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CSET Subtest 1: History 4

Subjects : cset, history
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Ancient Asian civilization that developed own language and system of writing - literature and poetry - Shinto religion






2. 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






3. 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






4. Christian disciple responsible for the spread of Christian theology






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






6. A feudal lord in feudal Japan






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






8. Buddhist idea that fate is earned






9. The way that a product is produced - in capitalism - it is ownedby the individual






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






11. Chinese philosopher who developed the idea of Confucianism






12. 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






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






14. Encourages the accumulation of wealth and property by individuals but is regulated by the state






15. The first great Christian philosopher






16. English moarch to begin colonization of North America






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

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18. 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






19. Early civililzation that developed the first lasting monotheism






20. Landowners in feudal Europe






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






22. A feudal king in feudal Japan






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






24. 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






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






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






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






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






29. Profits are linked to the manufacturing of products






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






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






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






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






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

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35. 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






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






37. 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






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

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40. Ghana - Mali and Songhai






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






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






43. 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






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






45. Ends Spanish attempts to invade England






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






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






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






49. Author of absolutist politics






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