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CSET Subtest 1: History 4

Subjects : cset, history
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Ruled as dictator and abolished the moarchy - after his death - the monarchy was restored






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






3. Christian disciple responsible for the spread of Christian theology






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






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






6. 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






7. Deals with the production - distribution - and consumption of goods and services






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






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






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






11. 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






12. Chinese philosopher who developed the idea of Confucianism






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






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






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






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






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






18. 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






19. Mongol leader who took over the Chinese






20. What is gained by whom and what is lost or sacrified






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






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






23. 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






24. 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






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






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






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






28. The practice of worshipping one god






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






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






31. Author of absolutist politics






32. 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






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






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






35. Profits are linked to the manufacturing of products






36. Promotes concept of balanced Europe as England gains power






37. 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






38. 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






39. Philosophy that deals with theconsistency of faith and reason






40. Early civililzation that developed the first lasting monotheism






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






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






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






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






46. 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






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






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






49. Jesuits were the official Catholic response to the reformation






50. Important iron working center for African civilization






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