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CSET Subtest 1: History 4

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


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






3. 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






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






5. Skilled farmers who flourished in Ohio and Mississippi






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






7. A feudal king in feudal Japan






8. Deals with the production - distribution - and consumption of goods and services






9. Was the most popwerful position and had a major landholder in feudal Europe. The Roman Catholic Church is extremely wealthy and powerful - left behind glorious looking churches and Cathedrals - Bibles were the most produced document






10. Ends Spanish attempts to invade England






11. An angry former priest distributed a protest called 'Ninety Five Theses' against the church and its practices in 1517 - which led to the creation of the Protestant Church






12. 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






13. Chinese philospher who built up concept of yin and yang to form Taoism






14. 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






15. Philosophy that deals with theconsistency of faith and reason






16. Important iron working center for African civilization






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






18. Ghana - Mali and Songhai






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






20. Ended the Anglo - Saxon rule in England






21. The practice of worshipping one god






22. The Christian Word of God






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






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






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






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


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






29. A way of thinking that inspired the nationalistic philosophy and the idea of self - determination






30. Fought between Catholics and Huguenots for control of france






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






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






33. Author of absolutist politics






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






35. Equal to a vassal or knight in feudal Japan






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






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






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






39. Knights or military in feudal Europe






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






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






42. Landowners in feudal Europe






43. Profits are linked to the manufacturing of products






44. 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






45. Prince who was born in India who went ona mission to discover the sources of human suffering - taught that suffering is the fiailure to control one's own desires - foudner of buddhism






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






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






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






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






50. 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