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






2. 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






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






4. Christian disciple responsible for the spread of Christian theology






5. Buddhist idea of re - birth after death






6. Started absolutism in Russia started with Ivan the Terrible






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

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8. 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






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






10. A feudal lord in feudal Japan






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






12. Gave Hugenots political and religious freedom






13. Knights or military in feudal Europe






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






15. Battle between Charles Martel and the Muslims prevented Islam from entering Europe






16. The first great Christian philosopher






17. The practice of worshipping one god






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






20. Skilled farmers who flourished in Ohio and Mississippi






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






22. English moarch to begin colonization of North America






23. An economy in which people leave the funding alone

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






25. 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






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






27. Chinese philosopher who developed the idea of Confucianism






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






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






30. Author of absolutist politics






31. Early civililzation that developed the first lasting monotheism






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






33. Nile - Congo - Niger - and Zambizi

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34. 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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35. Indian culture that developed in Southwest and were skilled builders






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






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






38. 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






39. Land owned by the lords of feudal Europe






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






41. Buddhist idea that fate is earned






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






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






44. 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






45. Mongol leader who took over the Chinese






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






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






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






49. 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






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