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

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






3. Skilled farmers who flourished in Ohio and Mississippi






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






5. 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






6. 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






7. An angry former priest distributed a protest called 'Ninety Five Theses' against the church and its practices in 1517 - which led to the creation of the Protestant Church






8. 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






9. A period of peace for two centuries without a major war






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






11. Fought between Catholics and Huguenots for control of france






12. 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






13. Profits are linked to the manufacturing of products






14. Knights or military in feudal Europe






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






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






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






18. 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






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






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






21. Works by the Greek writer Homer






22. A feudal lord in feudal Japan






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






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






25. 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






26. The first ruler of the French Republic. Established a Code of Napoleon that modernized French law- was ultimately defeated in The Battle of Waterloo






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






28. 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






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






30. 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






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






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

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33. 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






34. Writing - mathematics - sicence - philosophy and arts






35. The practice of worshipping one god






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






37. A feudal king in feudal Japan






38. Chinese philosopher who developed the idea of Confucianism






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






40. 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






41. 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






42. Started absolutism in Russia started with Ivan the Terrible






43. English moarch to begin colonization of North America






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






45. 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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46. Primarily agricultural economy dependent upon the lord of the manor and control over the serfs






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






48. Early civililzation that developed the first lasting monotheism






49. 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






50. Buddhist idea that fate is earned