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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. 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






2. Peasants who work the land in exchange for protection that allow others to live and work in exchange for loyalty and services in feudal Europe






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






4. Land owned by the lords of feudal Europe






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






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






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






8. Ghana - Mali and Songhai






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






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






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






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






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






14. Following a battle with Carthage - Rome emerged as the dominant power in the mediterranean






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






16. Profits are linked to the manufacturing of products






17. Concept in scholasticism in which symbols or names for objects. Only perceived objects are real






18. 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






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






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






21. Important iron working center for African civilization






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






23. 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






24. Early civilization that occupied the western Asia minor and were responsible for the first coinage of money






25. Buddhist idea of re - birth after death






26. 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






27. Fought between Catholics and Huguenots for control of france






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






29. 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






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






31. Philosophy that deals with theconsistency of faith and reason






32. Works by the Greek writer Homer






33. English moarch to begin colonization of North America






34. An economy in which people leave the funding alone

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35. Ancient empire that conquered Greece about 500 years after the founding of Rome. at its heydey - it took over most of Europe - Middle East and Mid Africa






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






37. The practice of worshipping one god






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. 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






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






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






42. 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






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






44. Provided new political boundaries and established Calvinism - Germany divided into Protestant and Catholic areas






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






46. Mongol leader who took over the Chinese






47. Author of absolutist politics






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






49. The first great Christian philosopher






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