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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 first great Christian philosopher






2. 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






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






4. 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






5. The Christian Word of God






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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

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14. Chinese philosopher who developed the idea of Confucianism






15. Used what he learned in classic books and original insights to develop law of gravity and physics






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






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






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






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






20. Ended the Anglo - Saxon rule in England






21. 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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22. English moarch to begin colonization of North America






23. Early civililzation that developed the first lasting monotheism






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






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






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






27. 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






28. Buddhist idea that fate is earned






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






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






31. 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






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






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






34. 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






35. Deals with the production - distribution - and consumption of goods and services






36. Started absolutism in Russia started with Ivan the Terrible






37. Writing - mathematics - sicence - philosophy and arts






38. Christian disciple responsible for the spread of Christian theology






39. 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






40. Promotes concept of balanced Europe as England gains power






41. Author of absolutist politics






42. 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






43. 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






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






45. 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






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






47. 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






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






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

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50. 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