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CSET World History
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1. Mainly composed of three regions: desert - savanna - and tropical rainforest - The Sahara desert dominates the continent (covers most of northern Africa) - Trade and commerce were connected to the geographical potential of the area - Large population
Results of the Industrial Revolution
Historical interpretations of the Middle Ages
The topography of Africa
The Mayas
2. 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
Persian War
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages: education
Social Darwinism and Capitalism
Enlightened despotism
3. International relations placed France against Europe. Napoleon won territory from the Holy Roman Empire and forced Spain to cede the Louisiana territory to France
Water frame
Napoleon and the First Empire: international relations
The Later Middle Ages
Inventions of the Industrial Revolution
4. 1764 - Introduced the first power - driven machine to manufacture cloth
The Holy Roman Empire during the late Middle Ages
The caste system
Water frame
The Franks
5. Became the first explorers - traders - and colonizers of the ancient world; their civilization reached its peak in 1000 B.C. - Greatest seafaring civilization in the ancient world - Developed extensive trade networks throughout the Mediterranean and
Martin Luther
Renaissance
Effects of the Reformation
The Phoenicians
6. Lived and worked under Muslim rule - Most were self - sufficient farmers - The caste system dominated their life
Constantinople
Hindus
Ancient Africans' advances in their societies and cultures
Islamic civilization: government and religion
7. Mesopotamia (Tigris and Euphrates rivers; southwest Asia/modern - day Iraq) - floods were unpredictable and destructive; flat plains invited invasion - Egypt (banks of Nile River - Mediterranean and Red Seas; Northeastern Africa) - India (Indus and G
River Valley Civilizations
Neolithic or New Stone Age
Islam in Africa
Flying shuttle
8. 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
The French Revolution
Origins of people in America
Pepin the Short
Paleolithic or Old Stone Age
9. The center of Sumerian community life and served as a temple - storehouse - and treasury
The ziggurat
Dissolution of the Frankish Empire
Early cultures in Mesoamerica
Historical interpretations of the Middle Ages
10. The Reconquista reestablished Christian control over Muslim Spain in 1492 - Portugal in 1250 - The Spanish state was marked by strong - absolutist rule - The monarch instituted inquisitions and also expelled the Jews
Inventions of the Industrial Revolution
India under Muslim rule
Spain and Portugal during the later Middle Ages
Johannes Kepler
11. Pillaged the coasts of Europe in the 8th century - The Danes were responsible for the major invasions of England - In France - the Carolingian king was forced to cede Normandy to the Vikings
Constantinople
The Roman Republic: decline
Calvinism
The Viking (Norse) invaders
12. 1779 - A power - driven machine that produced fine - strong yarn
Hinduism
The importance of city life in the Sung Empire
Development of feudalism and a samurai warrior - class
Spinning mule
13. Science: methodology - theory and experimentation - astrolabe (astronomical instrument used to locate and predict the positions of the sun - moon - planet and stars) - alchemy - Technology: mechanical clocks - pointed arch - stained glass - windmill
John Calvin
Muslim contributions - Science and technology
The 'continental system'
Constantine
14. The Renaissance of northern Europe emphasized the teachings of Christianity and placed less reliance on humanism - The French Renaissance reflected a democratic realism - The English Renaissance did not flower until the Elizabethan Age
The spread of the Renaissance throughout Europe
Pepin the Short
Muslim contributions - Science and technology
The Assyrians
15. There were three periods of feudal government
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages: society
Galileo Galilei
Development of feudalism and a samurai warrior - class
Arabs
16. Also called enlightened absolutism - Grew out of the earlier absolutism of Louis XIV (France) and Peter the Great (Russia) - Advocated limited responsibility to God and church - A form of absolutism in which rulers were influenced by the Enlightenmen
Martin Luther's beliefs
Muslim contributions
Ibn Battuta
Enlightened despotism
17. Genghis Khan united nomadic peoples and conquered China - Kublai Khan became emperor of China - Marco Polo - the Italian explorer - opened the door to trade with China and described the Mongol Empire.
Galileo Galilei
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages: philosophy
Mongul rule in China
The importance of city life in the Sung Empire
18. 1733 - Increased the speed of weavers
The Babylonians
Ibn Battuta
The Franks
Flying shuttle
19. As the Western Roman Empire was under relentless attack from barbarian tribes - people looked to the Church for salvation - The Church became the preserver of civilization and its unifying force in both political and religious life - Church entered i
Role of the Church in the Early Middle Ages
Enlightened despotism
Watt steam engine
The Magna Carta
20. Its geographic proximity to the Arabs - Slavs - and Seljuk Turks - all of whom were becoming more powerful - The loss of commercial dominance of the Italians - Religious controversy with the West and a subsequent split with the Roman Catholic Church
Chinese civilization under the Sungs
'The Communist Manifesto'
The topography of Africa
Reasons for the decline of the Byzantine Empire
21. An inequitable class structure - A disorganized legal system and no representative assembly - Enlightenment philosophy influenced the middle class - The bankruptcy of the French treasury was the immediate cause - The 'Declaration of the Rights of Man
Napoleon and the First Empire: international relations
Feudalism: outcomes
Africa's geological diversity
Background to the French Revolution
22. The first system of independent states - The first system of writing (cuneiform and hieroglyphics) - The first massive architectural achievements (ziggurat and pyramid) - The first lasting monotheism - The beginning of science - mathematics - and ast
The ancient Near East: cultural contributions
Laissez faire
Water frame
China: developments
23. A totalitarian and militaristic state dependent on slave labor to sustain its agricultural system; state owned most of the land - Warrior state - dependent on a superior military (result of constant threat of rebellion) - Spartan citizens were outnum
Rallying cry of the French Revolution
Spartan way of life
Sumeria
Napoleon and the First Empire: international relations
24. Became the dominant Germanic tribe - Clovis - king of the Franks (A.D. 481-511) - was converted to Christianity - Domestic feuds and civil war broke out among the Merovingians (A.D. 561) - Political power shifted away from the monarchy
The Franks
The accomplishments of the early Japanese
Feudalism: outcomes
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages: philosophy
25. Individual conviction in one's beliefs (solidarity) - The efficiency and organization of the early church administration - - Doctrines that stressed equality and immortality - Teachings and doctrines developed by 'Church Fathers' such as Augustine we
Martin Luther's beliefs
Reasons for the spread of Christianity (the Roman period)
Coke smelting
Alfred the Great
26. 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
Results of the Industrial Revolution
Alexander the Great
Literature and Philosophy during the rennaisance
The accomplishments of the early Japanese
27. Greek language and cultural accomplishments preserved - Center for world trade and exchange of culture - It spread civilization to all of eastern Europe - Codification of Roman law ('Justinian Code') - It preserved the Eastern Church ('Greek Orthodox
Rome's economic problems
Four key beliefs of Hindus
Achievements of the Byzantine Empire
Dissolution of the Frankish Empire
28. 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
Historical interpretations of the Middle Ages
Paul of Tarsus (Paul the Apostle)
Early Japanese civilization
Constantinople
29. 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
Rome's economic problems
The Counter Reformation
The Israelites
The importance of city life in the Sung Empire
30. (A.D. 747-768) a Carolingian ruler appointed by the pope as king and established the Papal States on former Byzantine lands
Causes of the Industrial Revolution
Pepin the Short
Enlightened despotism
Charles Martel
31. In economics - the doctrine of '___________' (limited government intervention in business affairs) stood in opposition to regulated trade
The Israelites
Laissez faire
Sumeria
Ottoman Empire
32. 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
Contributions of the Greek World
The Olmec
Mohammed
Constantine
33. The region that is now Mexico - Central America - and the western coast of South America
Ganges River
The Peloponnesian War
Mesoamerica
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages: feudalism/manorialism
34. Trade and commerce led to a high standard of living in cities - Muslim trade helped spread Islamic culture to foreign lands - Many factors helped trade expand - including no taxation and strong banking practices
The Hittites
Islamic civilization: trade and cultural expansion
The 'continental system'
The Israelites
35. A dramatic increase in productivity and the rise of the factory system - Demographic changes (from rural to urban centers) - The division of society into defined classes (propertied and nonpropertied) - The development of modern capitalism
Iona
The Magna Carta
Pepin the Short
Results of the Industrial Revolution
36. Renaissance secularism created tension between princely kingdoms and the authority of the Church - There also emerged within the Church questions about its worldly rather than spiritual interest in acquiring power and wealth - This internal struggle
The (Protestant) Reformation
Watt steam engine
Classical Greece
Persian War
37. An Aegean civilization - Minoan civilization of Crete (c. 4000-1400 B.C.) based its prosperity on extensive commerce
Minoan civilization
The Roman Empire
Steamboat
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages: commercial revival
38. Developed strong governments - Benin grew wealthy and powerful until European contact threatened society - Slave trade produced wealth for the cities and the expansion of the slave trade extended into Africa's interior - Trade - taxes - and a powerfu
The forest states
Roman contributions to the western world Culture: history - literature
The East African Coast
Arabs
39. The scientific revolution brought about new mechanical inventions - The availability of investment capital and the rise of the middle class provided an economic base - Geographic and social conditions in England favored industrialization
Effects of the Reformation
Mohammed
Causes of the Industrial Revolution
England during the later Middle Ages
40. 4000-323 B.C. Organized warfare: Mycenae (military stronghold) - Sparta - phalanx (military formation - Literature: epic poetry (Iliad - Odyssey) - plays (drama - tragedy - comedy) - History: Herodotus (historian who reported the Persian Wars) - Thu
The Dorians
Development of the Renaissance
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages
Contributions of the Greek World
41. No privileges/tax exemptions based on lineage - Government promotion was based on ability - Modernized French law (equality before the law)
Myths
The Napoleonic Code
The intellectual response to the Industrial Revolution
Coke smelting
42. 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
The Lydians
England during the later Middle Ages
The Roman Empire
The 'continental system'
43. A traditional or legendary story - usually concerning some being or hero or event - with or without a determinable basis of fact or a natural explanation - especially one that is concerned with deities or demigods and explains some practice - rite -
Myths
Watt steam engine
Christianity: basic doctrines
Impact of Spanish Exploration and Conquest on Indigenous People of the Americas
44. The decline of feudalism and manorialism was evident by the 12th century and complete by the 16th century
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages: feudalism/manorialism
John Locke
The caste system
Ottoman Empire
45. His teachings influenced Chinese culture - Wanted to improve society - Taught that certain virtues are guidelines to happy life
Confucius
Reasons for the Reformation
Darwin
Galileo Galilei
46. 431-404 B.C. - Devastated Sparta - Athens - and their Greek city - state allies - Sparta was victorious but unable to unite the Greek city - states - Greek individualism was a catalyst in the collapse of the Greek city - state alliances
The Peloponnesian War
Spartan way of life
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages: society
Cleisthenes - Athens Leader
47. Lineage was the basis of tribal organization - Religion - politics - and law became the focus of African culture - Art and sculpture were emphasized
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48. 1785 - Led to faster production of cloth
The Mayas
Power loom
The conquest of Indigenous People of the Americas
Nicolaus Copernicus
49. Manufacturing: flying shuttle - Birth of the factory system: spinning jenny - water frame - spinning mule - watt steam engine - power loom - cotton gin - Iron - making: coke smelting - grooved rollers - Transportation: steam locomotive - steamboat
Inventions of the Industrial Revolution
Early Japanese civilization
Mohammed
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages: society
50. The agricultural organization and economic foundation of feudalism
Manorialism
Saul
Mycenaean civilization
India: developments