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CSET Subtest 1: History 4

Subjects : cset, history
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. A belief develoepd that an individual's karma caused their birth in one of four social groups - or castes - from the Brahmins to the Untouchables - modern India outlawed the caste system after the Mahatma Gandhi






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






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






4. Land owned by the lords of feudal Europe






5. The church's holy war to recapture the Holy Land - the Pope called for holy warriors to liberate the holy land from the infidels






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

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

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

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






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. 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






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






13. 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






14. Jesuits were the official Catholic response to the reformation






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






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






17. 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






18. Equal to a vassal or knight in feudal Japan






19. Philosophy that deals with theconsistency of faith and reason






20. The practice of worshipping one god






21. The first ruler of the French Republic. Established a Code of Napoleon that modernized French law- was ultimately defeated in The Battle of Waterloo






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






23. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






31. 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






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






33. 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






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

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






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






38. Promotes concept of balanced Europe as England gains power






39. Early civililzation that developed the first lasting monotheism






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






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






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






43. Started absolutism in Russia started with Ivan the Terrible






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






45. 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






46. Writing - mathematics - sicence - philosophy and arts






47. Buddhist idea of re - birth after death






48. Nile - Congo - Niger - and Zambizi

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49. Enlightenment philosophers who questioned the proper function of government and their ideas led to the American and French Revolutions






50. Chinese philosopher who developed the idea of Confucianism