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CSET Multiple Subject Subtest 1: World History
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1. 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.
Egyptian Religion
Fuedal System
Confucius
Realism (Plato)
2. The invasion and settlement of England by the Normans following the Battle of Hastings (1066)
Hugh Capet
Norman Conquest
Martin Luther
The Crusades
3. Religious movement founded by John Calvin - based on the doctrine of predestination.
The Rise of Christianity
Calvinism
St. Augustine
Egyptian Religion
4. The classical economists advanced the theory of laissez faire
The Spanish Armada
The Early Middle Ages
The Intellectual Response to the Industrial Revolution
Oligarthy
5. The Vikings built fast ships where they would ship men and cargo from their land to charlemagnes empire to pilage and plunder.
Arab Caliphs
The Viking Invasions
Islamic Government and Religion
The Franks
6. 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
Commercial Revival
Islamic Civilization
Fuedal Contract
Byzantine Empire Success
7. 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 Nile
The Phoenicians
Mali
English Parliment
8. 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.
The Act of Supremacy
Martin Luther
Gothic Revival
Nomadic
9. The idea that the government should not play an active role in regulating the economy.
Roman Society
The Council of Trent
Mohammad
Laisssez Faire
10. 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.
Ceasar
The Fall of Rome
Mohammad
The Code of Hammurabi
11. Clan of Quraysh that dominated politics and commercial economy of Mecca; clan later able to establish dynasty as rulers of Islam
Tang Dynasty
Umayyad
Fuedal Contract
Agarian
12. Gave all property to the eldest son. Led many younger sons of the gentry to seek their fortunes in exploration and colonization.
The Franks
The law of Primogeniture
African Desert
Marco Polo
13. 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
Brahman
Absolutionism
The Near East
The Spanish Armada
14. 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
The Crusades
French Revolution
The Mongols
The Nile
15. 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.
Machiavelli
Commercial Revival
Result Of the Industrial Revolution
Ming Dynasty
16. A lesser used title for the English Civil War.
Marco Polo
Paul the Apostle
Peter the Great
The Puritan Revolution
17. 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)
The Intellectual Response to the Industrial Revolution
Alexandar the Great
Akbar
The Thirty Years War
18. Was divided into the patricians (propertied class) - plebeians (main body of Roman citizens) - and slaves.
Arab Caliphs
Roman Society
The Summarians
Paul the Apostle
19. 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.
Turks
Sparta
The Congress of Verona
Class Division
20. 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.
Oligarthy
Greece
The Persians
Sparta
21. 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 Franks
The Intellectual Response to the Industrial Revolution
The Spanish Armada
Proletariats
22. Eastern Roman empire after the fall of Rome.
Achievements of the Byzantine Empire
Byzantine Empire
Contributions of the Greeks
The Thirty Years War
23. 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.
Ninety Theses
Mississippian Culture
Achievements of the Byzantine Empire
Tang Dynasty
24. 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
Arab Caliphs
The Mongols
The Congress of Vienna
The House of Lancaster
25. 800-1300 developed in the Southwest & the Anasazis were skilled builders & sophisticated farmers. Example Mesa Verde Cliff houses
English Common Law
Henry IV
Nomadic
The Anasazi Culture
26. 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
The Early Middle Ages
Shinto Religion
Reasons for the Spread of Christianity
The Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen
27. 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
Mohammad
The House of Lancaster
Laisssez Faire
Proletariats
28. King of England - Scotland - and Ireland (1625-1649). His power struggles with Parliament resulted in the English Civil War (1642-1648) in which Charles was defeated. He was tried for treason and beheaded in 1649
Charles I
Mali
Elizabeth I
Agarian
29. First Bourbon king - most important kings in French history - rise to power ended French Civil Wars - gradual course to absolutism - politique - converted to Catholicism to gain loyalty of Paris
The Puritan Revolution
Henry IV
Roman Society
Fuedal System
30. The middle class - including merchants - industrialists - and professional people
English Common Law
Bourgeoisie
The Shogun
The Viking Invasions
31. 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)
The Code of Hammurabi
The Franks
Louis XIV
Fuedal System
32. 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 Dark Ages
The Israelites
The Assyrians
Egyptian History
33. 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
Rift Valley
The Middle Ages
Fuedal Contract
The Anasazi Culture
34. 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.
Arab Caliphs
Egyptian History
Frederick Barbarossa
Marco Polo
35. A rectangular tiered temple or terraced mound erected by the ancient Assyrians and Babylonians and was the center of community life.
The Holy Roman Empire
Ziggurat
Byzantine Empire
The Crusades
36. French philosopher and writer whose works epitomize the Age of Enlightenment - often attacking injustice and intolerance
Swahili
The Babalonians
Voltaire
The Age of Enlightenment
37. Democracy - Drama - Art - Architecture - Philosophy - Sculpting - Performing Arts - Philosphical Schools - Scientific Method.
Result Of the Industrial Revolution
Mohammad
Contributions of the Greeks
Calvinism
38. A new group of nomads that drove the tang armies out of central Asia and took control of the silk roads. because of this chinas economy was damaged
Islamic Civilization
Martin Luther
Turks
The Samurai
39. Organization with midsize societies ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand people - with somewhat more power available to leaders.
The House of Lords
Tribal Organization
Scholasticism
The Code of Hammurabi
40. 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
Peter the Great
The Chaldeans
The Dark Ages
The Israelites
41. 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
The French Religious Wars
Karl Marx
Aegan
Ming Dynasty
42. This war was between Aristocrats and Nobles. The Nobles wanted to control the throne so the first Tudor King - Henry VII took the throne in 1485. He abolished the Noble's private armies.
Charles I
The War of the Roses
Karl Marx
The Communist Manifesto
43. Mongolian emperor of China and grandson of Genghis Khan who completed his grandfather's conquest of China
Greece
Kublai Khan
Swahili
The Roman Government
44. An ancient Egyptian writing system in which pictures were used to represent ideas and sounds
Hieroglyphics
The Congress of Vienna
The law of Primogeniture
The Heian Era
45. 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)
Egyptian Religion
Peter the Great
Louis XIV
Dorians
46. Forceful seizure of governmental power
Militant Socialism
Rift Valley
Agarian
The Code of Hammurabi
47. Created during kamakura era - In theory: Emperor's military chief of staff - In reality: Actual ruler of Japan
The Muslim Empire
The Shogun
Agarian
The Council of Trent
48. A republic in southeastern Europe on the southern part of the Balkan peninsula
The Age of Pericles(460 BC-429 BC)
Byzantine Empire Success
Greece
Calvinism
49. The first Stuart to be king of England and Ireland from 1603 to 1625 and king of Scotland from 1567 to 1625; he was the son of Mary Queen of Scots and he succeeded Elizabeth I; he alienated the British Parliament by claiming the divine right of kings
Athens
The Pelponnesian War
James I
Achievements of the Byzantine Empire
50. A center for civilizations which flourished in the 2nd and 3rd millenniums BC
Thomas Malthus
The law of Primogeniture
The Assyrians
Aegan