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CSET Multiple Subject Subtest 1: World History
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1. The 'Theatre of politics.' The nobility were required to live there by Louis XIV - beautiful architecture and gardens. Symbol of French state and power
Greek Individualism
The Palace of Versailles
Causes of the Industrial Revolution
Louis XIV
2. Englightenment - unequal tax system - bad harvests - debt - absolute monarchy - economic issues - inequitable class structure - disorganized legal system - no representation.
The Shogun
Mohammad
Causes of the French Revolution
Kingdom of Zimbabwe
3. A republic in southeastern Europe on the southern part of the Balkan peninsula
Bourgeoisie
Reasons for the Spread of Christianity
Causes of the French Revolution
Greece
4. The name given to Medieval Europe due to its lack of cultural - societal - intellectual - political and economic progress
Realism (Plato)
Frederick Barbarossa
The Lord of the Manor
The Dark Ages
5. 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)
Karl Marx
Arab Conquests
The Communist Manifesto
Sparta
6. A Bantu language with Arabic words spoken along the East African coast
Swahili
Tang Dynasty
Cardinal Richelieu
Rift Valley
7. River that provided for the needs of Ancient Egyptians and made their great civilization possible. Agriculture was the bases of the Egyptian Society.
The Nile
Sung Dynasty
Commercial Revival
Neoclassicism
8. 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
Thomas Malthus
Egyptian Religion
Fuedal System
9. Clan of Quraysh that dominated politics and commercial economy of Mecca; clan later able to establish dynasty as rulers of Islam
Sparta
Umayyad
Roman Society
Islam
10. A war that occurred between 1618 and 1648; it was mainly a civil war in Germany and the Holy Roman Empire over religious and political issues; it also involved the countries of Spain - France - Denmark - and Sweden
The Thirty Years War
Tang Dynasty
The War of the Roses
The Holy Roman Empire
11. Made up of art and culture - music/dance - storytelling and very Religious
Sparta
Alexandar the Great
African Culture
The Hundred Years War
12. A kingdom of the West African rain forest
The House of Lords
Benin
Ionia
The Act of Supremacy
13. 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.
Scholasticism
Result Of the Industrial Revolution
St. Augustine
Minoan Civilization
14. 1822 ended the congress system & allowed European powers to be guided by self - interest.
The Reconquista
The Congress of Verona
Gothic Revival
French Revolution
15. Flourishing trade - medical encyclopedia - library - Algebra - spices - silks - perfumes - porcelain - textile goods
St. Augustine
Minoan Civilization
The law of Primogeniture
Islamic Culture
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 Ottoman Empire
Industrial Revolution
The French Religious Wars
Hugh Capet
17. A people of this name is mentioned as early as the records of the Tang Empire - living as nomads in northern Eurasia. After 1206 they established an enormous empire under Genghis Khan - linking western and eastern Eurasia.
Mongols
The Anasazi Culture
The Phoenicians
Ming Dynasty
18. An extremely dry area with little water and few plants
African Desert
Cardinal Richelieu
The Reconquista
The Muslim Empire
19. The middle class - including merchants - industrialists - and professional people
Bourgeoisie
Causes of the French Revolution
Ninety Theses
The War of the Roses
20. Democracy - Drama - Art - Architecture - Philosophy - Sculpting - Performing Arts - Philosphical Schools - Scientific Method.
Seljiks
St. Augustine
Contributions of the Greeks
Ziggurat
21. The English Parliament drove out an absolute monarch and replaced him with two constitutional monarch's William and Mary. 1688 - change of who is in power without bloodshed. Established the supremacy of Parliment.
Brahman
Dorians
The Battle of Hastings
The Glorious Revolution
22. French philosopher and writer whose works epitomize the Age of Enlightenment - often attacking injustice and intolerance
Voltaire
The Nile
The Franks
Thomas Malthus
23. 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.
Dorians
Manorialism
Henry IV
The Viking Invasions
24. Crused by the House of Lancaster
The House of York
Greece
Augustus
The Puritan Revolution
25. 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
Mali
Scholasticism
The Viking Invasions
The Continental System
26. European trade agreement with Africa dealing with slaves brought from Africa. Integral part of Triangle Trade between the Americas - Africa - and Europe.
Ashikaga Shogunate
Dorians
Slave Trade
Causes of the French Revolution
27. The great rebirth of acrt - literature - and learning in the 14th - 15th - and 16th centuries which marked the transition from the medieval to modern periods of European history. - A new way of thinking. Which laed to future reforms for the catholic
Minoan Civilization
Charlemagne
Henry IV
The Renaissance
28. A German monk who became one of the most famous critics of the Roman Catholic Chruch. In 1517 - he wrote 95 theses - or statements of belief attacking the church practices.
Marco Polo
Martin Luther
Umayyad
The Spanish Armada
29. 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
Islamic Culture
Arab Caliphs
Laisssez Faire
The Assyrians
30. French Protestants who suffered persecution. Many left Europe for America to find religious freedom
The Jesuits
Decentralization of the Germanic States
The Huguenots
Islam
31. 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.
Tang Dynasty
Henry IV
The House of Commons
Ziggurat
32. A catalyst in the collapse of the Greek city - state alliance.
Effect of the Reformation
Greek Individualism
The Israelites
Achievements of the Byzantine Empire
33. 800-1300 developed in the Southwest & the Anasazis were skilled builders & sophisticated farmers. Example Mesa Verde Cliff houses
The Anasazi Culture
The Roman Government
Augustus
Realism (Plato)
34. Provided land in exchange for personal service to the King.
Ceasar
The Magna Carta
Fuedal Contract
Shinto Religion
35. Developed their own language - a sophisticated systemof writing - literature and poetry - with great emphasis on a love of nature - beauty - and good manners.
The Babalonians
Early Japanese Culture
Mohammad
Abbassides
36. First known kingdom in sub - Saharan West Africa between the sixth and thirteenth centuries C.E. Also the modern West African country once known as the Gold Coast.
Ming Dynasty
Classical Art
Ghana
The Manchus
37. A broad intellectual movement in 18th - century Europe that advocated the use of reason in the re - evaluation of accepted ideas. Also known as the Age of Reason.
Akbar
The Age of Enlightenment
Islamic Government and Religion
Ashikaga Shogunate
38. Elected consul of rome in 59 bc. Genius with military strategy. Governed as an absolute ruler. Was assassinated in the senate chamber.
Ceasar
Tokugawa Shogunate
Karl Marx
Songhai
39. 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
Swahili
The Assyrians
Norman Conquest
40. 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:
Napoleon Bonepart
Causes of the Industrial Revolution
Commercial Revival
French Revolution
41. 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.
The Counter Reformation
The Fall of Rome
Result Of the Industrial Revolution
Karl Marx
42. 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 Scientific Revolution
Islamic Civilization
The French Religious Wars
The Chaldeans
43. 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
Alexandar the Great
Brahman
Frederick Barbarossa
Class Division
44. 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)
Machiavelli
The Manchus
Causes of the French Revolution
Louis XIV
45. Was divided into the patricians (propertied class) - plebeians (main body of Roman citizens) - and slaves.
Contributions of the Greeks
The French Republic
Ziggurat
Roman Society
46. Emperor of Rome who adopted the Christian faith and stopped the persecution of Christians (280-337)
Abbassides
Constantine
The Continental System
The House of York
47. 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.
Hugh Capet
Ionia
Confucius
Genghis Khan
48. A series of military expeditions in the 11th - 12th - and 13th centuries by Western European Christians to reclaim control of the Holy Lands from the Muslims
Humanism
Charles I
The Crusades
The Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen
49. 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 Pelponnesian War
Abbassides
Sparta
The Fall of Rome
50. 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.
Ghana
Byzantine Empire Decline
Paul the Apostle
The Middle Ages