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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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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. The idea of total obedience to the sovereign because of their 'divine right'






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






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






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






5. 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






6. Writing - mathematics - sicence - philosophy and arts






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






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






9. Important iron working center for African civilization






10. 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






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






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






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






14. 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






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


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






17. Christian disciple responsible for the spread of Christian theology






18. 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






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






20. Equal to a vassal or knight in feudal Japan






21. Land owned by the lords of feudal Europe






22. 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






23. Mongol leader who took over the Chinese






24. Buddhist idea of re - birth after death






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


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






27. 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






28. The beginnin of the English Reformation when the pope refused to annul the marriage of Henry VII to Catherine of Aragon - led ultimately to England to establish Protestantism and the Anglican Church






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






30. Works by the Greek writer Homer






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






39. Nile - Congo - Niger - and Zambizi


40. 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






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






42. 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






43. War that re - established Christian control over Muslim Spain in 1492






44. A Chinese philosophy based on the the idea of balance - one must strive to be aware of the order and harmony of all existence and live accordingly to it






45. The first great Christian philosopher






46. Ended the Anglo - Saxon rule in England






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






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






49. 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


50. Early civililzation that developed the first lasting monotheism