Cset Social Science Subtest 1
Final exam preparation practice questions
Bronze Age - 3000 BCE. Metals are discovered and the firsf civilizations emerge due to
advanced in technology
Iron Age - 1200-1000 BCE. Metal tools replace stone tools as knowledge of smelting increases.
Egyptians - Had construction methods to build pyramids, writing system known as hieroglyphics,
advanced body preservation techniques. Made paper out of papyrus plants, had a solar
calandra, invented the decimal system and advanced knowledge of math.
Sumerians - Invented the wheel, first to use irrigation systems. Developed cuneiform writing and
the modern timekeeping method. Created the first library, first written laws-
Babylonians - Created the code of Hammurabi- advanced law.
Assyrians - Developed horse-drawn chariots and an organized military.
Hebrew/ Israelite - Developed monotheistic religion that turned into modern Christianity/
Judaism
Persians - Conquerors that allowed their victims to keep their culture, laws and religions- most
civilizations at the time did not. Created an alphabet and practiced Zoroastrianism and other
influential religions.
Minoans - Used a syllabic writing system. Built large palaces that had sewage systems and
running water. Their language, Linear A gas yes to be deciphered. Greek
Mycenaeans - Greek- practiced a religion that grew into the Greek pantheon, worshiping Greek
gods. Linear script B, their writing system, because Classical Greek.
Phoenicians - Part of the Fertile Crescent. Skilled seafarers that navigated the stars. Developed
a coveted purple dye. Created an alphabet that used symbols to represent individual sounds
rather than whole words or syllables
Indus Valley - Developed the concept of zero, practiced and early form of Hindu and created a
caste system.
, Yangtze River - Started as far back as 500k bce. The lower Paleolithic. Produced silk, grew
miller and made Longshan black pottery.
Sumer - Existed in Southern Mesopotamia and consisted of a dozen city states that had their
own leader and gods.
Kushite - Located south of Egypt in Africa. Capital was Kerma. They chose leaders matrilineally.
Leaders were called Kentake. Polytheistic religion that included Egyptian lord and regional.
Were conquered in 800BCE.
Minoan - Located in Crete, an island next to Greece. Existed from 2700-1400BCE. Linear Script
A- Undeciphered. Linear Script B- Classic Greek. Their civilization existed on trade but later
collapsed due to a Greek invasion and was replaced by the Mycenaean
Ancient India - Gave rise to Buddhism and Hinduism. Literature like the Mahabharata, the
Bhagavad Gita, Ramayana, Arthashastrs and the Vedas- sacred texts for these religions.
European languages find their roots in these cultures.
Norte Chico/ Carla-Supe - Civilization in Peru that substituted on agriculture and 20 individual
communities. Around 3,000BCE. Oldest known civilization in the Americas
Anasazi - Also known as the Ancient Pueblo People, emerged about 1200 BCE. Built complex
adobe dwellings and were the forerunners of Pueblo Indian culture.
The Maya - Emerged in Southern Mexico/ Northern portion of Central America about 2300bce.
Written language and complex calendar
Mycenaean - Considered to be Ancient Greek. First major civilization in Europe, relied more on
conquest than trade. Had several city states like Sparta, Athens and Metropolis. History of the
Mycenaeans were recorded by Homer, a Greek poet. Collapsed in 1200BCE due to unknown
reasons.
Spartans - Located in Peloponnesus and ruled by an oligarchic military state. Practiced
farmining, strict discipline and military arts. Now allowed to trade. They were the strongest
military force in the Mediterranean
Athenians - Much different from the Spartans- centered in Attica, did not practice farming. Had a
democratic government(510BCE) and excelled in art, theater, architecture and philosophy.
Fought the Spartans in the Peloponnesian war: 431-404BCE
Ancient Greek contributions to cultural development - Greek playwrights laid the groundwork for
modern theater. Greek alphabet developed into the Roman alphabet and then to the modern
Alphabet. Geometry, historical writing and philosophy all started in Ancient Greece.
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