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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
Reasons for the Spread of Christianity
The Middle Ages
Turks
The Shogun
2. 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.
Genghis Khan
Ghana
The Rise of Christianity
The Spanish Armada
3. Last of the mound - building cultures of North America; flourished between 800 and 1300 C.E.; featured large towns and ceremonial centers; lacked stone architecture of Central America.
Thomas Malthus
Effect of the Reformation
Mississippian Culture
The Counter Reformation
4. 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 Congress of Verona
Contributions of the Greeks
The Communist Manifesto
Gothic Revival
5. 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
Norman Conquest
Marco Polo
Proletariats
6. 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 Roman Empire
Frederick Barbarossa
The Commonwealth Period
Roman Contributions
7. Political system in which a ruler holds total power. The ruler has total control and final say over their people.
The Viking Invasions
Absolutionism
Reasons for the Spread of Christianity
Umayyad
8. 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 Roman Government
Voltaire
The Intellectual Response to the Industrial Revolution
The Restoration Era
9. Ruled the manor. Had bailiffs to take care of day - to - day affairs.
Manorialism
Confucianism
The Lord of the Manor
The Reconquista
10. An advanced civilization that developed on the island of Crete around 2500 BCE based its prosperity
The Roman Empire
Minoan Civilization
Realism (Plato)
Turks
11. 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)
Akbar
Constantine
Classical Art
Industrial Revolution
12. Napoleon cut off all trade with Great Britain to try and make Europe more self - sufficient - an economic blockade of Britain. The Foreign Policy of Napoleon - essentially an effort to thwart English advancement by nationally prohibiting British trad
The Continental System
The Spanish Armada
The Chaldeans
The Intellectual Response to the Industrial Revolution
13. Officially recognized Lutherism but allowed Catholic Priests to support Catholicism.
The Peace of Augsburg
The Viking Invasions
Mycenaean Civilization
Roman Military Strategy
14. 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
Turks
The Early Middle Ages
The Congress of Vienna
15. A fundamental transformation in scientific ideas in physics - astronomy - and biology - in institutions supporting scientific investigation - and in the more widely held picture of the universe
The Scientific Revolution
Islamic Civilization
Paul the Apostle
The Summarians
16. Established Capeatian rule in France - put to throne because of his weakness; made throne hereditary; Capetians had an unbroken succession for 300 years; effective beauracracy
The Congress of Verona
Hugh Capet
The Age of Pericles(460 BC-429 BC)
Mongols
17. The class of modern wage laborers who having no means of production of their own - are reducing to selling their labor power in order to live
The Code of Hammurabi
Proletariats
The Samurai
The Hittites
18. Made up of art and culture - music/dance - storytelling and very Religious
African Culture
Aegan
Ceasar
The Counter Reformation
19. 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 Commonwealth Period
The Heian Era
English Common Law
African Savana
20. The name given to Medieval Europe due to its lack of cultural - societal - intellectual - political and economic progress
French Revolution
Industrial Revolution
St. Augustine
The Dark Ages
21. 1830s movement in architecture when buildings in the Gothic (high medieval) style became popular. It was in this period that the British Parliament building was built. This was the architectural manifestation of Romanticism. Where the Enlightenment h
Gothic Revival
The Assyrians
Oligarthy
Thomas Malthus
22. Caused by a continuing power struggle with the Pope.
African Culture
The Hundred Years War
Decentralization of the Germanic States
Athens
23. 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)
James I
Islamic Government and Religion
Peter the Great
Reasons for the Spread of Christianity
24. Oliver Cromwell ruled as a dictator and abolished the monarchy and the House of Lords.
The Dark Ages
Norman Conquest
The Heian Era
The Commonwealth Period
25. A center for civilizations which flourished in the 2nd and 3rd millenniums BC
The Babalonians
Achievements of the Byzantine Empire
French Revolution
Aegan
26. The doctrine emphasizing a person's capacity for self - realization through reason
Arab Caliphs
The Counter Reformation
The Intellectual Response to the Industrial Revolution
Humanism
27. An extremely dry area with little water and few plants
African Desert
The Hundred Years War
The Council of Trent
African Culture
28. River that provided for the needs of Ancient Egyptians and made their great civilization possible. Agriculture was the bases of the Egyptian Society.
The Renaissance
The Nile
Minoan Civilization
The Franks
29. Occupied western Asia Minor (500s B.C.) - Their culture reached its zenith under King Croesus (Golden King) - Were responsible for the first coinage of money
Mongols
Neoplatonism
Romanesque
The Lydians
30. The art of ancient Greece and Rome - in which harmony - order - and proportion were emphasized
Egyptian Religion
Seljiks
Classical Art
The Hundred Years War
31. 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
Mycenaean Civilization
The Egyptians
The Muslim Empire
32. Establishe a civiliztion in the Nile Valley.
The Egyptians
The Communist Manifesto
Fuedal Contract
The Phoenicians
33. The idea that the government should not play an active role in regulating the economy.
The law of Primogeniture
Laisssez Faire
Fuedal System
Mississippian Culture
34. The invasion and settlement of England by the Normans following the Battle of Hastings (1066)
The Act of Supremacy
Neoplatonism
Norman Conquest
Slave Trade
35. 16th century religious movement led by Martin Luther that sought to reform the Roman Catholic Church and led to the formation of Protestantism
The Protestant Reformation
Neoplatonism
Charlemagne
Peter the Great
36. This queen of England chose a religion between the Puritans and Catholics and required her subjects to attend church or face a fine. She also required uniformity and conformity to the Church of England
Abbassides
The Peace of Westphalia
Elizabeth I
African Rivers
37. French philosopher and writer whose works epitomize the Age of Enlightenment - often attacking injustice and intolerance
Voltaire
Minoan Civilization
The Huguenots
The Counter Reformation
38. Concerning farms - farmers - or agriculture and the use of land.
Humanism
Agarian
Songhai
The Spanish Armada
39. 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)
Louis XIV
The House of Commons
Absolutionism
Kamakura Shogunate
40. A style of architecture developed in Italy and western Europe between the Roman and the Gothic styles after 1000 AD
The Age of Pericles(460 BC-429 BC)
The Pelponnesian War
The Glorious Revolution
Romanesque
41. 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 House of York
The Heian Era
Baroque Style
Fuedal System
42. 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.
Ionia
The Assyrians
The Counter Reformation
Hieroglyphics
43. 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.'
Machiavelli
Seljiks
Roman Contributions
The Muslim Empire
44. 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 Hittites
Rift Valley
Achievements of the Byzantine Empire
The Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen
45. 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 Lydians
The Muslim Empire
Kush
The French Republic
46. 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.
Slave Trade
Augustus
Kingdom of Zimbabwe
Turks
47. Comprised the Tigris & Euphrates Valley - the Fertile Crescent - and The Nile Valley. They had the first system of independent states and writing. Architectural achievements are the ziggurat & pyramid. the first codification of law. the first lasting
The Peace of Westphalia
The Reconquista
Contributions of the Greeks
The Near East
48. Dynasty often referred to as China's Golden age that reigned during 618 - 907 AD; China expands from Vietnam to Manchuria
The Dark Ages
Norman Conquest
Tang Dynasty
Hieroglyphics
49. The first great Christian philosopher. He was a sinner and did not believe but eventually was converted and he wrote CIty of God as well as Confession - he is also responsible for the doctrine of Original Sin
Oligarthy
St. Augustine
The Code of Hammurabi
Greece
50. Political leaders after the death of Muhammad
The Code of Napoleon
Neoclassicism
Abbassides
Arab Caliphs