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CSET Subtest 1: History 4

Subjects : cset, history
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. An African empire the developed out of an iron working stettlement and eswasbasd on gold trade






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






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

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4. Ends Spanish attempts to invade England






5. Ended the Anglo - Saxon rule in England






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






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






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






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






10. Started absolutism in Russia started with Ivan the Terrible






11. Jesuits were the official Catholic response to the reformation






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






13. Author of absolutist politics






14. 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






15. Based on the teachings of the prophet Mohammed in the holy book known as the Koran






16. 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






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






18. Gave Hugenots political and religious freedom






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






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






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






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. Early civililzation that developed the first lasting monotheism






24. 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






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






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






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






28. 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






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






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






31. Promotes concept of balanced Europe as England gains power






32. Nile - Congo - Niger - and Zambizi

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33. Mongol leader who took over the Chinese






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






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






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






37. 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






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






39. The first great Christian philosopher






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

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41. 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






42. Knights or military in feudal Europe






43. The Christian Word of God






44. 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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45. An economy in which people leave the funding alone

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






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






48. 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






49. A feudal king in feudal Japan






50. Buddhist idea that fate is earned