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CSET Subtest 1: History 4

Subjects : cset, history
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. War that re - established Christian control over Muslim Spain in 1492






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






3. Author of 'Wealth of Nations' which advocates that manufacturing is truly the soruce of the nation's wealth






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






5. Early civililzation that developed the first lasting monotheism






6. After the fall of Rome - Europe lacked strong poltiical and economic center - transitioning into the Medieval Ages






7. 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






8. The idea of total obedience to the sovereign because of their 'divine right'






9. 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






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






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






12. Profits are linked to the manufacturing of products






13. Early civilizaion that was the first explorers - traders and colonizers of the anfcient world and develop the first alphabet






14. Knights or military in feudal Europe






15. 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






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






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






18. 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






19. 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






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






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






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






23. A way of thinking that inspired the nationalistic philosophy and the idea of self - determination






24. 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






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






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






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






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






29. Buddhist idea that fate is earned






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






31. 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






32. Writing - mathematics - sicence - philosophy and arts






33. Ends Spanish attempts to invade England






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






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






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






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






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






39. Gave Hugenots political and religious freedom






40. Caused by dis - satisfaction with church ritual and Latin overtones






41. 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






42. 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






43. Caused by availability of investment capital and rise of the middle class - established cotton textile industry - Britain's great miaritime power - availability of coal - iron and cheap labor was available

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44. Nile - Congo - Niger - and Zambizi

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45. 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






46. 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






47. Skilled farmers who flourished in Ohio and Mississippi






48. The Christian Word of God






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






50. Works by the Greek writer Homer