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CSET Subtest 1: History 4

Subjects : cset, history
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. War between England and France that led to France rising as a nation






2. Jesuits were the official Catholic response to the reformation






3. Early civilization that established hierogyphic writing system - had a basic agricultural system and polytheistic belief - and whose culture depended on the annual flooding of the Nile as the basis for a sustained economy






4. The practice of worshipping one god






5. Encourages the accumulation of wealth and property by individuals but is regulated by the state






6. Land owned by the lords of feudal Europe






7. Societies in which men started to hunt and women gathered readily available foods






8. Greek leader who conquered Persia - Asia Minor - and egypt to establish a world empire






9. Philosophy that deals with theconsistency of faith and reason






10. Early civilization that occupied the western Asia minor and were responsible for the first coinage of money






11. Nile - Congo - Niger - and Zambizi


12. Before human can turn their attention to finer things in life - humans need to focus on their primary needs - physiological - they must have enough to eat or drink and a warm place to sleep - security and safety - river settlements were the easiest t






13. Caused by dis - satisfaction with church ritual and Latin overtones






14. The Christian Word of God






15. Officially recognizes Lutheranism but allowed Catholicis princes to support Catholicism






16. Skilled farmers who flourished in Ohio and Mississippi






17. Battle over the succession of thet hrone in England. The House of Lancaster crushes the House of York and Henry VII establishes the infamous Tudor dynasty






18. Emperor of the Byzantine empire that esetablished a new Rome in Constantinople






19. A belief develoepd that an individual's karma caused their birth in one of four social groups - or castes - from the Brahmins to the Untouchables - modern India outlawed the caste system after the Mahatma Gandhi






20. War between most European powers and led to the devestation of Germany






21. English government consists of the House of Lords (for the wealthy) and House of Commons






22. Mongol ruler that first opened China to the West through explorer Marco Polo






23. Knights or military in feudal Europe






24. The zenith of Athenian society and the hight of its democracy






25. An economy in which people leave the funding alone


26. Profits are linked to the manufacturing of products






27. French King who evoked absolutism with the palace of Versailles and lavishness






28. The first written form of law and came from the Babylonian times


29. Gave Hugenots political and religious freedom






30. Used what he learned in classic books and original insights to develop law of gravity and physics






31. Nullified the Congress of Vienna and allowed the european powers to be guided by their own interests






32. Settled in the Mississippi Valley developed in 880 AD and built large religious mound structures






33. caused by inequitable class structure - bankruptcy of the French treasury - disorganized legal system - led to the Reign of Terror in which many of the aristocrats were beheaded






34. Ended the Anglo - Saxon rule in England






35. Enlightenment philosophers who questioned the proper function of government and their ideas led to the American and French Revolutions






36. Early civililzation that developed the first lasting monotheism






37. War that re - established Christian control over Muslim Spain in 1492






38. Ruled as dictator and abolished the moarchy - after his death - the monarchy was restored






39. Early civilization established as a new Babylonian empire under king Nebuchadnezzar - develop astronomy - astrology - advanced government bureaucracy and architectural achievements such as the Hanging Gardens of Babylon






40. Author of absolutist politics






41. Concept in scholasticism in which symbols or names for objects. Only perceived objects are real






42. Author of 'Wealth of Nations' which advocates that manufacturing is truly the soruce of the nation's wealth






43. Early civilization that developed military techniques and iron weapons - also had postal service - extensive library and system of highways






44. Italian religious leader that established the independency of the papacy through the Vatican






45. The concept of United States history as the mass migration of one group (Europeans) overwhelmed and put another group to extinction (Indians)


46. Chinese philosopher who developed the idea of Confucianism






47. The basic of justice systems used throughout the western world






48. A feudal lord in feudal Japan






49. Ancient Asian civilization that developed own language and system of writing - literature and poetry - Shinto religion






50. Writing - mathematics - sicence - philosophy and arts