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CSET Multiple Subjects: History And Social Science Vocab

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1. Most common religion of Arabian civilization






2. Some of most popular tribes in CA - villags along the souther coast - sustained by sea life - as many as two thousand redisents each. Tribes are Kumeyaay (Diegueno) - Cahuilla - Tongva - (Gabrielino) and Chumash






3. A French word meaning - rebirth - the name given to the flowering of European culture at the end of the medieval period






4. 1200-400BC






5. Hammurabi - The first written code of law






6. Trade gap widened. Japan and Germany surpassed the U.S. in automobiles and airlines






7. China's first dynasty






8. Powers set aside for state governments






9. Military conquest and trade incentives






10. Japanese feudal lord






11. Small rainfall - vegetation scarce - bands were migratory - shifting from place to place in search of water and food. Men hunted - women gathered seeds - nuts and fruits. Distinctive form of acgricutlre based on communal labor. Created ditches and da






12. Aztecs are from this period in Mesoamerican History






13. I provided for a strong central government and federal taxation






14. Eastablished that the constitution grants to conress implied powers inherent in the nature of the Constitution as a blueprint for a practical functioning government - and the state action may not impede valid constitutional exercises of power by the






15. Homestead Act (1862); Transcontinental Railroad (1869)






16. 1820 Limited the spread of slavery






17. Consdiered to be the basis for the justice system in use throughout much of the Western world - including the United States






18. Political instability and use of mercenary armies undermined the security of the empire






19. To maintain self - sufficient agricultural economy that produced a food surplus






20. Capitalism






21. First European explorer to reach coastal California (1542)






22. Growing proportion of Latinos in CA population






23. Founding of the Society of Jesus - revival of the inquisition - estblishment of the Index of Prohibited Book - Adherence to the Council of Trent






24. Galileo






25. Yellow river






26. The New York City Riots were protest against






27. Enacted the 'malice' standard allowed free reporting






28. Ancient Civiliation that Confucianism originated






29. Manpower - firepower - economic resources






30. Social justice for blacks - National committment to equal opportunity






31. Constitutes legitimate government and under what conditions men were justified in resorting to armed revolution to change it






32. Shipbuilding and Commerce






33. Gave people the right to stand up to Government






34. Decorated pottery and baskets - quiltwork and beadwork - and wood ritual masks






35. Gain permanent access to the Mediterranean Sea

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36. CA land boom (1880's) - gold rush (1850) - the great depression (1930's)






37. A man - made channel constructed to convey water from one location to another






38. River valley villages - families owned their hunting and fishing ground - tobacco plots and oak trees. Real estate passed on through the males. Money was clamshell disks and dentalia.






39. The Tianament Square pro - democracy movement in China occurred in






40. Villages on lagoons or mouth streams and lower Klamath River. Accumulated wealth - sets of dance regalia and ceremonial gatherings. Distinctive clothing - abundant natural resources - permanent villages. Harvested fish - deer - elk - acorns. Used woo






41. France viewed the revolution as a means to gain territory at the expense of Britain - France wanted to limit the economic growth of England - France and England were already at war on the European continent






42. Kushite Religion - Egyptian Religion






43. Water distribution system that provides water to the Imperial Valley






44. 1868 - 1876






45. Three fourths of white population was middle class - more social equality than in England - hired farmhands and indentured servants were in lower class - lawyers and merchants were upper class.






46. Nickname for the influx of people that arrived in California - staring in 1849 - in search of gold






47. An initial rule in the constituion stating that in state population counts - each slave would count for three - fifths of one person






48. President Lincoln's first priority after the Civil War to reconcile the warring sides and rebuild areas affected by the war






49. Sanctification of knighthood - the sacking of Constantinople and other parts of Asia minor - the waning of the practice of alchemy as a medicine






50. 1915