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






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






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






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






5. 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






6. 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


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






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






9. The first written form of law and came from the Babylonian times


10. 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






11. 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






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






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






14. Ruled as dictator and abolished the moarchy - after his death - the monarchy was restored






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






16. 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






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






18. Buddhist idea of re - birth after death






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


20. The Christian Word of God






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






22. 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


23. Ends Spanish attempts to invade England






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






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






26. Writing - mathematics - sicence - philosophy and arts






27. Important iron working center for African civilization






28. Gave Hugenots political and religious freedom






29. 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






30. 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






31. 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






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






33. Philosophy that deals with theconsistency of faith and reason






34. Primarily agricultural economy dependent upon the lord of the manor and control over the serfs






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






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






37. Works by the Greek writer Homer






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






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






40. Author of absolutist politics






41. Equal to a vassal or knight in feudal Japan






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






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






44. Skilled farmers who flourished in Ohio and Mississippi






45. Promotes concept of balanced Europe as England gains power






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






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






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






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






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