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CSET Multiple Subject Subtest 1: World History
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1. Establishe a civiliztion in the Nile Valley.
The Congress of Verona
The Egyptians
Oliver Cromwell
The Pelponnesian War
2. Conquered the Mycenaeans - illiterate - cause the Dark Age of violence and instability
Class Division
Dorians
Louis XIV
The Assyrians
3. The imperial dynasty of China from 960 to 1279
French Revolution
Islamic Culture
Sung Dynasty
Brahman
4. 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
Benin
The English Civil War
5. 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 Council of Trent
Kublai Khan
Fuedal Contract
The Phoenicians
6. 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
The Continental System
The Rise of Christianity
The Hundred Years War
Benin
7. 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
Genghis Khan
Islamic Civilization
Islam
The Early Middle Ages
8. 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.
Marco Polo
The Code of Napoleon
Gothic Revival
The Shogun
9. 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)
Augustus
Akbar
Bourgeoisie
Mohammad
10. Emperor of Rome who adopted the Christian faith and stopped the persecution of Christians (280-337)
Egyptian History
Constantine
The Rise of Christianity
English Common Law
11. A style of architecture developed in Italy and western Europe between the Roman and the Gothic styles after 1000 AD
Romanesque
The Restoration Era
The Samurai
Aegan
12. 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 Huguenots
Benin
Dorians
The Early Middle Ages
13. Old Kingdom (massive pyramids) - Middle kingdom - New kingdom (gets agressive)
Seljiks
Decentralization of the Germanic States
Sung Dynasty
Egyptian History
14. This was the letter Martin Luther wrote to Archbishop Albert which explained that indulgences undermined the seriousness of the sacrament of penance.
Ninety Theses
The Holy Roman Empire
Scholasticism
The Battle of Hastings
15. 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
French Revolution
The Protestant Reformation
The Phoenicians
16. 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 Romanov Dynasty
Tokugawa Shogunate
Ninety Theses
The French Republic
17. Englightenment - unequal tax system - bad harvests - debt - absolute monarchy - economic issues - inequitable class structure - disorganized legal system - no representation.
Causes of the French Revolution
The Peace of Augsburg
Augustus
Manorialism
18. Powerful city in Ancient Greece that was a leader in arts - sciences - philosophy - democracy and architecture.
Athens
The French Religious Wars
Swahili
The Peace of Westphalia
19. 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
French Revolution
Shinto Religion
Umayyad
Oligarthy
20. 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.
Constantine
French Revolution
Hugh Capet
The Protestant Reformation
21. 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
Industrial Revolution
The Pelponnesian War
Constanople
The Roman Empire
22. 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
African Savana
The Persians
Mali
The Hopewell People
23. The French version of the American Declaration
The Babalonians
The Egyptians
The Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen
The Roman Government
24. 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.
Frederick Barbarossa
The Intellectual Response to the Industrial Revolution
Songhai
The Hopewell People
25. 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
Brahman
Sung Dynasty
African Savana
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.'
Romanesque
Paul the Apostle
The Code of Napoleon
Machiavelli
27. The middle class - including merchants - industrialists - and professional people
Ninety Theses
Alexandar the Great
Bourgeoisie
The Roman Empire
28. 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 Nile
The Code of Hammurabi
The Code of Napoleon
The Congress of Verona
29. Made up of art and culture - music/dance - storytelling and very Religious
Elizabeth I
The Ottoman Empire
African Culture
Militant Socialism
30. 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
Laisssez Faire
Tang Dynasty
The Congress of Vienna
31. A more militaristic civilization then Minoans - they traded and raided - turning on their Minoan teachers - helping to destroy Crete.
Peter the Great
Mycenaean Civilization
Shinto Religion
Arab Conquests
32. The invasion and settlement of England by the Normans following the Battle of Hastings (1066)
Norman Conquest
The Glorious Revolution
Minoan Civilization
Rift Valley
33. 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
The Lord of the Manor
Roman Military Strategy
Ashikaga Shogunate
The English Civil War
34. Democracy - Drama - Art - Architecture - Philosophy - Sculpting - Performing Arts - Philosphical Schools - Scientific Method.
The Anasazi Culture
Voltaire
Contributions of the Greeks
The Dark Ages
35. Creators of the Mesopotamia civiliztion. Large scale irrigation projects - advanced system of mathematics and the invention of the wheel.
Reasons for the Spread of Christianity
The House of York
The Summarians
The Peace of Augsburg
36. Began with the teachings of Jesus of Nazareth. It emphasized the Holy Bible as the word of God.
Ceasar
The Counter Reformation
English Parliment
The Rise of Christianity
37. This was the peak of the strength of the cultural and military power of Athens. During this time period there are many philosophers - including Socrates and Plato. This is also the time of the drama and many new advances in science - including Pythag
The Age of Pericles(460 BC-429 BC)
Ghana
The Early Middle Ages
Egyptian Religion
38. A system of philosophical and religious doctrines composed of elements of Platonism and Aristotelianism and oriental mysticism
Augustus
The Dark Ages
Ashikaga Shogunate
Neoplatonism
39. 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
Fuedal Contract
Martin Luther
The Counter Reformation
Islam
40. The art of ancient Greece and Rome - in which harmony - order - and proportion were emphasized
Result Of the Industrial Revolution
The Age of Enlightenment
The Ottoman Empire
Classical Art
41. 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.
Henry IV
Class Division
English Parliment
The Reconquista
42. 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
Causes of the French Revolution
The Manchus
Scholasticism
43. African Civilization developed here
Slave Trade
Rift Valley
The Hopewell People
The Age of Enlightenment
44. 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.
The Counter Reformation
Mohammad
Hugh Capet
The Roman Empire
45. 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.
Class Division
The Assyrians
Kingdom of Zimbabwe
The Continental System
46. 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 Egyptians
The Mongols
The Ottoman Empire
The Peace of Westphalia
47. Wars which - in the century after the death of Muhammed in 632 - created an empire stretching from Spain to the Indus Valley.
The Code of Hammurabi
Arab Conquests
Laisssez Faire
English Parliment
48. 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.
Ziggurat
Napoleon Bonepart
The Jesuits
Confucianism
49. 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
The Glorious Revolution
Elizabeth I
The Fall of Rome
The Heian Era
50. Revival of a classical style in art or literature or architecture or music but from a new perspective or with a new motivation
Byzantine Empire
Ceasar
The House of Lords
Neoclassicism