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






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. Skilled farmers who flourished in Ohio and Mississippi






4. Profits are linked to the manufacturing of products






5. 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






6. 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






7. Author of absolutist politics






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






9. A feudal king in feudal Japan






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






11. 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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12. Buddhist idea of re - birth after death






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






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






15. 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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16. Ancient empire that conquered Greece about 500 years after the founding of Rome. at its heydey - it took over most of Europe - Middle East and Mid Africa






17. English moarch to begin colonization of North America






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






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






20. 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






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






22. Philosophy that deals with theconsistency of faith and reason






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






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

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






26. Ancient Asian civilization that developed own language and system of writing - literature and poetry - Shinto religion






27. Land owned by the lords of feudal Europe






28. Works by the Greek writer Homer






29. 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






30. The idea of total obedience to the sovereign because of their 'divine right'






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






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






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






34. An economy in which people leave the funding alone

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35. Early civililzation that developed the first lasting monotheism






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






37. 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






38. An African empire the developed out of an iron working stettlement and eswasbasd on gold trade






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






40. 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






41. Jesuits were the official Catholic response to the reformation






42. 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






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






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






45. 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






46. Nile - Congo - Niger - and Zambizi

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47. 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






48. 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






49. The practice of worshipping one god






50. The first great Christian philosopher