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






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






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






4. Started absolutism in Russia started with Ivan the Terrible






5. 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






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






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






8. 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






9. The first great Christian philosopher






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






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






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






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






14. A congress consisting of representatives of the various European - speciifcally Britain - Russia - Prussia - France - and Austria - nullified by the Congress of Verona (1822) - which allowed the european powers to be guided by their own interests






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






24. 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






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






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






27. Ghana - Mali and Songhai






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






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. 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






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






32. Works by the Greek writer Homer






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






34. 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






35. Philosophy that deals with theconsistency of faith and reason






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






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






39. Ends Spanish attempts to invade England






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






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






42. Skilled farmers who flourished in Ohio and Mississippi






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






44. 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






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






46. 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






47. Gave Hugenots political and religious freedom






48. 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






49. Buddhist idea that fate is earned






50. Equal to a vassal or knight in feudal Japan