CSET Subtest 1 - History and Social
Science Exam 2026 Questions and
Answers
aqueduct - Correct answer-a man-made channel constructed to convey water from
one location to another
Bear Flag Revolt - Correct answer-a brief attempt at the beginning of the Mexican-
American War to establish an independent California republic
Bushido - Correct answer-the code of knights in feudal Japan, the equivalent of
chivalry in Europe
California's Mission System - Correct answer-a "sacred expedition" in which
twenty-one Spanish Catholic missions were established, spaced to be a single day's
travel apart on El Camino Real (the Royal Road)
Californios - Correct answer-residents of the rancho system in California just
before the Mexican-American War, mainly comprised of Mexican citizens who
identified more as Californios than as Mexicans
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, Capitalism - Correct answer-an economic system regulated by the state that
encourages the accumulation of wealth and property by individuals
Caste - Correct answer-a division of society based on differences of wealth,
inherited rank or privilege, profession, or occupation
Central Valley Project (CVP) - Correct answer-a federal water project undertaken
by the Bureau of Reclamation in 1935 as a long-term plan to effectively use water
in California's Central Valley
Checks and Balances - Correct answer-written into the Constitution, this concept is
one of the cornerstones of our republic, encompassing three branches of
government and a system for them to act as watchdogs for the others
Circumnavigate - Correct answer-to sail completely around the Earth
Code of Hammurabi - Correct answer-the first known written legal code,
developed in ancient Babylon, predated the Justinian Code by about 2000 years
Communism - Correct answer-an economic system in which the state controls the
means of production and distributes the profits
Conquistadores - Correct answer-Spanish explorers that sought riches in Central
and South America, establishing colonies along the way
Daimyo - Correct answer-Japanese feudal lord
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Science Exam 2026 Questions and
Answers
aqueduct - Correct answer-a man-made channel constructed to convey water from
one location to another
Bear Flag Revolt - Correct answer-a brief attempt at the beginning of the Mexican-
American War to establish an independent California republic
Bushido - Correct answer-the code of knights in feudal Japan, the equivalent of
chivalry in Europe
California's Mission System - Correct answer-a "sacred expedition" in which
twenty-one Spanish Catholic missions were established, spaced to be a single day's
travel apart on El Camino Real (the Royal Road)
Californios - Correct answer-residents of the rancho system in California just
before the Mexican-American War, mainly comprised of Mexican citizens who
identified more as Californios than as Mexicans
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, Capitalism - Correct answer-an economic system regulated by the state that
encourages the accumulation of wealth and property by individuals
Caste - Correct answer-a division of society based on differences of wealth,
inherited rank or privilege, profession, or occupation
Central Valley Project (CVP) - Correct answer-a federal water project undertaken
by the Bureau of Reclamation in 1935 as a long-term plan to effectively use water
in California's Central Valley
Checks and Balances - Correct answer-written into the Constitution, this concept is
one of the cornerstones of our republic, encompassing three branches of
government and a system for them to act as watchdogs for the others
Circumnavigate - Correct answer-to sail completely around the Earth
Code of Hammurabi - Correct answer-the first known written legal code,
developed in ancient Babylon, predated the Justinian Code by about 2000 years
Communism - Correct answer-an economic system in which the state controls the
means of production and distributes the profits
Conquistadores - Correct answer-Spanish explorers that sought riches in Central
and South America, establishing colonies along the way
Daimyo - Correct answer-Japanese feudal lord
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