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






2. Ended the Anglo - Saxon rule in England






3. Before human can turn their attention to finer things in life - humans need to focus on their primary needs - physiological - they must have enough to eat or drink and a warm place to sleep - security and safety - river settlements were the easiest t






4. 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






5. 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






6. Land owned by the lords of feudal Europe






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






8. Author of absolutist politics






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






10. 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






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

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






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






14. 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






15. 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






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






17. Encourages the accumulation of wealth and property by individuals but is regulated by the state






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






19. 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






20. Started absolutism in Russia started with Ivan the Terrible






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






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






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






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






26. 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






27. Buddhist idea that fate is earned






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

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29. 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






30. Important iron working center for African civilization






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

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32. The way that a product is produced - in capitalism - it is ownedby the individual






33. The zenith of Athenian society and the hight of its democracy






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






35. Nile - Congo - Niger - and Zambizi

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






37. Chinese philosopher who developed the idea of Confucianism






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






39. Knights or military in feudal Europe






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






41. Ghana - Mali and Songhai






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






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






44. Gave Hugenots political and religious freedom






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






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






48. Jesuits were the official Catholic response to the reformation






49. 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






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