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CSET Subtest 1: History 4

Subjects : cset, history
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Emperor that called for the union of Germany and Italy under the Holy Empire






2. Nile - Congo - Niger - and Zambizi

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3. The first great Christian philosopher






4. 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






5. Jesuits were the official Catholic response to the reformation






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






7. 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






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






9. 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






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






11. Fought between Catholics and Huguenots for control of france






12. 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






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






14. Early civilization established as a new Babylonian empire under king Nebuchadnezzar - develop astronomy - astrology - advanced government bureaucracy and architectural achievements such as the Hanging Gardens of Babylon






15. Gave Hugenots political and religious freedom






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






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






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






19. English moarch to begin colonization of North America






20. Started absolutism in Russia started with Ivan the Terrible






21. 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






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






23. 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






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






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






26. Land owned by the lords of feudal Europe






27. Christian disciple responsible for the spread of Christian theology






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

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






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






32. Skilled farmers who flourished in Ohio and Mississippi






33. Early civililzation that developed the first lasting monotheism






34. 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






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






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






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






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






39. Profits are linked to the manufacturing of products






40. 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






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






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






43. Author of absolutist politics






44. Landowners in feudal Europe






45. 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






46. A feudal king in feudal Japan






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






48. 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






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






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