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CSET World History
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1. An ethical religion - Of the Persians - based on concepts of good and evil
Saul
Development of feudalism and a samurai warrior - class
Modern influence of Magna Carta
Zoroastrianism
2. 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)
Zoroastrianism
The spread of the Renaissance throughout Europe
Martin Luther
Smaller civilizations of the Near East
3. 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.)
Division of the Muslim Empire
The Counter Reformation
The Persians
Hindus
4. 1804 - Used initially to haul freight at coal mines and ironworks - The steam engine was used to develop it
Steam locomotive
Mohammed
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages: education
Historical interpretations of the Middle Ages
5. 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
Absolutism
Napoleon and the First Empire
Reasons for the spread of Christianity (the Roman period)
The (Protestant) Reformation
6. 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
The ancient Near East: geography
The Roman Republic
Darwin
Mesopotamian civilizations
7. 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
Background to the French Revolution
Cleisthenes - Athens Leader
Islam
Mongul rule in China
8. 1764 - Increased the speed and output of yarn spinners
Famous empires that grew in the West African savanna
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages: education
Role of the Church in the Early Middle Ages
Spinning jenny
9. Began in Italy during the 14th century - The Crusades focused attention eastward (on Greece and the Near East) - By the 14th century - the move toward secularization was predominant - Conflicts between the papacy and the Holy Roman Empire in the 13th
The Later Middle Ages
Impact of Spanish Exploration and Conquest on Indigenous People of the Americas
The conquest of Indigenous People of the Americas
Development of the Renaissance
10. Developed their own language and sophisticated system of writing - developed literature and poetry - developed the Shinto religion - placed great emphasis on a love of nature - beauty - and good manners
The ancient Near East: cultural contributions
Arabs
The accomplishments of the early Japanese
The Hellenistic Age
11. In economics - the doctrine of '___________' (limited government intervention in business affairs) stood in opposition to regulated trade
Laissez faire
Paleolithic or Old Stone Age
Alexander the Great
Sumeria
12. 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
Egyptian civilization: significant aspects
The forest states
Renaissance
Spinning jenny
13. 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
Development of the Renaissance
The Viking (Norse) invaders
The Peloponnesian War
Rome's political problems
14. 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
The ancient Near East: geography
Paleolithic or Old Stone Age
Classical Greece
Water frame
15. 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
Roman contributions to the western world Culture: history - literature
The accomplishments of the early Japanese
Roman contributions to the western world (greatest contribution)
16. 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)
Origins of people in America
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages: architecture
Paul of Tarsus (Paul the Apostle)
Neoclassicism
17. 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
Napoleon and the First Empire
The ancient Near East: geography
Dissolution of the Frankish Empire
18. 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
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages: feudalism/manorialism
The ancient Near East: cultural contributions
The Later Middle Ages
The Renaissance
19. His teachings influenced Chinese culture - Wanted to improve society - Taught that certain virtues are guidelines to happy life
Dissolution of the Frankish Empire
Confucius
Ancient Africans' advances in their societies and cultures
The importance of city life in the Sung Empire
20. The Muslim empire was ruled by Arab caliphs - Arabs conquered much of the Byzantine and Persian empires (including North Africa) and Spain - The Battle of Tours (A.D. 732) resulted in the Franks halting Muslim expansion in Europe - Muslim Spain laste
Martin Luther's beliefs
The Israelites
Arabs
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages
21. Stimulated new states of West Africa and spread Islamic culture and religion
Steamboat
Islam in Africa
The ancient Near East: geography
The Counter Reformation
22. 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 Fall of Rome
Capitalism
Contributions of the Greek World
Development of the Renaissance
23. (Frankish military/political leader) Halted the Muslim advance into Europe at the Battle of Tours (A.D. 732); Martel's victory helped preserve western civilization
Mesopotamian civilizations
Africa's geological diversity
The Incas
Charles Martel
24. 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
Water frame
Philosophy influenced by the Age of Reason
Grooved rollers
The Holy Roman Empire during the late Middle Ages
25. Firmly established by the 14th century - Gained power at the expense of the king - Composed of the House of Lords (titled nobility) and the House of Commons (gentry and middle classes)
English Parliament
Islam
Feudalism: economic
The Early Middle Ages
26. A collection of myths or stories - usually about the gods and their relationships to human beings; the study of myths
Reasons for the Byzantine Empire's success
Mythology
English Parliament
Martin Luther
27. 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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28. Established a civilization in the Nile Valley (3000 B.C.) - Natural barriers (desert and sea) - as well as its isolation from other civilizations - greatly hindered foreign invaders; spared Egypt from the repeated political disruptions characteristic
Mesoamerica
Cotton gin
Jesus of Nazareth
Egypt
29. Concrete - arch - roads (200000 miles of roads) - aqueducts and cisterns - monumental buildings (the Colosseum)
Ancient Africans' advances in their societies and cultures
Isaac Newton
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages: education
Roman contributions to the western world Engineering and architecture
30. 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
Social Darwinism
The Ming and Manchu Dynasties
Mongul rule in China
Rome's economic problems
31. Centers of Aegean civilization; depended on the Aegean Sea to develop and extend their culture - (c. 2000-1150 B.C.) developed heavily fortified cities and based prosperity on trade and warfare
Ganges River
Mycenaean civilization
North American Indians
Mesolithic or Middle Stone Age
32. 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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33. The Abbasids overthrew the Umayyads
Famous empires that grew in the West African savanna
Division of the Muslim Empire
Greece: geography
The Olmec
34. Region of great cities (e.g Ur and Babylon) located between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers; chronologically the first urban hearth - dating to 3500 BCE - and which as founded in the Fertile Crescent.
Key provisions of Magna Carta
Ganges River
The Roman Republic
Mesopotamia
35. The region that is now Mexico - Central America - and the western coast of South America
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages: feudalism/manorialism
The Napoleonic Code
Confucius
Mesoamerica
36. 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
Japan's geography
Islamic civilization: government and religion
Napoleon and the First Empire
Martin Luther's beliefs
37. 1764 - Introduced the first power - driven machine to manufacture cloth
Mesopotamia: developments
Roman contributions to the western world Culture: history - literature
Water frame
Rallying cry of the French Revolution
38. Became a revolutionary anti - Catholic movement - Basis of 'Reformed Churches -' which spread throughout Europe; Calvinism made Protestantism an international movement
Calvinism
Persian War
Rome's political problems
The Hellenistic Age
39. Lasted five centuries - The Pax Romana (Roman peace) was two centuries without a major war (27 B.C.- A.D. 180) - By the end of the second century A.D. - Rome was in economic and political decline - which weakened the empire
Rallying cry of the French Revolution
The Roman Empire
Famous empires that grew in the West African savanna
Alexander the Great
40. 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
Mongul rule in China
The Early Middle Ages
Minoan civilization
41. King Darius of Persia wanted to conquer all of the Greek city - states but Athens and Sparta resisted. Greek city - states vs. Persia - Greek city - states won. Athens emerged as most powerful city state in Greece.
The Franks
Early cultures in Mesoamerica
Persian War
Four key beliefs of Hindus
42. Conquered the Peloponnesus (peninsula of southern Greece) and ushered in a 'dark age' characterized by violence and instability
Development of feudalism and a samurai warrior - class
The Chaldeans
England during the later Middle Ages
The Dorians
43. Urban culture - Planned cities (i.e. citywide sanitation systems) - Metallurgy (gold - copper - bronze - tin) - Measurement (weight - time - length - mass)
Calvinism
The Franks
India: developments
Alexander the Great
44. Ended in defeat for Napoleon and ended the French Empire; Napoleon was permanently exiled to St. Helena
The Punic Wars with Carthage
The Age of Reason/Enlightenment
The Battle of Waterloo (1815)
Paleolithic or Old Stone Age
45. The cultural period of the Stone Age that developed primarily in Europe between the Paleolithic and Neolithic periods - beginning around 10000 years ago and lasting in various places as late as 3000 bce. The Mesolithic is marked by the appearance of
Mesolithic or Middle Stone Age
Philosophy influenced by the Age of Reason
Classical Greece
Inventions of the Industrial Revolution
46. Born around 6 B.C. in the Roman province of Judea - Became an influential rabbi - His death by crucifixion and resurrection as the Christ (Greek for messiah) were writings in the Gospels
Egyptian civilization: significant aspects
Spartan way of life
Jesus of Nazareth
The Holy Roman Empire during the late Middle Ages
47. Constitutionalism/importance of a written constitution - individual rights - due process of the law - concept of a representative government - taxation with representation - trial by jury - Would later be a significant influence on the American Const
Reasons for the Byzantine Empire's success
Egyptian civilization: significant aspects
The Phoenicians
Modern influence of Magna Carta
48. Manor estates - Owned by lords - Peasant serfs given land to work in exchange for percentage of crop - Free peasants worked as skilled laborers - Dues and fees charged for tenancy - use of roads - bridges - etc.
Spinning jenny
Islam in Africa
Feudalism: economic
Roman contributions to the western world (greatest contribution)
49. The center of Sumerian community life and served as a temple - storehouse - and treasury
Pepin the Short
The ziggurat
The Phoenicians
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages: architecture
50. 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
Jesus of Nazareth
'The Communist Manifesto'
Social Darwinism
Alfred the Great