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






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






3. 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






4. 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






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






6. Ends Spanish attempts to invade England






7. A feudal king in feudal Japan






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






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






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






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






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






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






14. Important iron working center for African civilization






15. Promotes concept of balanced Europe as England gains power






16. Author of absolutist politics






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






18. Provided new political boundaries and established Calvinism - Germany divided into Protestant and Catholic areas






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






20. Skilled farmers who flourished in Ohio and Mississippi






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






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






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






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






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






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






27. 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






28. 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






29. The first great Christian philosopher






30. 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


31. Profits are linked to the manufacturing of products






32. 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






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






34. Early civililzation that developed the first lasting monotheism






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






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






37. Philosophy that deals with theconsistency of faith and reason






38. Buddhist idea of re - birth after death






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


40. 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






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






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






43. An economy in which people leave the funding alone


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






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


46. 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






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






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






49. Gave Hugenots political and religious freedom






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