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CSET Subtest 1: History 4

Subjects : cset, history
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Based on the teachings of the prophet Mohammed in the holy book known as the Koran






2. Indian culture that developed in Southwest and were skilled builders






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






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






5. Ended the Anglo - Saxon rule in England






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






7. Knights or military in feudal Europe






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






9. 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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10. Concept in scholasticism in which symbols or names for objects. Only perceived objects are real






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






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






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






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






15. A feudal king in feudal Japan






16. Mongol leader who took over the Chinese






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






18. 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






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






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






21. 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






22. Chinese philosopher who developed the idea of Confucianism






23. The state controls the means of production and distributes the profits for the beneficiary of the people

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






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






26. Landowners in feudal Europe






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






28. 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






29. Works by the Greek writer Homer






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






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






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






33. English moarch to begin colonization of North America






34. 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






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






36. Promotes concept of balanced Europe as England gains power






37. The civilization that embodied the east half of the Roman empire survived for a thousand of yars as the Byzantine Empire and preserved the Eastern Orhthodox Church






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






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






40. Writing - mathematics - sicence - philosophy and arts






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






48. 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






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






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