Test your basic knowledge |

CSET Subtest 1: History 4

Subjects : cset, history
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
  • If you are not ready to take this test, you can study here.
  • Match each statement with the correct term.
  • Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.

This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Ends Spanish attempts to invade England






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






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






4. English moarch to begin colonization of North America






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






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






7. The concept of United States history as the mass migration of one group (Europeans) overwhelmed and put another group to extinction (Indians)

Warning: Invalid argument supplied for foreach() in /var/www/html/basicversity.com/show_quiz.php on line 183


8. An African empire the developed out of an iron working stettlement and eswasbasd on gold trade






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






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






11. Ruler who dominated the political structure of the early Midle Ages - revived the Holy Roman Empire and included Germanic lands between the Rhine and Elbe Rivers






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






13. 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






14. War that re - established Christian control over Muslim Spain in 1492






15. Ended the Anglo - Saxon rule in England






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






17. 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

Warning: Invalid argument supplied for foreach() in /var/www/html/basicversity.com/show_quiz.php on line 183


18. Profits are linked to the manufacturing of products






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






20. Promotes concept of balanced Europe as England gains power






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






22. 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






23. 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






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






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






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

Warning: Invalid argument supplied for foreach() in /var/www/html/basicversity.com/show_quiz.php on line 183


27. Landowners in feudal Europe






28. Equal to a vassal or knight in feudal Japan






29. Writing - mathematics - sicence - philosophy and arts






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






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






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






33. 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






34. Buddhist idea that fate is earned






35. 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






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

Warning: Invalid argument supplied for foreach() in /var/www/html/basicversity.com/show_quiz.php on line 183


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






38. Gave Hugenots political and religious freedom






39. Skilled farmers who flourished in Ohio and Mississippi






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






41. 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






42. Land owned by the lords of feudal Europe






43. The practice of worshipping one god






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






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






46. Nile - Congo - Niger - and Zambizi

Warning: Invalid argument supplied for foreach() in /var/www/html/basicversity.com/show_quiz.php on line 183


47. Knights or military in feudal Europe






48. 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






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






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