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CSET Subtest 1: History 4

Subjects : cset, history
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Writing - mathematics - sicence - philosophy and arts






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






3. 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






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






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






6. Ended the Anglo - Saxon rule in England






7. Fought between Catholics and Huguenots for control of france






8. 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






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






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






11. Jesuits were the official Catholic response to the reformation






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






13. 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






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






15. English moarch to begin colonization of North America






16. 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






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






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






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






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






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






22. 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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23. The practice of worshipping one god






24. Works by the Greek writer Homer






25. Landowners in feudal Europe






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






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






28. 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






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






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






31. 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






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






33. Promotes concept of balanced Europe as England gains power






34. Christian disciple responsible for the spread of Christian theology






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






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






37. The first great Christian philosopher






38. 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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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. Ghana - Mali and Songhai






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






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






43. Chinese philosopher who developed the idea of Confucianism






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

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

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46. The Christian Word of God






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

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






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






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