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CSET Subtest 1: History 4

Subjects : cset, history
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The first ruler of the French Republic. Established a Code of Napoleon that modernized French law- was ultimately defeated in The Battle of Waterloo






2. 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






3. 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






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






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






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






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






8. English ruler who helped England emerge as a major European power






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






10. Gave Hugenots political and religious freedom






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






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






13. 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






14. 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






15. Emperor of the Byzantine empire that esetablished a new Rome in Constantinople






16. Early civililzation that developed the first lasting monotheism






17. 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

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






19. A feudal king in feudal Japan






20. 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






21. Knights or military in feudal Europe






22. Battle between Charles Martel and the Muslims prevented Islam from entering Europe






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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

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






32. Important iron working center for African civilization






33. 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






34. 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






35. Fought between Catholics and Huguenots for control of france






36. 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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37. Jesuits were the official Catholic response to the reformation






38. Christian disciple responsible for the spread of Christian theology






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






40. A feudal lord in feudal Japan






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






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






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






44. The practice of worshipping one god






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






46. Indian culture that developed in Southwest and were skilled builders






47. 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






48. English moarch to begin colonization of North America






49. 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






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