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CSET Subtest 1: History 4

Subjects : cset, history
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. 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






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






3. Knights or military in feudal Europe






4. Early civilizaion that was the first explorers - traders and colonizers of the anfcient world and develop the first alphabet






5. Promotes concept of balanced Europe as England gains power






6. Ghana - Mali and Songhai






7. Fought between Catholics and Huguenots for control of france






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






9. The idea of total obedience to the sovereign because of their 'divine right'






10. Early civilization that attempt to unify the near East under zoroastrianism zoroastrianism - an ethical religion based on the concepts of good and evil






11. Philosophy that deals with theconsistency of faith and reason






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






13. Religious stories about gods and goddesses who had human - style weaknesses and disagreements






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






15. Commercial trade routes - distance from tribes that sacked Rome

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






17. Mongol leader who took over the Chinese






18. A period of peace for two centuries without a major war






19. 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






20. 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






21. Group that took over the Byzantine and Persian Empires and worked on medicine - a stronomy - mathematics - architecture and literature






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






23. 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






24. Ended the Anglo - Saxon rule in England






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






26. Christian disciple responsible for the spread of Christian theology






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






28. The church's holy war to recapture the Holy Land - the Pope called for holy warriors to liberate the holy land from the infidels






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






30. The practice of state regulation and control fo the economy in an attempt to insure prosperity






31. The Christian Word of God






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






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






34. Spanish explorer who sailed west from Spain and landed in the Carribbean - thinking it was India






35. The river valleys near the Tigres and Euphrates and Nile Rivers - which were the cradle of civlization






36. An African empire the developed out of an iron working stettlement and eswasbasd on gold trade






37. The first great Christian philosopher






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






39. 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






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






41. Skilled farmers who flourished in Ohio and Mississippi






42. Primarily agricultural economy dependent upon the lord of the manor and control over the serfs






43. Early civililzation that developed the first lasting monotheism






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






46. Started absolutism in Russia started with Ivan the Terrible






47. Enlightenment aritsts who emphasized the classical era's symphonies - rhythms and melodies






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






49. A social - economic and poltiical system with de - centralized power






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






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