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CSET Subtest 1: History 4

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






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






3. 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






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






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






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






7. 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






8. An economy in which people leave the funding alone


9. 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






10. Fought between Catholics and Huguenots for control of france






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






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






13. Gave Hugenots political and religious freedom






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






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






16. 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






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






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






19. English moarch to begin colonization of North America






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






21. Promotes concept of balanced Europe as England gains power






22. Ghana - Mali and Songhai






23. 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






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






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






26. Nullified the Congress of Vienna and allowed the european powers to be guided by their own interests






27. The first great Christian philosopher






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






29. 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






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






31. If supply is greater tahn demand - the value of a product is lower; if demand is greater than supply - the value of a product is higher






32. 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






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


34. Chinese philosopher who developed the idea of Confucianism






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






36. Portuguese explorer who was the first man to circumnavigate the globe






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






38. Landowners in feudal Europe






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


40. 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


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






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






43. Profits are linked to the manufacturing of products






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


45. Author of absolutist politics






46. Ends Spanish attempts to invade England






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






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






49. Skilled farmers who flourished in Ohio and Mississippi






50. 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