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CSET World History
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1. 1483-1546 - Northern Germany - Rejection of hierarchical priesthood and papal authority - Questioned the right of the pope to grant indulgences (full or partial remission of temporal punishment due for sins which have already been forgiven)
Muslim contributions - Science and technology
Martin Luther
Islam
The Age of Reason/Enlightenment
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
Origins of people in America
Historical interpretations of the Middle Ages
Mycenaean civilization
Ibn Battuta
3. Influenced its history - Japanese culture reflects a reverence for nature - Mountains - forests - and coastal areas determined cultural growth
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4. 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
India under Muslim rule
India: developments
Paleolithic or Old Stone Age
Athens and Sparta
5. Complex religion of gods - rituals - and governance (pharaoh)- Writing (hieroglyphics) - Engineering and building (pyramids) - Mathematics
Rome's economic problems
Egypt: developments
Spinning mule
The topography of Africa
6. The Olmec - The Mayas - The Aztecs - The Incas
Early cultures in Mesoamerica
India: developments
Calvinism
The accomplishments of the early Japanese
7. The most important city - states in ancient Greece; both developed a unique culture and distinct political structure - Established the world's first democracy (c. 507 B.C.) - developed democratic institutions - Developed philosophy as represented by
Charles Martel
Athens and Sparta
Christianity: basic doctrines
The Age of Reason/Enlightenment
8. International relations placed France against Europe. Napoleon won territory from the Holy Roman Empire and forced Spain to cede the Louisiana territory to France
Napoleon and the First Empire: international relations
Rallying cry of the French Revolution
Arabs
The Phoenicians
9. 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.)
Spain and Portugal during the later Middle Ages
Zoroastrianism
Neolithic or New Stone Age
The Persians
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
Mycenaean civilization
Africa's geological diversity
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages: education
The ziggurat
11. Foreign trade enabled populations to grow in cities and to become sophisticated - The family was the focus of Chinese life - Women had lower status than men
Mesopotamian civilizations
Reasons for the spread of Christianity (the Roman period)
Alexander the Great
The importance of city life in the Sung Empire
12. Became a revolutionary anti - Catholic movement - Basis of 'Reformed Churches -' which spread throughout Europe; Calvinism made Protestantism an international movement
Mesopotamian civilizations
The Hittites
Calvinism
The conquest of Indigenous People of the Americas
13. 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
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages
The Early Middle Ages
Mohammed
Inventions of the Industrial Revolution
14. 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
Historical interpretations of the Middle Ages
Social Darwinism
Causes of the Industrial Revolution
The Franks
15. Philosophy (Scholasticism) dealt with the consistency of faith and reason
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages: education
Hinduism
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages: philosophy
Origins of people in America
16. His teachings influenced Chinese culture - Wanted to improve society - Taught that certain virtues are guidelines to happy life
Martin Luther
Confucius
Roman contributions to the western world Culture: history - literature
Egyptian civilization: significant aspects
17. Urban culture - Planned cities (i.e. citywide sanitation systems) - Metallurgy (gold - copper - bronze - tin) - Measurement (weight - time - length - mass)
India: developments
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages: education
The conquest of Indigenous People of the Americas
The Viking (Norse) invaders
18. 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
The ancient Near East: cultural contributions
The caste system
Spinning mule
Reasons for the decline of the Byzantine Empire
19. 146 B.C. After which Rome emerged as the dominant power in the Mediterranean - Rome incorporated Greek culture into its empire - Roman expansion resulted in a world republic
Spinning mule
Roman contributions to the western world Engineering and architecture
Causes of the Industrial Revolution
The Punic Wars with Carthage
20. 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
Reasons for the decline of the Byzantine Empire
Sumeria
The Israelites
Roman contributions to the western world Culture: history - literature
21. (A.D. 871-99) established the English kingdom after stemming the Danish invasions
Islam
Alfred the Great
Water frame
The Carolingians
22. 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
Early cultures in Mesoamerica
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages: education
The Early Middle Ages
Manorialism
23. 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
Manorialism
Coke smelting
The Magna Carta
Adam Smith
24. 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
John Locke
The forest states
Paleolithic or Old Stone Age
The Dorians
25. The First Act of Supremacy (1534) marked the beginning of the English Reformation. - The king of England - Henry VIII - became the head of the church - The pope's refusal to annul the marriage of Henry VIII to Catherine of Aragon initiated the break
The Roman Republic: decline
Spartan way of life
The English Reformation
Development of the Renaissance
26. Began with the teachings of Jesus of Nazareth (compassion for the poor and downtrodden) - Emphasized the Holy Bible as the word of God - the sacraments as the instruments of God's grace - and the importance of a moral life for salvation
Mesoamerica
The Roman Republic
Chinese civilization under the Sungs
Christianity: basic doctrines
27. Began with the death of Alexander the Great - 323-30 B.C. - Fusion of Greek and Eastern cultures - A time of great economic growth and expansion; an increase in international trade and commerce - Rise of cities; Rhodes - Alexandria - and Antioch repl
The Hellenistic Age
General characteristics of the Renaissance
Roman contributions to the western world Engineering and architecture
Ibn Battuta
28. (Islamic scholar - A.D. 1305-1368) spread Islamic culture by traveling widely
Martin Luther's beliefs
Spartan way of life
Ibn Battuta
The Hittites
29. 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 Lydians
Charlemagne
The Franks
Islam
30. Muslims controlled India for centuries - Muslim invaders came into India in the 11th and 12th centuries and created kingdoms in the north - The Delhi Sultanate was the most powerful (1206-1526)
Minoan civilization
Background to the French Revolution
General characteristics of the Renaissance
India under Muslim rule
31. Called for a free and open economic system was needed - Expanded Darwin's theory of evolution to include society as a whole - viewed society as a 'struggle for existence'; only the 'fittest' members of society would survive - The accumulation of weal
Social Darwinism
Minoan civilization
Ganges River
Four key beliefs of Hindus
32. Economic prosperity - domination of the commercial trade routes controlled by Constantinople - monopoly of the silk trade - The Byzantines made excellent use of diplomacy to avoid invasions - and they were geographically distant from the tribes who s
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33. 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
The accomplishments of the early Japanese
Rallying cry of the French Revolution
The Aztecs
Reasons for the Reformation
34. 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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35. 1785 - Meant that factories were no longer dependent on water sources for power
Islam in Africa
Voltaire - Montesquieu - Locke - and Rousseau
Zoroastrianism
Watt steam engine
36. Saw the development of city - states - East African civilization was based on international trade and seaport cities - Swahili culture developed its own language and thrived in the city - states - The Portuguese destroyed much of the East African tra
The East African Coast
The spread of the Renaissance throughout Europe
The Ming and Manchu Dynasties
Constantine
37. An Athenian ruler who came to power around 500 B.C.E. - an introduces further reforms that advanced democracy. He developed ten social classes based on where someone lived rather than their wealth. Established the Council of 500 and a policy where al
Cleisthenes - Athens Leader
Reasons for the Reformation
Literature and Philosophy during the rennaisance
Persian War
38. Ended in defeat for Napoleon and ended the French Empire; Napoleon was permanently exiled to St. Helena
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages: commercial revival
The Battle of Waterloo (1815)
Background to the French Revolution
The Franks
39. 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
The English Reformation
The 'continental system'
Athens and Sparta
40. A.D. 960-1279 - The Chinese Empire lost much territory after the fall of the Tang rulers - Advances in education - art - and science contributed to an improved way of life
Chinese civilization under the Sungs
Spartan way of life
Spinning jenny
Egypt
41. Began as an attempt by the leaders of the industrial and commercial classes to end the injustices of the French monarchy - a Reign of Terror against the aristocracy - The fall of the Bastille on July 14 marks France's 4th of July - Napoleon Bonaparte
The topography of Africa
'The Communist Manifesto'
The French Revolution
Alexander the Great
42. 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 ziggurat
The feudal system
Mesopotamia
Inventions of the Industrial Revolution
43. An Aegean civilization - Minoan civilization of Crete (c. 4000-1400 B.C.) based its prosperity on extensive commerce
American Indian culture
Myths
Early Japanese civilization
Minoan civilization
44. 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
The Lydians
Muslim contributions - Science and technology
Reasons for the spread of Christianity (the Roman period)
India: developments
45. 1764 - Increased the speed and output of yarn spinners
Muslim contributions - Science and technology
Contributions of the Greek World
The caste system
Spinning jenny
46. Architecture was dominated by the Romanesque (11th -12th century) and Gothic (13th -15th century) styles
The forest states
Spain and Portugal during the later Middle Ages
The Age of Pericles
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages: architecture
47. 1760 - Improved production of iron
Pepin the Short
Darwin
Coke smelting
Causes of the Industrial Revolution
48. The period of human culture that began around 10000 years ago in the Middle East and 4000 years ago later in other parts of the world. It is characterized by the beginning of farming - the domestication of animals - the development of crafts such as
Neolithic or New Stone Age
Watt steam engine
Coke smelting
The English Reformation
49. The ancient Near East comprised the Tigris and Euphrates Valley - the Fertile Crescent - and the Nile Valley.
Spinning mule
Absolutism
Water frame
The ancient Near East: geography
50. An early Jewish convert to Christianity - was responsible for the spread of Christian theology and the resulting response from the Roman empire (opposition/resistance; Christianity firmly rooted in the collapsing world of Roman rule)
Calvinism
Paul of Tarsus (Paul the Apostle)
Islam in Africa
Egyptian civilization: significant aspects