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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. Knights or military in feudal Europe






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

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






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






6. 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






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






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






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






10. A religion against pre - destination - in which people are destined to go to heaven and hell no matter how they act






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






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






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

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14. Ends Spanish attempts to invade England






15. Settled in the Mississippi Valley developed in 880 AD and built large religious mound structures






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






17. 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






18. 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






19. Started absolutism in Russia started with Ivan the Terrible






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






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






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






23. Author of absolutist politics






24. A feudal lord in feudal Japan






25. Christian disciple responsible for the spread of Christian theology






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






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






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






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






30. 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






31. Buddhist idea that fate is earned






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






33. Fought between Catholics and Huguenots for control of france






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






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






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






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






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






39. 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






40. 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






41. A way of thinking that inspired the nationalistic philosophy and the idea of self - determination






42. Writing - mathematics - sicence - philosophy and arts






43. 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






44. 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






45. Skilled farmers who flourished in Ohio and Mississippi






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






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






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

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49. Jesuits were the official Catholic response to the reformation






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