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CSET Multiple Subject Subtest 1: World History
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1. 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 Palace of Versailles
James I
Karl Marx
The English Civil War
2. 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.
Gothic Revival
Brahman
The Glorious Revolution
Roman Society
3. 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.
The Code of Hammurabi
Confucius
The English Civil War
Reasons for the Spread of Christianity
4. 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.
Confucianism
Scholasticism
Roman Contributions
The Peace of Westphalia
5. Concerning farms - farmers - or agriculture and the use of land.
Neoclassicism
Agarian
Early Japanese Culture
The Protestant Reformation
6. Western name for the Chinese philosopher Kongzi (551-479 B.C.E.). His doctrine of duty and public service had a great influence on subsequent Chinese thought and served as a code of conduct for government officials.
Early Japanese Culture
Charles I
The English Civil War
Confucius
7. Were United by Genghis Khan to capture all of asia - which they did except for India. Asia under Mongolian ruler till grandson of Gings (Kublai) died and there was an overturning.
The Israelites
Absolutionism
The Jesuits
The Mongols
8. Religious movement founded by John Calvin - based on the doctrine of predestination.
James I
Mali
Tokugawa Shogunate
Calvinism
9. The Hitties - the Assyrians - Chaldeans - and the Phoenicians. Centralized Government and advancements in algebra and geometry.
Henry IV
Islamic Government and Religion
The Hundred Years War
The Babalonians
10. 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.
Classical Art
The House of Lords
Kush
The Counter Reformation
11. 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
Ziggurat
Effect of the Reformation
Militant Socialism
The Crusades
12. Creators of the Mesopotamia civiliztion. Large scale irrigation projects - advanced system of mathematics and the invention of the wheel.
The Summarians
The Thirty Years War
Paul the Apostle
James I
13. A philosophical and theological system - associated with Thomas Aquinas - devised to reconcile Aristotelian philosophy and Roman Catholic theology in the thirteenth century. (p. 408)
Scholasticism
The Congress of Verona
The Peace of Augsburg
The Manchus
14. The Ashikaga Shogunate is the weakest of the three Japanese bakufu governments. Unlike its predecessor - the Kamakura Shogunate - or its successor - the - when Ashikaga Takauji established his bakufu he had little personal territories with which to
Ashikaga Shogunate
Egyptian Religion
The Hundred Years War
Effect of the Reformation
15. Were skilled farmers & flourished in the Ohio & Mississippi Valleys (200BC to 400AD).
The Peace of Westphalia
The Palace of Versailles
The House of Commons
The Hopewell People
16. African state that developed along the upper reaches of the Nile circa 1000 B.C.E.; conquered Egypt and ruled it for several centuries. Important iron working center.
Kush
The Summarians
Ionia
Cardinal Richelieu
17. Divide and conquer - attack one enemy at a time - always ally with the weak power against the strong - then conquer both afterwards. Give conquered people a stake/citizenship in the empire - respect local religions and traditions. Demand loyalty and
Byzantine Empire
The Code of Hammurabi
Roman Military Strategy
Scholasticism
18. 1830s movement in architecture when buildings in the Gothic (high medieval) style became popular. It was in this period that the British Parliament building was built. This was the architectural manifestation of Romanticism. Where the Enlightenment h
The Spanish Armada
Fuedal System
Gothic Revival
Paul the Apostle
19. The imperial dynasty of China from 960 to 1279
The Protestant Reformation
Kush
The Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen
Sung Dynasty
20. Organization with midsize societies ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand people - with somewhat more power available to leaders.
Tribal Organization
Result Of the Industrial Revolution
Islamic Government and Religion
Norman Conquest
21. 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
The Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen
The Muslim Empire
Turks
Realism (Plato)
22. 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
Ziggurat
Islamic Civilization
African Savana
The War of the Roses
23. Was divided into the patricians (propertied class) - plebeians (main body of Roman citizens) - and slaves.
Augustus
Roman Society
Arab Conquests
Tribal Organization
24. Caused by a continuing power struggle with the Pope.
Egyptian History
The Holy Roman Empire
The Huguenots
Decentralization of the Germanic States
25. The French version of the American Declaration
Byzantine Empire Decline
The Hopewell People
The Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen
Benin
26. 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.
Classical Art
Class Division
Arab Conquests
The Fall of Rome
27. The collapse of Rome and sweeping advances of Germanic and Viking raiders - Europe entered a time of chaotic political - economic - and urban decline A struggle back toward stability.
Mongols
The Early Middle Ages
The Code of Hammurabi
Mohammad
28. Gave all property to the eldest son. Led many younger sons of the gentry to seek their fortunes in exploration and colonization.
The Battle of Hastings
The law of Primogeniture
Classical Art
The Thirty Years War
29. Englightenment - unequal tax system - bad harvests - debt - absolute monarchy - economic issues - inequitable class structure - disorganized legal system - no representation.
African Rivers
English Parliment
The Act of Supremacy
Causes of the French Revolution
30. Emperor of Rome who adopted the Christian faith and stopped the persecution of Christians (280-337)
Louis XIV
Akbar
Benin
Constantine
31. 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.
Aegan
Marco Polo
English Common Law
Turks
32. The Vikings built fast ships where they would ship men and cargo from their land to charlemagnes empire to pilage and plunder.
The Restoration Era
Industrial Revolution
Marco Polo
The Viking Invasions
33. Roman expansion resulted in a world republic. Emerged as the dominant power in the Mediterranian.
The Franks
The Roman Empire
The Lord of the Manor
Frederick Barbarossa
34. Known as knights of feudal Japan and retainers of the daimyo. This aristocratic warrior class arose during the 12th - century wars between the Taira and Minamoto clans and was consolidated in the Tokugawa period. They were privileged to wear two swor
The Samurai
Industrial Revolution
Mycenaean Civilization
The Lord of the Manor
35. 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
Constanople
The Chaldeans
Ghana
The Crusades
36. 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.
Mississippian Culture
Humanism
The Chaldeans
Ziggurat
37. 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
The Age of Enlightenment
Benin
Marco Polo
38. 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
The Palace of Versailles
Proletariats
Hieroglyphics
Humanism
39. 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.
Fuedal System
Commercial Revival
The Reconquista
Mongols
40. 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.
Confucianism
The Manchus
Genghis Khan
The Persians
41. 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 -
The Chaldeans
The French Republic
Sparta
Constanople
42. 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
Tribal Organization
Byzantine Empire Decline
Egyptian Religion
African Savana
43. Developed their own language - a sophisticated systemof writing - literature and poetry - with great emphasis on a love of nature - beauty - and good manners.
Early Japanese Culture
Tribal Organization
Hieroglyphics
Realism (Plato)
44. Following the death of Ivan the Terrible in 1584 - Russia experienced a period of weakness and disorder known as the Time of Troubles. Hoping to restore order - an assembly of nobles elected Michael Romanov to be the next czar. The Romanov Dynasty ru
Norman Conquest
Gothic Revival
Augustus
The Romanov Dynasty
45. Political system in which a ruler holds total power. The ruler has total control and final say over their people.
Absolutionism
Kamakura Shogunate
Hieroglyphics
Alexandar the Great
46. Conquered the Mycenaeans - illiterate - cause the Dark Age of violence and instability
Islamic Culture
Dorians
Roman Society
The Congress of Vienna
47. These people united and ruled most of India. After Babur invaded India - Akbar became the main ruler of this kind. They were great builders Taj Mahal - but their empire declined quickly (by 1750).
Mughuls
Athens
The Rise of Christianity
Industrial Revolution
48. French Protestants who suffered persecution. Many left Europe for America to find religious freedom
The Continental System
The Huguenots
The Congress of Verona
The Congress of Vienna
49. 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
Greek Individualism
Kamakura Shogunate
The Congress of Vienna
Charles I
50. River that provided for the needs of Ancient Egyptians and made their great civilization possible. Agriculture was the bases of the Egyptian Society.
Charlemagne
Roman Military Strategy
The Nile
The Commonwealth Period