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






2. 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






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






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






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






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






7. 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






8. A feudal lord in feudal Japan






9. Writing - mathematics - sicence - philosophy and arts






10. Early civilization that conquered Sumeria and established the Code of Hammurabi was the first written code to regulate society - achieved central government and advancements in algebra and geomoetry






11. Early civililzation that developed the first lasting monotheism






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






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






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






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






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






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






18. After the fall of Rome - Europe lacked strong poltiical and economic center - transitioning into the Medieval Ages






19. Continuous barbaric invatsion - political dinstsability - decreasing farm production - inflation - excessive taxation - decline of missionaries - rise of Christianity divided the empire - attacked by Germanic warriors from northern Europe

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20. A growing interest in culture of learning and reading. Led to a questioning of Christianity and church dogma.






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






22. Christian disciple responsible for the spread of Christian theology






23. Proximity to arabs - Salvs - n and Turks - Constantinople sacked during the fourth Crusade

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






25. 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






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






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






28. Skilled farmers who flourished in Ohio and Mississippi






29. Mongol leader who took over the Chinese






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






31. Following a battle with Carthage - Rome emerged as the dominant power in the mediterranean






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






33. English pirate sailing for England became the second man to circumnavigate the globe






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

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






36. 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






37. Ends Spanish attempts to invade England






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






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






40. Ended the Anglo - Saxon rule in England






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






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






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. Author of absolutist politics






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






46. A feudal king in feudal Japan






47. 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






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






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






50. Knights or military in feudal Europe