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CSET Subtest 1: History 4

Subjects : cset, history
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Spanish explorer who sailed west from Spain and landed in the Carribbean - thinking it was India






2. Emperor that called for the union of Germany and Italy under the Holy Empire






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






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






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






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






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






8. Chinese philosophy with a focus on concept of respect to one's family - parents - government and rulers - supported tendency to respect authority






9. 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






10. What is gained by whom and what is lost or sacrified






11. Battle between Charles Martel and the Muslims prevented Islam from entering Europe






12. Philosophy that deals with theconsistency of faith and reason






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






14. A religion against pre - destination - in which people are destined to go to heaven and hell no matter how they act






15. Caused by availability of investment capital and rise of the middle class - established cotton textile industry - Britain's great miaritime power - availability of coal - iron and cheap labor was available

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16. Equal to a vassal or knight in feudal Japan






17. Ended the Anglo - Saxon rule in England






18. English ruler who helped England emerge as a major European power






19. A congress consisting of representatives of the various European - speciifcally Britain - Russia - Prussia - France - and Austria - nullified by the Congress of Verona (1822) - which allowed the european powers to be guided by their own interests






20. Buddhist idea that fate is earned






21. War between England and France that led to France rising as a nation






22. Fought between Catholics and Huguenots for control of france






23. The Christian Word of God






24. Ghana - Mali and Songhai






25. English moarch to begin colonization of North America






26. Portuguese explorer who was the first man to circumnavigate the globe






27. Mongol leader who took over the Chinese






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






29. A family that united and ruled most of India and built The Taj Mahal






30. A feudal king in feudal Japan






31. One of the most important developments in Europoean history in which the king consented to the rule of law as opposed to 'divine right.' It is considered the foundation for the English Common Law system and the American Constitution






32. Ruler who dominated the political structure of the early Midle Ages - revived the Holy Roman Empire and included Germanic lands between the Rhine and Elbe Rivers






33. Provided new political boundaries and established Calvinism - Germany divided into Protestant and Catholic areas






34. Time when European countries focused attention outward because they were attracted to spices and other goods that were part of that world and wanted to find an overland routes to Asia were expensive and took very long






35. Concept in scholasticism in which reality consists of ideas (universals) that exist in the mind - independent of sensory powersof perception






36. The way that a product is produced - in capitalism - it is ownedby the individual






37. The first great Christian philosopher






38. Chinese dynasty that ousted the Mongols and then limited contact with the West through isolationism






39. Ancient civilization that we owe our literary heritage - science - mathematics and democratic forms of governments






40. An economy in which people leave the funding alone

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41. Based on the teachings of the prophet Mohammed in the holy book known as the Koran






42. Leaders in Islammic civilizations that improved farming methods and crop yields






43. 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






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






45. Inhabited the Southwest after the Anasazi people and built extensive adobe cities






46. The civilization that embodied the east half of the Roman empire survived for a thousand of yars as the Byzantine Empire and preserved the Eastern Orhthodox Church






47. If supply is greater tahn demand - the value of a product is lower; if demand is greater than supply - the value of a product is higher






48. A period of cultural enlightenment that started in Italy during the 14th Century and spread over the next 200 year. It was spurted by the printing press






49. Christian disciple responsible for the spread of Christian theology






50. Early civililzation that developed the first lasting monotheism