CSET PRACTICE TEST QUESTIONS
WITH ANSWERS.
By the early 1500s, Spain had developed a foothold in the New World. In a period of
fewer than four decades following Columbus's first voyage of discovery, the Spanish
defeated both the Aztec and Incas empires. Which of the following best illustrates the
primary factor that led to the collapse of the Aztec and Inca empires? - Answers-The
lack of resistance to European disease disseminted the Aztec and Inca populations
Which of the following factors best describes the impact of geography on the
development of early civilizations in Mesopotamia? - Answers-Central irrigation project
in the barren southern plains resulted in agricultural advances and surplus of food.
The Industrial Revolution of the eighteenth century led to major changes in Western
countries. Which of the following bests describes a primary result of the Industrial
Revolutions impact on the economic and social structure of Europe? - Answers-The
division of defined classes, including a merchant middle class, was a direct result of
changing economic conditions.
The Silk Road was an extensive network of maritime and overland trade routes that
connected Asia with Mediterranean World, North Africa, and Europe. Which of the
following religions became established in China as a result of the cross-fultural contact
assocaited with the Silk Road? - Answers-Judaism, Zoroastraniam, and Hinduism.
In the age of of Constintine, Rome was divided into the Western and Eastern Roman
empires. The Western Roman Empire was destroyed by the end of the fifth century A.D.
However, Byzamtium survived. What geographical factors accounted for the emergence
of Byzantium as a powerful trading empire? - Answers-Constantinople controlled the
Mediterranean Sea and the Black Sea trade routes.
Which of the following best illustrates the influence of Islamic scholarship on the
development of European civilizations during the Middle Ages? - Answers-The
introduction of new mathmatical concepts, such as algebra and calculus
Following the purchase of the Louisiana Territory in 1803, President Jefferson sent
Meriwether Lewis and William Clark on a journey of discovery to the newly acquired
lands. Which of the following was the central focus of the Lewis and Clark expedition. -
Answers-To discover an all-water route to the Pacific
The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo was a logical extension of which of the following
politial philosophies? - Answers-The doctrine of Manifest Destina
The Northwest ordinance of 1787 prohibited slavery north and west of the Ohio river.
What was the primary factor that allowed Missouri to become a slave state in 1821? -
WITH ANSWERS.
By the early 1500s, Spain had developed a foothold in the New World. In a period of
fewer than four decades following Columbus's first voyage of discovery, the Spanish
defeated both the Aztec and Incas empires. Which of the following best illustrates the
primary factor that led to the collapse of the Aztec and Inca empires? - Answers-The
lack of resistance to European disease disseminted the Aztec and Inca populations
Which of the following factors best describes the impact of geography on the
development of early civilizations in Mesopotamia? - Answers-Central irrigation project
in the barren southern plains resulted in agricultural advances and surplus of food.
The Industrial Revolution of the eighteenth century led to major changes in Western
countries. Which of the following bests describes a primary result of the Industrial
Revolutions impact on the economic and social structure of Europe? - Answers-The
division of defined classes, including a merchant middle class, was a direct result of
changing economic conditions.
The Silk Road was an extensive network of maritime and overland trade routes that
connected Asia with Mediterranean World, North Africa, and Europe. Which of the
following religions became established in China as a result of the cross-fultural contact
assocaited with the Silk Road? - Answers-Judaism, Zoroastraniam, and Hinduism.
In the age of of Constintine, Rome was divided into the Western and Eastern Roman
empires. The Western Roman Empire was destroyed by the end of the fifth century A.D.
However, Byzamtium survived. What geographical factors accounted for the emergence
of Byzantium as a powerful trading empire? - Answers-Constantinople controlled the
Mediterranean Sea and the Black Sea trade routes.
Which of the following best illustrates the influence of Islamic scholarship on the
development of European civilizations during the Middle Ages? - Answers-The
introduction of new mathmatical concepts, such as algebra and calculus
Following the purchase of the Louisiana Territory in 1803, President Jefferson sent
Meriwether Lewis and William Clark on a journey of discovery to the newly acquired
lands. Which of the following was the central focus of the Lewis and Clark expedition. -
Answers-To discover an all-water route to the Pacific
The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo was a logical extension of which of the following
politial philosophies? - Answers-The doctrine of Manifest Destina
The Northwest ordinance of 1787 prohibited slavery north and west of the Ohio river.
What was the primary factor that allowed Missouri to become a slave state in 1821? -
