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CSET Multiple Subject Subtest 1: World History
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1. This group from the east of Mali built up an army and extended their territory to the large bend in the Niger River near Gao whic became the capital of their empire.
Songhai
The Council of Trent
The Hundred Years War
Sparta
2. 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
The Renaissance
The Shogun
Absolutionism
The Code of Napoleon
3. 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
Calvinism
The Heian Era
Ionia
Hugh Capet
4. 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
Rift Valley
The Age of Pericles(460 BC-429 BC)
The English Civil War
Causes of the French Revolution
5. An advanced civilization that developed on the island of Crete around 2500 BCE based its prosperity
Effect of the Reformation
Minoan Civilization
French Revolution
Athens
6. 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.
Swahili
Fuedal System
The Jesuits
Napoleon Bonepart
7. 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
Byzantine Empire Decline
Nomadic
Frederick Barbarossa
Byzantine Empire
8. Entered China and easily changed the Ming dynasty into the Qing dynasty since they were sinicized before - Established a Confucian government with six ministries - a censorate - and other Chinese institutions - Were segregated from the Chinese - Forb
Alexandar the Great
The French Republic
The Manchus
The Anasazi Culture
9. The idea that the government should not play an active role in regulating the economy.
The Samurai
Seljiks
The Hittites
Laisssez Faire
10. The seven - and - a - half century long process by which Christians reconquered the Iberian peninsula modern Portugal and Spain from the Muslim and Moorish states of Al -
Ghana
Umayyad
The Reconquista
The House of Commons
11. 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.
Islamic Culture
Roman Military Strategy
The War of the Roses
The Early Middle Ages
12. Democracy - Drama - Art - Architecture - Philosophy - Sculpting - Performing Arts - Philosphical Schools - Scientific Method.
Contributions of the Greeks
Ziggurat
Islamic Culture
Seljiks
13. 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.
The Shogun
Islam
Sparta
Classical Art
14. A style of architecture developed in Italy and western Europe between the Roman and the Gothic styles after 1000 AD
Charlemagne
Romanesque
Cardinal Richelieu
The Summarians
15. Mongolian emperor of China and grandson of Genghis Khan who completed his grandfather's conquest of China
Songhai
The Code of Napoleon
Kublai Khan
Decentralization of the Germanic States
16. Roman expansion resulted in a world republic. Emerged as the dominant power in the Mediterranian.
Causes of the Industrial Revolution
The Roman Empire
The Protestant Reformation
Byzantine Empire Decline
17. The legaslative body of england (lawmaking) - two houses: house of lords and house of commons
The Holy Roman Empire
English Parliment
The Samurai
Aegan
18. 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
Islamic Civilization
The Samurai
The Code of Hammurabi
Achievements of the Byzantine Empire
19. 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.
Peter the Great
The Council of Trent
Mycenaean Civilization
Achievements of the Byzantine Empire
20. Powerful city in Ancient Greece that was a leader in arts - sciences - philosophy - democracy and architecture.
Athens
The Summarians
Voltaire
Byzantine Empire Success
21. 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.
Gothic Revival
The Code of Napoleon
Ghana
The Thirty Years War
22. Officially recognized Lutherism but allowed Catholic Priests to support Catholicism.
Ghana
The Palace of Versailles
The Peace of Augsburg
The Middle Ages
23. Eastern Roman empire after the fall of Rome.
The Lord of the Manor
Byzantine Empire
The War of the Roses
Mycenaean Civilization
24. Developed their own language - a sophisticated systemof writing - literature and poetry - with great emphasis on a love of nature - beauty - and good manners.
The Age of Enlightenment
Henry IV
Scholasticism
Early Japanese Culture
25. 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 Code of Hammurabi
Laisssez Faire
Sparta
The Persians
26. 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
Kingdom of Zimbabwe
St. Augustine
The Roman Government
Constantine
27. The art of ancient Greece and Rome - in which harmony - order - and proportion were emphasized
Classical Art
Brahman
The Ottoman Empire
Tokugawa Shogunate
28. 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.
The Persians
Absolutionism
Manorialism
Neoplatonism
29. 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
Athens
Henry IV
The House of Commons
The Thirty Years War
30. Created during kamakura era - In theory: Emperor's military chief of staff - In reality: Actual ruler of Japan
Elizabeth I
Mongols
The Shogun
Commercial Revival
31. Individual conviction of ones belief - The effeciency and organization of the the early church - Doctrines that stressed equality and immorality. The establishment of the Pope.
Reasons for the Spread of Christianity
Seljiks
Calvinism
Sung Dynasty
32. The basis of a court system for justice. The essence of English common law is that it is made by judges sitting in courts - applying their common sense and knowledge of legal precedent to the facts before them.
African Rivers
English Common Law
The Nile
Rift Valley
33. European trade agreement with Africa dealing with slaves brought from Africa. Integral part of Triangle Trade between the Americas - Africa - and Europe.
The Huguenots
The Commonwealth Period
Slave Trade
Neoplatonism
34. 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)
The Communist Manifesto
The Puritan Revolution
Karl Marx
Henry IV
35. Wars which - in the century after the death of Muhammed in 632 - created an empire stretching from Spain to the Indus Valley.
Classical Art
Arab Conquests
Alexandar the Great
Manorialism
36. Western Europe no longer united by religion - Weakens power and influence of the Catholic Church The power of states was strenthened as was the middle class. Encourages education - people encouraged to read the bible and interpret it individually
Causes of the French Revolution
The Palace of Versailles
Effect of the Reformation
The Hundred Years War
37. 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.
Kingdom of Zimbabwe
Ninety Theses
Byzantine Empire
The Israelites
38. Caused by a continuing power struggle with the Pope.
Hieroglyphics
The Battle of Hastings
Decentralization of the Germanic States
The War of the Roses
39. Made up of art and culture - music/dance - storytelling and very Religious
Fuedal System
The Crusades
African Culture
Byzantine Empire Success
40. A city established as the new eastern capital of the roman empire by the emperor constantine in a.d. 330 that is now called istanbul
Causes of the Industrial Revolution
Martin Luther
Fuedal System
Constanople
41. The imperial dynasty of China from 960 to 1279
The Crusades
Peter the Great
The Muslim Empire
Sung Dynasty
42. African Civilization developed here
Bourgeoisie
Rift Valley
The Thirty Years War
Charles I
43. The middle class - including merchants - industrialists - and professional people
Ming Dynasty
Tang Dynasty
Bourgeoisie
Sung Dynasty
44. First emperor of the Roman Empire. Julius Caesar's grand - nephew.
Augustus
The Peace of Westphalia
Agarian
The Puritan Revolution
45. 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
Result Of the Industrial Revolution
Classical Art
The House of Commons
Frederick Barbarossa
46. 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
The Middle Ages
The Dark Ages
Commercial Revival
Kingdom of Zimbabwe
47. Were skilled farmers & flourished in the Ohio & Mississippi Valleys (200BC to 400AD).
Thomas Malthus
The Hopewell People
The Fall of Rome
The Age of Pericles(460 BC-429 BC)
48. Old Kingdom (massive pyramids) - Middle kingdom - New kingdom (gets agressive)
Egyptian History
Militant Socialism
Roman Military Strategy
Karl Marx
49. 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.
Neoclassicism
Laisssez Faire
The Lydians
Class Division
50. 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)
Slave Trade
Early Japanese Culture
Machiavelli