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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. Mongol leader who took over the Chinese






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






3. 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






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






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






6. Works by the Greek writer Homer






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






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






9. Knights or military in feudal Europe






10. 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






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






12. Christian disciple responsible for the spread of Christian theology






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






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






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






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






17. 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






18. 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






19. 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






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






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






22. 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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23. Philosophy that deals with theconsistency of faith and reason






24. A feudal lord in feudal Japan






25. 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






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






27. 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






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






29. Enlightenment aritsts who emphasized the classical era's symphonies - rhythms and melodies






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






31. Ghana - Mali and Songhai






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






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






34. 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






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






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






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






38. Early civililzation that developed the first lasting monotheism






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






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






41. Started absolutism in Russia started with Ivan the Terrible






42. Ended the Anglo - Saxon rule in England






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






44. The practice of worshipping one god






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






46. 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






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






48. Early civilizaion that was the first explorers - traders and colonizers of the anfcient world and develop the first alphabet






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






50. Fought between Catholics and Huguenots for control of france