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CSET Subtest 1: History 4

Subjects : cset, history
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1. 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






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






3. Buddhist idea that fate is earned






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






5. 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






6. A feudal king in feudal Japan






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






8. Ended the Anglo - Saxon rule in England






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


10. Fought between Catholics and Huguenots for control of france






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


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






13. 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






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






15. Chinese philosopher who developed the idea of Confucianism






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






17. Before human can turn their attention to finer things in life - humans need to focus on their primary needs - physiological - they must have enough to eat or drink and a warm place to sleep - security and safety - river settlements were the easiest t






18. A feudal lord in feudal Japan






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


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






21. 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






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






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






24. Works by the Greek writer Homer






25. The practice of worshipping one god






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






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






28. Buddhist idea of re - birth after death






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






30. Early civililzation that developed the first lasting monotheism






31. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






40. 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






41. Profits are linked to the manufacturing of products






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


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






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






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






46. 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


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






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






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






50. Skilled farmers who flourished in Ohio and Mississippi