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CSET Multiple Subject Subtest 1: World History
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1. 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
The French Religious Wars
Islam
Early Japanese Culture
Class Division
2. A center for civilizations which flourished in the 2nd and 3rd millenniums BC
Causes of the French Revolution
Aegan
Swahili
The Age of Pericles(460 BC-429 BC)
3. 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
The House of Lancaster
Ninety Theses
The Shogun
The Age of Enlightenment
4. 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
Charlemagne
St. Augustine
The Phoenicians
Islamic Civilization
5. The rise of Islam
Henry IV
Greek Individualism
Slave Trade
The Muslim Empire
6. African Civilization developed here
Turks
Marco Polo
Rift Valley
The Persians
7. 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.
Result Of the Industrial Revolution
Sparta
Manorialism
Neoplatonism
8. Caused by a continuing power struggle with the Pope.
The Samurai
Decentralization of the Germanic States
Roman Military Strategy
The Glorious Revolution
9. Emperor of Rome who adopted the Christian faith and stopped the persecution of Christians (280-337)
Bourgeoisie
Constantine
Industrial Revolution
Ming Dynasty
10. Religious pilgramages Improved farming methods - trade and commerce led to a high standard of living - Military expansion.
Islamic Government and Religion
Hugh Capet
Cardinal Richelieu
Laisssez Faire
11. 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.
Mohammad
Confucianism
The Age of Pericles(460 BC-429 BC)
Norman Conquest
12. 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.
Songhai
Industrial Revolution
Benin
Akbar
13. 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
Thomas Malthus
The Continental System
Slave Trade
The Spanish Armada
14. French philosopher and writer whose works epitomize the Age of Enlightenment - often attacking injustice and intolerance
The Manchus
The Code of Napoleon
The Spanish Armada
Voltaire
15. The battle that took place in 1066 - in which William the Conqueror and Harold Godwinson fought for control of Normandy?
Turks
The Battle of Hastings
Voltaire
Sung Dynasty
16. Constituted of a mixed government including consuls - a senate - tribune - assembly of the tribes - ...
The Code of Hammurabi
The Roman Government
Tokugawa Shogunate
Effect of the Reformation
17. 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
Aegan
Paul the Apostle
Byzantine Empire Decline
The Congress of Verona
18. They were polytheistic worshiping over 2000 gods and goddesses. They believed in the afterlife and that they would be judged for their life. They had sacred burials. Ruled by Pharoahs.
The Communist Manifesto
Egyptian Religion
The Persians
Brahman
19. 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
Elizabeth I
Causes of the Industrial Revolution
Gothic Revival
The Thirty Years War
20. 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
Frederick Barbarossa
Ming Dynasty
The Hopewell People
Louis XIV
21. 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
Scholasticism
The Ottoman Empire
Oligarthy
Nomadic
22. Political system in which a ruler holds total power. The ruler has total control and final say over their people.
The Muslim Empire
The Dark Ages
Oliver Cromwell
Absolutionism
23. Athens vs Sparta - Sparta won but both were devastated unable to unite Greed city - states.
The Pelponnesian War
Genghis Khan
Contributions of the Greeks
Proletariats
24. A style of architecture developed in Italy and western Europe between the Roman and the Gothic styles after 1000 AD
Romanesque
African Rivers
The Crusades
Alexandar the Great
25. The Vikings built fast ships where they would ship men and cargo from their land to charlemagnes empire to pilage and plunder.
African Desert
Voltaire
The Council of Trent
The Viking Invasions
26. 800-1300 developed in the Southwest & the Anasazis were skilled builders & sophisticated farmers. Example Mesa Verde Cliff houses
The Anasazi Culture
The law of Primogeniture
The French Religious Wars
The Viking Invasions
27. 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 Shogun
The English Civil War
James I
Sung Dynasty
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 Heian Era
The War of the Roses
The Code of Napoleon
Nomadic
29. A more militaristic civilization then Minoans - they traded and raided - turning on their Minoan teachers - helping to destroy Crete.
Humanism
Kingdom of Zimbabwe
The Phoenicians
Mycenaean Civilization
30. The art of ancient Greece and Rome - in which harmony - order - and proportion were emphasized
Classical Art
Aegan
The Fall of Rome
The Near East
31. 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.
Sparta
The House of York
Laisssez Faire
Thomas Malthus
32. A philosophical and theological system - associated with Thomas Aquinas - devised to reconcile Aristotelian philosophy and Roman Catholic theology in the thirteenth century. (p. 408)
Islam
Scholasticism
Ceasar
The Jesuits
33. Developed their own language - a sophisticated systemof writing - literature and poetry - with great emphasis on a love of nature - beauty - and good manners.
Realism (Plato)
The Muslim Empire
Early Japanese Culture
The Hittites
34. 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:
Greek Individualism
The Act of Supremacy
Causes of the Industrial Revolution
The Age of Enlightenment
35. Englightenment - unequal tax system - bad harvests - debt - absolute monarchy - economic issues - inequitable class structure - disorganized legal system - no representation.
Thomas Malthus
Achievements of the Byzantine Empire
St. Augustine
Causes of the French Revolution
36. First emperor of the Roman Empire. Julius Caesar's grand - nephew.
The French Religious Wars
Tribal Organization
Umayyad
Augustus
37. 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 Palace of Versailles
The Ottoman Empire
Scholasticism
The Viking Invasions
38. Several have inland as well as coastal deltas - Nile flows northward . Niger - Nile - Congo - Zambezi And were important to Africa's economic history.
The Anasazi Culture
Songhai
African Rivers
The Communist Manifesto
39. 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 Romanov Dynasty
The Chaldeans
English Common Law
Islam
40. An extremely dry area with little water and few plants
Oligarthy
Reasons for the Spread of Christianity
Realism (Plato)
African Desert
41. Made up of art and culture - music/dance - storytelling and very Religious
African Culture
Humanism
The French Religious Wars
Byzantine Empire
42. 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
The Roman Empire
Constanople
The Thirty Years War
St. Augustine
43. 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.
The Age of Enlightenment
Fuedal Contract
The Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen
Egyptian History
44. Characterized by moving about from place to place as nomads
Tang Dynasty
Roman Military Strategy
Louis XIV
Nomadic
45. Officially recognized Lutherism but allowed Catholic Priests to support Catholicism.
Class Division
The Peace of Augsburg
Roman Contributions
The Dark Ages
46. 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.
Result Of the Industrial Revolution
African Desert
French Revolution
Islamic Civilization
47. The middle class - including merchants - industrialists - and professional people
The Assyrians
Bourgeoisie
Tang Dynasty
Turks
48. 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.
Ghana
Sparta
Peter the Great
Egyptian Religion
49. This was the 2nd law passed by Parliament for King Henry VIII. It said that King Henry VIII was the only supreme head of the Church of England - and this church was formed from this act.
Karl Marx
Constantine
The Act of Supremacy
Seljiks
50. Overthrew the Umayyad but one escaped
Abbassides
The Persians
The Near East
The Pelponnesian War