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CSET World History
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1. Occupied western Asia Minor (500s B.C.) - Their culture reached its zenith under King Croesus (Golden King) - Were responsible for the first coinage of money
Calvinism
The Lydians
The English Reformation
Steam locomotive
2. 1764 - Increased the speed and output of yarn spinners
Spinning jenny
Adam Smith
Water frame
The Chaldeans
3. Writing (cuneiform) - Organized government - Written law code (Hammurabi's Code) - Systematized religion (Zoroastrianism) - Astronomy; astrology
Mesopotamia: developments
Saul
Enlightened despotism
Laissez faire
4. 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
Adam Smith
Paleolithic or Old Stone Age
Ganges River
5. 1807 - Built by American inventor Robert Fulton - The steam engine was used to build it
Steamboat
Enlightened despotism
Alexander the Great
The Age of Reason/Enlightenment
6. (A.D. 871-99) established the English kingdom after stemming the Danish invasions
Spartan way of life
Alfred the Great
Ancient Africans' advances in their societies and cultures
The 'continental system'
7. 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
Key provisions of Magna Carta
Early Japanese civilization
Reasons for the Byzantine Empire's success
Chinese civilization under the Sungs
8. 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
Roman contributions to the western world Engineering and architecture
Isaac Newton
The English Reformation
The Aztecs
9. Developed in the interior of the continent - Grew from an iron - working settlement - Huge stone structures were constructed - Economy was based on the gold trade
Christianity: basic doctrines
The Napoleonic Code
Early Japanese civilization
The Kingdom of Zimbabwe
10. 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
General characteristics of the Renaissance
Roman contributions to the western world Engineering and architecture
The Kingdom of Zimbabwe
Background to the French Revolution
11. 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
Reasons for the Byzantine Empire's success
Steam locomotive
Egyptian civilization: significant aspects
The Hellenistic Age
12. 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
Africa's geological diversity
Development of feudalism and a samurai warrior - class
Hinduism
13. (1848) - Written by Marx and Friedrich Engels - advanced the theories of modern scientific socialism
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14. 'Liberty - Equality and Fraternity'
Darwin
Muslim contributions
Rallying cry of the French Revolution
Development of feudalism and a samurai warrior - class
15. 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
Charlemagne
Alexander the Great
Roman contributions to the western world (greatest contribution)
16. The Phoenicians - The Lydians - The Israelites
The intellectual response to the Industrial Revolution
Smaller civilizations of the Near East
The conquest of Indigenous People of the Americas
Achievements of the Byzantine Empire
17. 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
Inventions of the Industrial Revolution
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages: education
Persian War
Zoroastrianism
18. 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
Paleolithic or Old Stone Age
Egypt
Background to the French Revolution
Cotton gin
19. 1783 - Allowed iron - makers to roll out iron into different shapes
The Kingdom of Zimbabwe
Absolutism
Grooved rollers
Confucius
20. 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
Martin Luther
The Magna Carta
The Later Middle Ages
The Chaldeans
21. 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)
Reasons for the Byzantine Empire's success
The Aztecs
Paul of Tarsus (Paul the Apostle)
Classical Greece
22. 1785 - Meant that factories were no longer dependent on water sources for power
North American Indians
River Valley Civilizations
Watt steam engine
The Incas
23. 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
Roman contributions to the western world Culture: history - literature
Rome's political problems
John Locke
Mythology
24. No privileges/tax exemptions based on lineage - Government promotion was based on ability - Modernized French law (equality before the law)
Role of the Church in the Early Middle Ages
The Napoleonic Code
North American Indians
The feudal system
25. 1733 - Increased the speed of weavers
Steam locomotive
Social Darwinism
Flying shuttle
Galileo Galilei
26. Became the birthplace for the Hellenic civilization
Social Darwinism and Capitalism
The Olmec
Iona
The (Protestant) Reformation
27. There were three periods of feudal government
Development of feudalism and a samurai warrior - class
The Sumerians
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages
Laissez faire
28. 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
Galileo Galilei
The importance of city life in the Sung Empire
Causes of the Industrial Revolution
Mycenaean civilization
29. Society was based on a strict class division: clergy and nobility were the privileged class - peasants and artisans were the work force - and serfs were tied to the land
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages: society
Islamic civilization: trade and cultural expansion
Historical interpretations of the Middle Ages
The Israelites
30. Replaced the Franks as legitimate rulers - The Carolingian Renaissance resulted in the establishment of a palace academy with a prescribed academic curriculum
Feudalism: economic
The Carolingians
The Assyrians
Ibn Battuta
31. 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)
Rome's economic problems
Ancient Africans' advances in their societies and cultures
Zoroastrianism
English Parliament
32. 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
Ganges River
Contributions of the Greek World
Spain and Portugal during the later Middle Ages
Mesopotamia
33. 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 Ming and Manchu Dynasties
North American Indians
Rallying cry of the French Revolution
Roman contributions to the western world Engineering and architecture
34. 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
Arabs
The Renaissance
Minoan civilization
Spain and Portugal during the later Middle Ages
35. 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
Early Japanese civilization
Neolithic or New Stone Age
'The Communist Manifesto'
The ancient Near East: geography
36. Ended in defeat for Napoleon and ended the French Empire; Napoleon was permanently exiled to St. Helena
The Scientific Revolution
Indus River
Charles Martel
The Battle of Waterloo (1815)
37. 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
Philosophy influenced by the Age of Reason
Roman contributions to the western world Engineering and architecture
Mythology
Causes of the Industrial Revolution
38. 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
The Persians
Enlightened despotism
Paleolithic or Old Stone Age
Origins of people in America
39. 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.
Contributions of the Greek World
Dissolution of the Frankish Empire
Mongul rule in China
Origins of people in America
40. Warrior nation; created an empire based on military superiority - conquest - and terrorism (911-550 B.C.) - Empire origniated in the highland region of the upper Tigris River but grew to encompass the entire area of the Fertile Crescent - Military te
Martin Luther
Johannes Kepler
Ancient Africans' advances in their societies and cultures
The Assyrians
41. Mathematician - physicist - and astronomer - The most influential scientist of the Enlightenment - Described universal gravitation and the three laws of motion - which dominated the scientific view of the physical universe for the next three centurie
Role of the Church in the Early Middle Ages
Reasons for the Reformation
Adam Smith
Isaac Newton
42. Rugged landscape of mountains and valleys - scattered islands led to the development of independent city - states (polis) rather than one unified empire - Scarcity of good agricultural land encouraged seafaring in eastern Greece - The southern mainla
Feudalism: outcomes
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages: philosophy
Greece: geography
The ancient Near East: cultural contributions
43. 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
Athens and Sparta
The feudal system
France during the later Middle Ages
Ganges River
44. 1760 - Improved production of iron
The Counter Reformation
Impact of Spanish Exploration and Conquest on Indigenous People of the Americas
Coke smelting
Manorialism
45. Established at Byzantium by Emperor Constantine as a 'New Rome' in the East in A.D. 330 - Strategically located (where Europe and Asia meet) - had excellent defensible borders - and was a crossroads of world trade - With the fall of Rome/collapse of
Constantinople
The Hittites
Confucius
The accomplishments of the early Japanese
46. Became a revolutionary anti - Catholic movement - Basis of 'Reformed Churches -' which spread throughout Europe; Calvinism made Protestantism an international movement
Zoroastrianism
Calvinism
Steam locomotive
Early Japanese civilization
47. The agricultural organization and economic foundation of feudalism
The Age of Pericles
Manorialism
Johannes Kepler
Modern influence of Magna Carta
48. 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
The Aztecs
Ganges River
Inventions of the Industrial Revolution
Myths
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
Muslim contributions - Science and technology
Darwin
The ancient Near East: cultural contributions
Voltaire - Montesquieu - Locke - and Rousseau
50. Mathematician - physicist - astronomer - With a telescope - provided the first observational evidence in support of Copernicus - Observed the phases of Venus; discovered the four largest moons of Jupiter; observed and analyzed sunspots - Was question
Power loom
Arabs
Modern influence of Magna Carta
Galileo Galilei
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