CSET Subtest 1 - History and Social
Science
1.aqueduct: a man-made channel constructed to convey water from
one location to another
2.Bear Flag Revolt: a brief attempt at the beginning of the Mexican-
American War to establish an independent California republic
3.Bushido: the code of knights in feudal Japan, the equivalent of chivalry
in Europe
4.California's Mission System: 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)
5.Californios: residents of the rancho system in California just before
the Mexi- can-American War, mainly comprised of Mexican citizens
who identified more as Californios than as Mexicans
6.Capitalism: an economic system regulated by the state that
encourages the accumulation of wealth and property by individuals
7.Caste: a division of society based on differences of wealth,
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, inherited rank or privilege, profession, or occupation
8.Central Valley Project (CVP): 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
9.Checks and Balances: 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
10.Circumnavigate: to sail completely around the Earth
11.Code of Hammurabi: the first known written legal code, developed in
ancient Babylon, predated the Justinian Code by about 2000 years
12.Communism: an economic system in which the state controls the
means of production and distributes the profits
13.Conquistadores: Spanish explorers that sought riches in Central
and South America, establishing colonies along the way
14.Daimyo: Japanese feudal lord
15.Democratic-Republican Party: one of the first two political parties in
the United States, led by Thomas Jefferson and James Madison; opposed
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Science
1.aqueduct: a man-made channel constructed to convey water from
one location to another
2.Bear Flag Revolt: a brief attempt at the beginning of the Mexican-
American War to establish an independent California republic
3.Bushido: the code of knights in feudal Japan, the equivalent of chivalry
in Europe
4.California's Mission System: 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)
5.Californios: residents of the rancho system in California just before
the Mexi- can-American War, mainly comprised of Mexican citizens
who identified more as Californios than as Mexicans
6.Capitalism: an economic system regulated by the state that
encourages the accumulation of wealth and property by individuals
7.Caste: a division of society based on differences of wealth,
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, inherited rank or privilege, profession, or occupation
8.Central Valley Project (CVP): 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
9.Checks and Balances: 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
10.Circumnavigate: to sail completely around the Earth
11.Code of Hammurabi: the first known written legal code, developed in
ancient Babylon, predated the Justinian Code by about 2000 years
12.Communism: an economic system in which the state controls the
means of production and distributes the profits
13.Conquistadores: Spanish explorers that sought riches in Central
and South America, establishing colonies along the way
14.Daimyo: Japanese feudal lord
15.Democratic-Republican Party: one of the first two political parties in
the United States, led by Thomas Jefferson and James Madison; opposed
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