughuls
35. The collection of Papal states directly under the control of the Pope. Included lands in Italy - Germany - France - Spain - and England.
The Holy Roman Empire
Decentralization of the Germanic States
Neoclassicism
The Renaissance
36. Mongolian emperor of China and grandson of Genghis Khan who completed his grandfather's conquest of China
Ceasar
The Glorious Revolution
Kublai Khan
The Puritan Revolution
37. (1776-1834) Theorized that population growth would far outstrip food production
The Congress of Verona
Agarian
Decentralization of the Germanic States
Thomas Malthus
38. The doctrine emphasizing a person's capacity for self - realization through reason
Kamakura Shogunate
Ninety Theses
The Phoenicians
Humanism
39. 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.
The Near East
Commercial Revival
The Intellectual Response to the Industrial Revolution
The Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen
40. 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)
The Egyptians
Egyptian History
The Heian Era
Akbar
41. Flourishing trade - medical encyclopedia - library - Algebra - spices - silks - perfumes - porcelain - textile goods
Islamic Culture
The Pelponnesian War
The Protestant Reformation
Commercial Revival
42. 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
Umayyad
Egyptian History
Akbar
Effect of the Reformation
43. 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.
The Peace of Augsburg
Mali
The Communist Manifesto
Manorialism
44. 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.
Alexandar the Great
The Thirty Years War
Humanism
Confucianism
45. 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.
The Peace of Westphalia
Paul the Apostle
Greek Individualism
Minoan Civilization
46. Area along the central west coast of Asia Minor colonized by settlers from mainland Greece from about 1000 BC. Ionian Greeks - including Homer - played a central role in the early development of Greek history and literature following the Dark Ages. B
Slave Trade
Ionia
Peter the Great
Aegan
47. Ruled the manor. Had bailiffs to take care of day - to - day affairs.
The House of Commons
The Lord of the Manor
Mycenaean Civilization
The Scientific Revolution
48. An economic system based on the manor and lands including a village and surrounding acreage which were administered by a lord. It developed during the Middle Ages to increase agricultural production.
Arab Conquests
The Shogun
Manorialism
Calvinism
49. 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)
Peter the Great
Confucius
Roman Contributions
The French Republic
50. 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
Tribal Organization
Islamic Civilization
Paul the Apostle
The Heian Era