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CSET World History
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1. Attempted to unify the entire Near East under one rule (500s B.C.) - Established an international government - - Failed to conquer the Greeks; Persia was eventually conquered by Alexander the Great (334-331 B.C.)
Capitalism
The Persians
Myths
North American Indians
2. 20000-30000 years ago - during the last Ice Age - the first humans crossed over the Bering Sea land bridge into the Americas - As they migrated southward - they inhabited the hemisphere from Alaska to Tierra del Fuego - Their widespread dispersion le
The Incas
Origins of people in America
Mongul rule in China
The topography of Africa
3. Architecture was dominated by the Romanesque (11th -12th century) and Gothic (13th -15th century) styles
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages: architecture
Johannes Kepler
Turk Dominance
Saul
4. Became the birthplace for the Hellenic civilization
Iona
Development of the Renaissance
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages: architecture
Nicolaus Copernicus
5. International relations placed France against Europe. Napoleon won territory from the Holy Roman Empire and forced Spain to cede the Louisiana territory to France
English Parliament
The Roman Republic: decline
Napoleon and the First Empire: international relations
Roman contributions to the western world Engineering and architecture
6. 1760 - Improved production of iron
The Kingdom of Zimbabwe
Charles Martel
Mongul rule in China
Coke smelting
7. The pope was dominant in religious matters and the monarch in secular matters - A continuing power struggle evolved between the papacy and the secular ruler during the late Middle Ages
The Holy Roman Empire during the late Middle Ages
Napoleon and the First Empire: international relations
The Age of Pericles
Mesoamerica
8. 500 BC to the conquest of Greece by the Macedonian king Philip II in 338 BC; highpoint of greek civ - Sophic emphasis on the individual - revol of philosophy by Socrates - Plato's emphasis on ethics - Aristotle emphasis on observable reality - Herodo
Spinning mule
China: developments
Classical Greece
Reasons for the Byzantine Empire's success
9. Urban culture - Planned cities (i.e. citywide sanitation systems) - Metallurgy (gold - copper - bronze - tin) - Measurement (weight - time - length - mass)
Achievements of the Byzantine Empire
The Later Middle Ages
India: developments
Early cultures in Mesoamerica
10. Education stressed the liberal arts. - Theology influenced both religion and politics - Universities were created in Paris - Oxford - and Cambridge during the 11th and 12th centuries - Latin was the language of intellectual Europe; vernacular was use
Calvinism
The Roman Empire
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages: education
The French Revolution
11. An ethical religion - Of the Persians - based on concepts of good and evil
Zoroastrianism
American Indian culture
The Napoleonic Code
India: developments
12. An English philosopher - Believed that people made a contract with their government to protect natural writes - Wrote about the inalienable writes to life - liberty - and the pursuit of happiness - His political ideas had a dramatic impact on the dev
Enlightened despotism
John Locke
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages: commercial revival
The Persians
13. Aztecs conquered by Cortes in 1521 - Inca Empire conquered by Pizarro in 1513
Social Darwinism and Capitalism
The conquest of Indigenous People of the Americas
Neolithic or New Stone Age
England during the later Middle Ages
14. Established the first kingdom in Palestine (c. 1030-1010 B.C.)
The Dorians
Reasons for the decline of the Byzantine Empire
Saul
Darwin
15. Influenced its history - Japanese culture reflects a reverence for nature - Mountains - forests - and coastal areas determined cultural growth
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16. No formal system in place to choose Roman emperors; some chosen directly by the emperor - others were heirs to the throne - others were able to buy the throne - Informal and corrupt process of succession resulted in weak and ineffective rulers and ma
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17. Salvation through faith rather than sacraments - 'Ninety - five Theses' served as a catalyst in starting the Reformation - Luther's excommunication initiated the Reformation; Lutheranism developed its own following - Lutheranism decentralized religio
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18. 1733 - Increased the speed of weavers
Athens and Sparta
The 'continental system'
River Valley Civilizations
Flying shuttle
19. Ended in defeat for Napoleon and ended the French Empire; Napoleon was permanently exiled to St. Helena
The Battle of Waterloo (1815)
The Magna Carta
Napoleon and the First Empire: international relations
The Assyrians
20. 1785 - Led to faster production of cloth
Power loom
Impact of Spanish Exploration and Conquest on Indigenous People of the Americas
The caste system
Reasons for the Reformation
21. c. A.D. 500-1000 - Dark Ages: A.D. 500-800 - The collapse of Rome and sweeping advances of Germanic and Viking raiders - Europe entered a time of chaotic political - economic - and urban decline - A struggle back toward stability
The Early Middle Ages
The topography of Africa
American Indian culture
The East African Coast
22. Developed over many centuries - The first American Indians originated from Asia - Agriculture changed some Indian culture from a nomadic existence to farming communities
American Indian culture
Watt steam engine
Martin Luther
Mesopotamia
23. Capitalism was regarded as the 'natural environment' in which 'survival of the fittest' could be tested - belief that some races were superior to others - that poverty indicated unfitness - and that a class - structured society was desirable
Myths
Africa's geological diversity
Arabs
Social Darwinism and Capitalism
24. 1779 - A power - driven machine that produced fine - strong yarn
Mesoamerica
The Sumerians
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages: feudalism/manorialism
Spinning mule
25. Also known as the Catholic Reformation - Attempted to halt the spread of Protestantism - The Jesuits (Society of Jesus) became the first official Catholic response to the Reformation; Jesuits also initiated missionary and educational endeavors - The
The feudal system
The Magna Carta
Reasons for the Reformation
The Counter Reformation
26. The government system and basis for society in the Middle Ages - The system was based on land ownership; person who was allowed by a lord to use his land was called a vassal and the land was called a fief
The feudal system
Power loom
North American Indians
Division of the Muslim Empire
27. Immediate cause: continuous barbaric invasion - Internal factors included political instability - decreasing farm production - inflation - excessive taxation - and the decline of the military - including the use of mercenaries - The rise of Christian
The Fall of Rome
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages: feudalism/manorialism
Smaller civilizations of the Near East
Development of the Renaissance
28. The Norman Conquest (invasion of England by William the Conqueror - duke of Normandy) had a profound impact on the development of the culture - language - and judicial system of England - The Battle of Hastings (1066) ended Anglo - Saxon rule in Engl
England during the later Middle Ages
Key provisions of Magna Carta
Absolutism
Power loom
29. A period of transition between ancient and modern Europe - Unique with a distinctive culture; out of feudal customs and traditions that included Greek and Roman classical culture - influences from the Arab world and the East - and tenets of Judeo - C
Mongul rule in China
Johannes Kepler
Historical interpretations of the Middle Ages
The spread of the Renaissance throughout Europe
30. Military and political leader during the later stages of the French Revolution - Emperor of the French from 1804-1815 - His legal reform - the Napoleonic Code - has been a major influence on many civil law jurisdictions worldwide - Best remembered fo
Napoleon and the First Empire
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages: education
Famous empires that grew in the West African savanna
The Roman Republic: decline
31. 1200-400 B.C. - South - central Mexico - Developed one of the first civilizations in Mesoamerica - Developed an agricultural community - Developed the first calendar in America - Noted artwork in many media (jade - clay - basalt - and greenstone) - M
The Olmec
Iona
The Assyrians
Rallying cry of the French Revolution
32. Geneva - Switzerland - The Doctrine of Predestination (God willed eternal damnation for some people and salvation for others) was central to Calvinistic belief - Rejection of all forms of worship and practice not traced to Biblical tradition
John Calvin
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages: feudalism/manorialism
Mesolithic or Middle Stone Age
Mycenaean civilization
33. Class division of society - The decline of feudalism and manorialism - The commercial revival - Education - Philosophy - Architecture
China: developments
Nicolaus Copernicus
Ibn Battuta
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages
34. Conquered the Peloponnesus (peninsula of southern Greece) and ushered in a 'dark age' characterized by violence and instability
Zoroastrianism
Sumeria
Reasons for the Byzantine Empire's success
The Dorians
35. Mathematician - astronomer - Believed God had created the world according to an intelligible plan and that man could understand this plan through application of reason -'Three laws of Planetary Motion'
Johannes Kepler
Feudalism: outcomes
Renaissance
Hinduism
36. Reflected the new secular trends - Humanism stressed the importance of the individual - Machiavelli's 'The Prince' stressed that 'the ends justify the means' as a political philosophy - The influence of the 'classical' arts was strong - and a new emp
Literature and Philosophy during the rennaisance
Feudalism: political
Mohammed
The Roman Empire
37. The cultural period of the Stone Age that began about 2.5 to 2 million years ago - marked by the earliest use of tools made of chipped stone. The Paleolithic Period ended at different times in different parts of the world - generally around 10000 yea
Jesus of Nazareth
The forest states
Paleolithic or Old Stone Age
Mythology
38. The Sumerians - The Babylonians - The Hittites - The Assyrians - The Chaldeans - The Persians
The (Protestant) Reformation
Isaac Newton
Mesopotamian civilizations
Greece: geography
39. The Ming (native Chinese) ousted the Mongols - Ming (1368-1644) rulers limited contact with the West - The Manchus (1644-1911) overran China and followed a policy of isolationism - weakening China
The forest states
English Parliament
The Ming and Manchu Dynasties
Rome's economic problems
40. In economics - the doctrine of '___________' (limited government intervention in business affairs) stood in opposition to regulated trade
England during the later Middle Ages
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages: education
Coke smelting
Laissez faire
41. Borrowed from China - Archaeology has revealed Japan's ancient past - Japanese culture developed during the Heian Era (794-1156) - Poetic form such as the Haiku developed - and literature spread
Mongul rule in China
India: developments
The (Protestant) Reformation
Early Japanese civilization
42. A failed French attempt to close the continent to British trade in hopes of destroying the British economy
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43. In 1215 - King John was forced by the nobles to sing the Magna Carta - Limited the power of the king and increased the power of the nobles
Ibn Battuta
Ancient Africans' advances in their societies and cultures
The Magna Carta
Dissolution of the Frankish Empire
44. Attempted to stem the tide - The empire split into the Western and Eastern Roman Empires - Barbarian invasions by Germanic and Asiatic tribes (the Goths - Vandals - and Huns) devastated Rome - and it fell in A.D. 476 - The Eastern Roman Empire at Con
Constantine
Greece: geography
Egypt
Spinning mule
45. Political outcomes: stability - leading lords emerged as kings - foundation for nation - states - Economic outcomes: self - sufficiency - foundation for urbanization - Productive surpluses and specialization of skills would lead to trade - Trade woul
Ibn Battuta
Feudalism: outcomes
The Hittites
Coke smelting
46. 509-27 B.C. Started after Etruscan control was overthrown - Society was divided into the patricians (propertied class) - plebians (main body of Roman citizens) - and slaves - Government was based on consuls - the Senate - and the Centurial Assembly -
The Aztecs
The Roman Republic
River Valley Civilizations
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages
47. The medieval political unity of Europe was replaced by the spirit of modern nationalism - The authority of the state was strengthened - The middle class was strengthened - Calvinism gave capitalism its psychological base - Religious wars reflected th
Mesopotamia: developments
The ziggurat
Effects of the Reformation
River Valley Civilizations
48. A.D. 1325-1521 - Central Mexico - Conquered much of central Mexico - The Toltecs preceded them - built a great city (Tenochtitlan) and ruled an empire - Religion and war dominated life - Rich mythological and religious traditions - Architecturally ac
Napoleon and the First Empire
Spain and Portugal during the later Middle Ages
Hinduism
The Aztecs
49. In 'On the Origin of Species' (1859) - theorized that evolution is a continuous process in which successful species adapt to their environment in order to survive
Sumeria
Neoclassicism
Hindus
Darwin
50. The oldest known civilization on earth - established in the Tigris - Euphrates Valley in the 4th millennium BC. Sumerian civilization took the form of a cluster of city - states - the best known of which is Ur. Sumerians were the first to use the pot
The French Revolution
Mohammed
Sumeria
Causes of the Industrial Revolution