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CSET Multiple Subject Subtest 1: World History
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1. Religious pilgramages Improved farming methods - trade and commerce led to a high standard of living - Military expansion.
Fuedal System
Islamic Government and Religion
The Renaissance
The Age of Pericles(460 BC-429 BC)
2. King Louis XIII was a weak ruler and Richelieu filled the void - more or less running the empire via his advice to the king. A clever politician and strategist - Richelieu expanded royal power - punished dissent harshly - and built France into a grea
Tang Dynasty
Cardinal Richelieu
Industrial Revolution
Minoan Civilization
3. First emperor of the Roman Empire. Julius Caesar's grand - nephew.
Romanesque
Augustus
The Hundred Years War
Louis XIV
4. Took over Turkey from the Byzantine Empire and strived to expand its borders into Eastern Europe - mainly fighting the Holy Roman Empire and its various princes throughout the Middle Ages. Constanople the center. Over time it started to shrink and gr
The Hopewell People
Early Japanese Culture
The Ottoman Empire
The Battle of Hastings
5. 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.
Kublai Khan
Sparta
Kush
The Manchus
6. The name given to Medieval Europe due to its lack of cultural - societal - intellectual - political and economic progress
Achievements of the Byzantine Empire
The Dark Ages
Islamic Culture
Louis XIV
7. 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 Pelponnesian War
The Phoenicians
The Scientific Revolution
Constanople
8. 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 Franks
The Middle Ages
Umayyad
The Communist Manifesto
9. 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
Kamakura Shogunate
Mongols
Mali
10. (1776-1834) Theorized that population growth would far outstrip food production
The Persians
Thomas Malthus
Voltaire
The Intellectual Response to the Industrial Revolution
11. 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
Sparta
The Chaldeans
Arab Caliphs
The Congress of Vienna
12. 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.
French Revolution
The Council of Trent
Neoclassicism
The Protestant Reformation
13. Officially recognized Lutherism but allowed Catholic Priests to support Catholicism.
The Manchus
Rift Valley
Kush
The Peace of Augsburg
14. Gave all property to the eldest son. Led many younger sons of the gentry to seek their fortunes in exploration and colonization.
English Common Law
The law of Primogeniture
Confucius
The Chaldeans
15. Elected consul of rome in 59 bc. Genius with military strategy. Governed as an absolute ruler. Was assassinated in the senate chamber.
Tribal Organization
Oligarthy
Ceasar
Absolutionism
16. The imperial dynasty of China from 960 to 1279
Sung Dynasty
Umayyad
Slave Trade
The English Civil War
17. 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:
The Spanish Armada
Causes of the Industrial Revolution
Fuedal System
The French Religious Wars
18. Democracy - Drama - Art - Architecture - Philosophy - Sculpting - Performing Arts - Philosphical Schools - Scientific Method.
The Samurai
The Babalonians
Contributions of the Greeks
Tribal Organization
19. 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
The Persians
Commercial Revival
Mississippian Culture
Neoclassicism
20. 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 Restoration Era
The Assyrians
Oliver Cromwell
The Summarians
21. Military Genius of France - who later became a dictator and eventually overthrown. He sold the west land (Louisiana) to the United States for a very cheap price doubling the land of America.
Neoplatonism
Kush
Constanople
Napoleon Bonepart
22. French Protestants who suffered persecution. Many left Europe for America to find religious freedom
Greek Individualism
The Huguenots
Tokugawa Shogunate
The Ottoman Empire
23. 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.
Sung Dynasty
Hieroglyphics
The Council of Trent
Songhai
24. A flat - dry grassland with trees and bushes
African Rivers
The Reconquista
African Savana
Oliver Cromwell
25. 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 Middle Ages
Mohammad
The Lydians
The Assyrians
26. A philosophical and theological system - associated with Thomas Aquinas - devised to reconcile Aristotelian philosophy and Roman Catholic theology in the thirteenth century. (p. 408)
Egyptian Religion
Scholasticism
The Holy Roman Empire
Hugh Capet
27. Mongolian emperor of China and grandson of Genghis Khan who completed his grandfather's conquest of China
The Crusades
The Middle Ages
Ashikaga Shogunate
Kublai Khan
28. 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.
The Congress of Verona
James I
Paul the Apostle
The Renaissance
29. Wars which - in the century after the death of Muhammed in 632 - created an empire stretching from Spain to the Indus Valley.
The Shogun
Arab Conquests
Turks
Industrial Revolution
30. 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)
Oligarthy
Scholasticism
Brahman
31. Established the first lasting monotheism - Saul established the first kingdom in Palestine (c. 1030-1010 B.C.) - After the death of Solomon (922 B.C.) - the Hebrews were divided into two kingdoms (Israel and Judah) - Disunity and conquest resulted in
French Revolution
The Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen
Causes of the Industrial Revolution
The Israelites
32. 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 -
Realism (Plato)
The French Republic
The Manchus
The Middle Ages
33. 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 Contributions
Charles I
Napoleon Bonepart
Fuedal System
34. 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 Council of Trent
Mali
Confucius
Norman Conquest
35. Powerful city in Ancient Greece that was a leader in arts - sciences - philosophy - democracy and architecture.
Athens
The War of the Roses
Neoplatonism
Sung Dynasty
36. A lesser used title for the English Civil War.
Causes of the French Revolution
Fuedal Contract
The Puritan Revolution
The Peace of Westphalia
37. 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.
Swahili
Dorians
Elizabeth I
The Jesuits
38. 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
Hieroglyphics
The Crusades
Elizabeth I
The Code of Hammurabi
39. The French version of the American Declaration
The Anasazi Culture
Oliver Cromwell
The Magna Carta
The Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen
40. 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.
The Peace of Augsburg
Martin Luther
The Near East
Mississippian Culture
41. 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 Holy Roman Empire
The Summarians
Oliver Cromwell
The Crusades
42. 16th century religious movement led by Martin Luther that sought to reform the Roman Catholic Church and led to the formation of Protestantism
The Persians
Mali
Paul the Apostle
The Protestant Reformation
43. King of the Franks who conquered much of Western Europe - great patron of literature and learning
Charlemagne
The Summarians
Roman Society
The War of the Roses
44. Ruled the manor. Had bailiffs to take care of day - to - day affairs.
Islamic Civilization
The Lord of the Manor
Mississippian Culture
The Act of Supremacy
45. The middle class - including merchants - industrialists - and professional people
Islamic Government and Religion
Ionia
Bourgeoisie
Tokugawa Shogunate
46. 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
English Parliment
Decentralization of the Germanic States
Constanople
The Phoenicians
47. The Hitties - the Assyrians - Chaldeans - and the Phoenicians. Centralized Government and advancements in algebra and geometry.
Alexandar the Great
The Babalonians
The Israelites
Ceasar
48. 1822 ended the congress system & allowed European powers to be guided by self - interest.
The Hundred Years War
The Congress of Verona
The Roman Empire
Class Division
49. Several have inland as well as coastal deltas - Nile flows northward . Niger - Nile - Congo - Zambezi And were important to Africa's economic history.
African Rivers
African Culture
Voltaire
Mississippian Culture
50. Englightenment - unequal tax system - bad harvests - debt - absolute monarchy - economic issues - inequitable class structure - disorganized legal system - no representation.
Causes of the French Revolution
Roman Contributions
Scholasticism
Byzantine Empire