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CSET Multiple Subject Subtest 1: World History
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1. 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 Communist Manifesto
English Parliment
The Middle Ages
Slave Trade
2. Revival of a classical style in art or literature or architecture or music but from a new perspective or with a new motivation
The Code of Napoleon
Contributions of the Greeks
Neoclassicism
Sparta
3. 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.
The Intellectual Response to the Industrial Revolution
The Puritan Revolution
Absolutionism
Confucianism
4. Was divided into the patricians (propertied class) - plebeians (main body of Roman citizens) - and slaves.
The Code of Napoleon
The Code of Hammurabi
Mohammad
Roman Society
5. 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 Communist Manifesto
Mali
The Mongols
Greek Individualism
6. The conqueror who united the peoples of Greece - Egypt - Persia and Indus River Valley into an empire by conquering them.
The Intellectual Response to the Industrial Revolution
Industrial Revolution
Commercial Revival
Alexandar the Great
7. Roman expansion resulted in a world republic. Emerged as the dominant power in the Mediterranian.
Causes of the French Revolution
The Intellectual Response to the Industrial Revolution
The Communist Manifesto
The Roman Empire
8. Ruled the manor. Had bailiffs to take care of day - to - day affairs.
The Lord of the Manor
Rift Valley
Ionia
The Congress of Verona
9. Religious pilgramages Improved farming methods - trade and commerce led to a high standard of living - Military expansion.
Causes of the Industrial Revolution
Voltaire
Islamic Government and Religion
The Heian Era
10. Powerful city in Ancient Greece that was a leader in arts - sciences - philosophy - democracy and architecture.
Athens
Kublai Khan
Slave Trade
The Romanov Dynasty
11. 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 Congress of Vienna
The Counter Reformation
The Reconquista
Benin
12. 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.
Ceasar
Kush
Ninety Theses
Ming Dynasty
13. Made up of art and culture - music/dance - storytelling and very Religious
Fuedal Contract
African Culture
The Rise of Christianity
Brahman
14. 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)
Ziggurat
The Ottoman Empire
Karl Marx
Martin Luther
15. 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 Hopewell People
The English Civil War
Songhai
The Chaldeans
16. Known as knights of feudal Japan and retainers of the daimyo. This aristocratic warrior class arose during the 12th - century wars between the Taira and Minamoto clans and was consolidated in the Tokugawa period. They were privileged to wear two swor
The Assyrians
Tang Dynasty
Egyptian Religion
The Samurai
17. Elected consul of rome in 59 bc. Genius with military strategy. Governed as an absolute ruler. Was assassinated in the senate chamber.
The Congress of Verona
Byzantine Empire Success
Ceasar
Rift Valley
18. 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
The Age of Enlightenment
Mughuls
Ionia
The Crusades
19. 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
Norman Conquest
Byzantine Empire Decline
Tribal Organization
Bourgeoisie
20. Crused by the House of Lancaster
Tokugawa Shogunate
The House of York
The Roman Empire
The Congress of Vienna
21. Concerning farms - farmers - or agriculture and the use of land.
The Samurai
Agarian
Militant Socialism
Ninety Theses
22. 800-1300 developed in the Southwest & the Anasazis were skilled builders & sophisticated farmers. Example Mesa Verde Cliff houses
The House of York
Islamic Civilization
The Anasazi Culture
African Rivers
23. Venetian merchant and traveler. His accounts of his travels to China offered Europeans a firsthand view of Asian lands and stimulated interest in Asian trade.
Peter the Great
The Ottoman Empire
The Hundred Years War
Marco Polo
24. 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.
Reasons for the Spread of Christianity
Early Japanese Culture
The Muslim Empire
Paul the Apostle
25. 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 Persians
Mongols
Class Division
The Palace of Versailles
26. Renaissance writer; formerly a politician - wrote The Prince - a work on ethics and government - describing how rulers maintain power by methods that ignore right or wrong; accepted the philosophy that 'the end justifies the means.'
Slave Trade
Machiavelli
Islamic Government and Religion
The Continental System
27. Political system in which a ruler holds total power. The ruler has total control and final say over their people.
Absolutionism
The Israelites
Commercial Revival
The Intellectual Response to the Industrial Revolution
28. Conquered the Mycenaeans - illiterate - cause the Dark Age of violence and instability
Absolutionism
Elizabeth I
Dorians
Constantine
29. 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).
Songhai
Henry IV
The Magna Carta
Mughuls
30. 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
The Anasazi Culture
The Mongols
Constantine
31. Developed their own language - a sophisticated systemof writing - literature and poetry - with great emphasis on a love of nature - beauty - and good manners.
Commercial Revival
The Middle Ages
Sparta
Early Japanese Culture
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
Gothic Revival
Neoclassicism
The House of Lancaster
The Persians
33. 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.
Manorialism
The Reconquista
The Egyptians
Mycenaean Civilization
34. 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
Islamic Culture
The House of Lancaster
The Chaldeans
The Commonwealth Period
35. 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.
Mongols
Class Division
Napoleon Bonepart
Romanesque
36. 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
Voltaire
Calvinism
Thomas Malthus
37. A lesser used title for the English Civil War.
The Protestant Reformation
Arab Conquests
The Puritan Revolution
Neoplatonism
38. 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 Peace of Westphalia
Industrial Revolution
Alexandar the Great
The Dark Ages
39. Democracy - Drama - Art - Architecture - Philosophy - Sculpting - Performing Arts - Philosphical Schools - Scientific Method.
Roman Contributions
The Holy Roman Empire
The Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen
Contributions of the Greeks
40. 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
Causes of the Industrial Revolution
The Communist Manifesto
Fuedal Contract
The Holy Roman Empire
41. Dynasty often referred to as China's Golden age that reigned during 618 - 907 AD; China expands from Vietnam to Manchuria
Tang Dynasty
Sparta
Ming Dynasty
The Peace of Westphalia
42. 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 Palace of Versailles
Oligarthy
The House of Commons
The Congress of Verona
43. 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)
Absolutionism
Louis XIV
Neoplatonism
Akbar
44. Political leaders after the death of Muhammad
Arab Caliphs
Louis XIV
Cardinal Richelieu
The Mongols
45. 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 Intellectual Response to the Industrial Revolution
Result Of the Industrial Revolution
Confucius
Commercial Revival
46. Began with the teachings of Jesus of Nazareth. It emphasized the Holy Bible as the word of God.
Paul the Apostle
Slave Trade
The Rise of Christianity
Constantine
47. Caused by a continuing power struggle with the Pope.
The Age of Pericles(460 BC-429 BC)
Akbar
Decentralization of the Germanic States
Charles I
48. A group of Germanic tribes. They became allies of the Romans and became Christian. In the 8th century they established the Carolingian rule. Perhaps the most famous leader was Charlemagne.
The Lord of the Manor
Akbar
The Franks
Mali
49. 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
The Manchus
Frederick Barbarossa
Ionia
50. Mongolian emperor of China and grandson of Genghis Khan who completed his grandfather's conquest of China
The Roman Government
Minoan Civilization
Kublai Khan
Akbar