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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. 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






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






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






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






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






6. Greek leader who conquered Persia - Asia Minor - and egypt to establish a world empire






7. The first great Christian philosopher






8. Nile - Congo - Niger - and Zambizi


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






10. 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






11. 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






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






13. 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






14. Writing - mathematics - sicence - philosophy and arts






15. 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






16. 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


17. Buddhist idea of re - birth after death






18. Leaders in Islammic civilizations that improved farming methods and crop yields






19. 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






20. English moarch to begin colonization of North America






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






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






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






24. The practice of worshipping one god






25. The river valleys near the Tigres and Euphrates and Nile Rivers - which were the cradle of civlization






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






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






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






29. The Christian Word of God






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






31. 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






32. 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






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


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






35. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






42. A Chinese philosophy based on the the idea of balance - one must strive to be aware of the order and harmony of all existence and live accordingly to it






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






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






45. Buddhist idea that fate is earned






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






47. Important iron working center for African civilization






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






49. 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






50. Started absolutism in Russia started with Ivan the Terrible