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CSET World History
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1. 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
Constantinople
The Hellenistic Age
Islamic civilization: trade and cultural expansion
Ancient Africans' advances in their societies and cultures
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
Power loom
Ganges River
Rome's political problems
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages: education
3. The creators of Mesopotamian civilization (3500-3000 B.C.) - Used Tigris and Euphrates rivers for trade and commerce - as well as areas surrounding the Persian Gulf - Material progress included large - scale irrigation projects - an advanced system o
Indus River
Development of feudalism and a samurai warrior - class
Causes of the Industrial Revolution
The Sumerians
4. Architecture was dominated by the Romanesque (11th -12th century) and Gothic (13th -15th century) styles
Roman contributions to the western world Culture: history - literature
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages: architecture
Christianity: basic doctrines
Steamboat
5. 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
Christianity: basic doctrines
Reasons for the spread of Christianity (the Roman period)
Smaller civilizations of the Near East
Isaac Newton
6. Originated in India (1500 B.C.) as part of the teachings of Hinduism - Divided people into four distinct and inflexible social groups: priests and teachers; rulers and warriors; merchants and artisans; and peasants and servants (the lowest caste) - P
Manorialism
The Babylonians
The caste system
Johannes Kepler
7. The Sumerians - The Babylonians - The Hittites - The Assyrians - The Chaldeans - The Persians
Pepin the Short
Mesopotamian civilizations
Impact of Spanish Exploration and Conquest on Indigenous People of the Americas
Achievements of the Byzantine Empire
8. The rise of feudal monarchs resulted in the development of the nation - states of France - By the early 13th century - royal authority had expanded and France had become a European power - Conflicts with the pope over the extent of religious rule res
Coke smelting
The English Reformation
France during the later Middle Ages
Rome's economic problems
9. The Olmec - The Mayas - The Aztecs - The Incas
The intellectual response to the Industrial Revolution
Islam in Africa
Early cultures in Mesoamerica
The Punic Wars with Carthage
10. 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 Napoleonic Code
The ancient Near East: geography
Darwin
Roman contributions to the western world (greatest contribution)
11. Dissatisfaction with church ritual and Latin overtones - Humanism emphasized man's needs and concerns - The printing press allowed mass communication (Luther's 95 Theses were translated - widely copied - distributed throughout Europe) - Luther's exco
Reasons for the Reformation
Jesus of Nazareth
England during the later Middle Ages
Coke smelting
12. (460-429 B.C.) Represented the zenith of Athenian society and the height of its democracy
The Age of Pericles
Islam
Turk Dominance
The Later Middle Ages
13. Stimulated new states of West Africa and spread Islamic culture and religion
Spinning mule
Islam in Africa
Muslim contributions - Science and technology
The Israelites
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
The Olmec
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages: society
Mesolithic or Middle Stone Age
15. 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
Classical Greece
Dissolution of the Frankish Empire
Mongul rule in China
Egyptian civilization: significant aspects
16. 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
Mesoamerica
The Fall of Rome
Literature and Philosophy during the rennaisance
The 'continental system'
17. 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
Division of the Muslim Empire
Mycenaean civilization
John Locke
Constantine
18. The region that is now Mexico - Central America - and the western coast of South America
France during the later Middle Ages
Water frame
Nicolaus Copernicus
Mesoamerica
19. Considered one of the world's major religions and has influenced religious - political - and social thought for over 4000 years - Originated in the Indus River Valley of India and primarily spread to and throughout southeast Asia
Muslim contributions - Science and technology
The caste system
Hinduism
Social Darwinism
20. 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
Martin Luther
Greece: geography
River Valley Civilizations
Early Japanese civilization
21. 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 Persians
The Ming and Manchu Dynasties
Muslim contributions
Sumeria
22. Emperors repeatedly raised taxes to support the ever - increasing needs of the army - Created tremendous burdens on the population - with the common people being most affected - Continual economic crises resulted in a rise in poverty and unemployment
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23. Conquered the Peloponnesus (peninsula of southern Greece) and ushered in a 'dark age' characterized by violence and instability
Roman contributions to the western world (greatest contribution)
The Phoenicians
Napoleon and the First Empire: international relations
The Dorians
24. A failed French attempt to close the continent to British trade in hopes of destroying the British economy
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25. Ended in defeat for Napoleon and ended the French Empire; Napoleon was permanently exiled to St. Helena
The Battle of Waterloo (1815)
The Holy Roman Empire during the late Middle Ages
Islamic civilization: government and religion
Persian War
26. (A.D. 871-99) established the English kingdom after stemming the Danish invasions
England during the later Middle Ages
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages: society
Capitalism
Alfred the Great
27. 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
Ganges River
The Phoenicians
Islamic civilization: government and religion
The feudal system
28. The proper function of government was defined by ___________________. Their ideas led to the philosophical bases for the American and French revolutions.
The Roman Republic
China: developments
Voltaire - Montesquieu - Locke - and Rousseau
Inventions of the Industrial Revolution
29. 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
Arabs
Ganges River
John Calvin
Greece: geography
30. 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
Development of the Renaissance
Saul
Mesopotamia
Chinese civilization under the Sungs
31. Astronomer - Challenged the Church doctrine of a geocentric (earth - centered) theory of the universe (Ptolemy's theory; was the prevailing thought for more than 1000 years) - Believed that the sun was the center of the solar system - and the earth m
Reasons for the Reformation
Martin Luther's beliefs
Nicolaus Copernicus
English Parliament
32. 356-323 B.C. - Of Macedonia - Established the Hellenistic Age - Conquered Persia - Asia Minor - and Egypt; established a world empire - Bureaucracy replaced the city - state as the form of government - Following his death - dynasties were established
The Carolingians
The Napoleonic Code
Alexander the Great
Charles Martel
33. 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 Chaldeans
Islam
Muslim contributions - Science and technology
Calvinism
34. 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
Paul of Tarsus (Paul the Apostle)
Spartan way of life
The Viking (Norse) invaders
Galileo Galilei
35. An ethical religion - Of the Persians - based on concepts of good and evil
Roman contributions to the western world (greatest contribution)
English Parliament
Zoroastrianism
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages: society
36. The emphasis was on man rather than God - There was a reawakening or rebirth of classical models - The ideal of the 'universal man' was widely held
Achievements of the Byzantine Empire
The Scientific Revolution
General characteristics of the Renaissance
The Roman Republic: decline
37. 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
Persian War
Islamic civilization: trade and cultural expansion
Power loom
Watt steam engine
38. c. 1350-1600 - The revival of intellectualism - literature - philosophy - and artistic achievement - Spread westward and into northern Europe - Continued the road started in the Middle Ages that would lead to modern Europe
Africa's geological diversity
Renaissance
The Renaissance
The Hellenistic Age
39. 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
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages: education
Charlemagne
Feudalism: outcomes
Key provisions of Magna Carta
40. 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)
The Olmec
The Roman Republic
Martin Luther
The Battle of Waterloo (1815)
41. 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
Islamic civilization: government and religion
Early Japanese civilization
Egypt
The Early Middle Ages
42. 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
Cleisthenes - Athens Leader
Watt steam engine
Paleolithic or Old Stone Age
The Roman Empire
43. 1807 - Built by American inventor Robert Fulton - The steam engine was used to build it
Steamboat
The Olmec
The feudal system
Rome's political problems
44. 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
Background to the French Revolution
Mythology
Inventions of the Industrial Revolution
Sumeria
45. Influenced its history - Japanese culture reflects a reverence for nature - Mountains - forests - and coastal areas determined cultural growth
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46. Egyptian life was dominated by concerns for the afterlife - religion - and the pharaoh - Medical advances and specialized surgery were major contributions - The Egyptians invented a hieroglyphic writing system - Commerce flourished throughout Arabia
Ottoman Empire
Early cultures in Mesoamerica
Egyptian civilization: significant aspects
The Early Middle Ages
47. Conquered much of Asia Minor and Northern Mesopotamia (2000-1200 B.C.) - A major contribution included the invention of iron smelting - which revolutionized warfare
The Hittites
Renaissance
'The Communist Manifesto'
Islam
48. A collection of myths or stories - usually about the gods and their relationships to human beings; the study of myths
Mythology
The ancient Near East: cultural contributions
Spain and Portugal during the later Middle Ages
Social Darwinism and Capitalism
49. 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
The Lydians
The topography of Africa
The Magna Carta
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages: society
50. 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
English Parliament
Causes of the Industrial Revolution
Islam in Africa
Background to the French Revolution