CSET: Social Science - Subtest 1 Latest 2024
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What was the most frequent source of conflict between church and state in Europe
throughout the Middle Ages? - Correct Answer - The Doctrine of Papal Supremacy
which gave the pope unassailable authority over matters of church doctrine which
transferred to secular claims. Popes felt spiritual power trumped temporal authority.
What breakthrough of the Scientific Revolution of the 16th century presented major
challenges to traditional religious conceptions in Europe? - Correct Answer - The
discovery that the Earth and other planets revolved around the sun.
Latin American revolutionaries of the early 19th century drew intellectual inspiration
from? - Correct Answer - Political ideas of the Enlightenment.
What was an important consequence of Western European industrialization during the
first half of the 20th century? - Correct Answer - Created a division for families between
home life and work life.
What played a major role in the spread communism and fascism in Europe between
WWI and WWII? - Correct Answer - The economic devastation caused by the Great
Depression.
What had the greatest influence on the outcome of WWII on Europe? - Correct Answer -
The productive capacity of US factories.
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,What was the Golden Age of Athens? - Correct Answer - A time under Pericles when
arts, culture and democracy flourished in Athens. Pericles wanted Athens to be the
model for the world.
Who is Thucydides? - Correct Answer - He was a Greek historian who made his writings
as accurate and unbiased as possible; he simply wrote the facts. Gave us the history of
the Peloponnesian War.
What was Realism during 4th century Greece? - Correct Answer - The view that the
subject matter of politics was political power, not a matter of principle.
Who was Socrates? - Correct Answer - A Greek philosopher who believed in virtue and
wisdom before wealth and power. He never wrote anything down and only picked out
good things about Sparta.
Why did the Egyptians settle along the Nile? - Correct Answer - The Nile was very
manageable, flooding at the right time to plant seeds allowing Egyptians to have a
surplus.
What are the three time periods of Ancient Egypt? - Correct Answer - The Old Kingdom.
The Middle Kingdom.
The New Kingdom.
Describe the characteristics of Egypt's Old Kingdom. - Correct Answer - This was a very
wealthy period. We see the creation of Son of Ra, divine kingship and the building of the
Pyramids. They were incredibly literate.
Describe the characteristics of Egypt's Middle Kingdom. - Correct Answer - We see the
creation of new gods, bronze weapons, chariots, bows and the conquest of various
territories but the assimilation of Egyptians in those territories. The god Moon.
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, Describe the characteristics of Egypt's New Kingdom. - Correct Answer - The creation
the god Moon Ra. Major military expansion. The brief rule of King Tut. This is a time
period that ran its course before western civilization was born.
What were Ancient Egyptians contributions to civilizations? - Correct Answer - They
created a writing system via hieroglyphics and were known for their technological
advancement in body preservation, making of paper with papyrus plants, the decimal
system as well as their solar calendar. They also advanced knowledge of math.
What was the social structure of Ancient Mesopotamia? - Correct Answer - Social
Classes (Hierarchical) - King and Nobility, Priest and Priestesses, Upper Class, Lower
Class, & Slaves.
What was the religious structure of Ancient Mesopotamia? - Correct Answer -
Polytheistic - A few main gods and thousands of minor gods.
The main three were:
Ea., God of wisdom and magic
Anu, sky god
Enli, God of Earth, storms, and ag (+ controller of fates)
What was the economic structure of Ancient Mesopotamia? - Correct Answer - Bartering
which was the trade of goods and services for other goods and services thus where we
see the trade with other areas.
What was the political structure of Ancient Mesopotamia? - Correct Answer - Each city
was ruled by a single King. Under the King, were the priests, then the scribes, then
Merchants and Artisans.
What was social structure of Ancient Persia? - Correct Answer - Royal Family, Priests,
Nobles, Merchants, Artisans, Peasants and lastly, Slaves.
What was the single god worshipped in Zoroastrianism? - Correct Answer - Ahura
Mazda.
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