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CSET Subtest 1: History 4

Subjects : cset, history
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. 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






2. Landowners in feudal Europe






3. A feudal king in feudal Japan






4. Nile - Congo - Niger - and Zambizi


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






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






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






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






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






10. Buddhist idea that fate is earned






11. The Christian Word of God






12. Started absolutism in Russia started with Ivan the Terrible






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






14. A social - economic and poltiical system with de - centralized power






15. Philosophy that deals with theconsistency of faith and reason






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






24. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






33. Writing - mathematics - sicence - philosophy and arts






34. The first great Christian philosopher






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






36. Jesuits were the official Catholic response to the reformation






37. Equal to a vassal or knight in feudal Japan






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






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






40. Christian disciple responsible for the spread of Christian theology






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






42. Ends Spanish attempts to invade England






43. 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






44. 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






45. A feudal lord in feudal Japan






46. 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






47. 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






48. Early civililzation that developed the first lasting monotheism






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






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