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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. Ended the Anglo - Saxon rule in England






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






3. Chinese philosopher who developed the idea of Confucianism






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






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






6. Writing - mathematics - sicence - philosophy and arts






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






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






9. 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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10. Buddhist idea that fate is earned






11. Christian disciple responsible for the spread of Christian theology






12. Mongol leader who took over the Chinese






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






14. 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






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






16. The state controls the means of production and distributes the profits for the beneficiary of the people

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






18. Led to the destruction of early civilizations like the Egyptians - Assyrians and Babylonians through the development of iron weapons






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

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






21. 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






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






23. An economy in which people leave the funding alone

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






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






26. Gave Hugenots political and religious freedom






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






28. The Christian Word of God






29. 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






30. Early civilization that encouraged material progress - including large - scale irrigation projects - an advancced system of mathematics and invention of the wheel






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






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






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






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






35. 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






36. 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






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






38. Promotes concept of balanced Europe as England gains power






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






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






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






42. 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






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






44. Started absolutism in Russia started with Ivan the Terrible






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






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






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






48. The practice of worshipping one god






49. Philosophy that deals with theconsistency of faith and reason






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