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CSET Subtest 1: History 4

Subjects : cset, history
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Enlightenment aritsts who emphasized the classical era's symphonies - rhythms and melodies






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






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






4. 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






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






6. 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






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






8. The first great Christian philosopher






9. An economy in which people leave the funding alone

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10. 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






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






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






13. 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






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

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15. Mongol leader who took over the Chinese






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






17. 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






18. 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






19. Writing - mathematics - sicence - philosophy and arts






20. Works by the Greek writer Homer






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






22. Buddhist idea that fate is earned






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






24. Knights or military in feudal Europe






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






26. 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






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






28. The concept of United States history as the mass migration of one group (Europeans) overwhelmed and put another group to extinction (Indians)

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29. Equal to a vassal or knight in feudal Japan






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






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






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






33. 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






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






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






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






37. Landowners in feudal Europe






38. Early civilization established as a new Babylonian empire under king Nebuchadnezzar - develop astronomy - astrology - advanced government bureaucracy and architectural achievements such as the Hanging Gardens of Babylon






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






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






41. 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






42. 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






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






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






45. Jesuits were the official Catholic response to the reformation






46. 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






47. 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






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






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






50. Buddhist idea of re - birth after death