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CSET World History

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1. There were three periods of feudal government






2. (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






3. Dominated the culture of the 18th century - There was an attempt to revive the classic style and form of ancient Greece and Rome - In literature - the novel was the outcome; in architecture - the Rococo style was dominant - In music - Haydn and Mozar






4. 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






5. 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






6. Hastened by the Frankish system of inheritance - The Treaty of Verdun (A.D. 843) divided Charlemagne's empire among his three grandsons - Carolingian rule ended in the 10th century because of the decline in central authority and the invasions of the






7. The earliest Indian civilization - the Harappa culture - developed around the Indus River Valley in 2500 B.C.






8. 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






9. 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






10. Attempted to stem the tide - The empire split into the Western and Eastern Roman Empires - Barbarian invasions by Germanic and Asiatic tribes (the Goths - Vandals - and Huns) devastated Rome - and it fell in A.D. 476 - The Eastern Roman Empire at Con






11. 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.






12. Institutions: hospitals - medical schools - libraries - universities - Agriculture: cash crops - crop rotation - Mathematics: algebra - algorithms - Arabic numerals - decimal point - Globalization: exploration - work of scholars - trade (Atlantic - M






13. 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.)






14. Profits linked to the manufacturing of products - Private ownership of land - Freedom of choice - A competitive free - market system - Limited government restraints






15. Based on the teachings of Mohammed - The spread of Islam started in the seventh century A.D. - The Koran became the center for Islamic moral and ethical conduct - Mohammed established a theocracy based on Islamic law






16. Architecture was dominated by the Romanesque (11th -12th century) and Gothic (13th -15th century) styles






17. Became the birthplace for the Hellenic civilization






18. King's authority limited by law - rights of the king's subjects declared (i.e. habeas corpus) - respect for legal procedures






19. 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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20. 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






21. 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






22. (460-429 B.C.) Represented the zenith of Athenian society and the height of its democracy






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






24. An Aegean civilization - Minoan civilization of Crete (c. 4000-1400 B.C.) based its prosperity on extensive commerce






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






26. Transformed society and changed the way people looked at the natural world - In doing so - science came into direct conflict with the teachings of the Church - Began in the 16th century - Important people: Nicolaus Copernicus - Galileo Galilei - Joha






27. Established the first kingdom in Palestine (c. 1030-1010 B.C.)






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






29. 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






30. 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






31. 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






32. c. 1000-1500






33. 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






34. 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






35. 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.






36. Writing - Commerce - Government






37. 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






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






39. Developed over many centuries - The first American Indians originated from Asia - Agriculture changed some Indian culture from a nomadic existence to farming communities






40. 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.






41. 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






42. Assumed leadership of the Muslim world - The Seljuks fought with the crusaders and regained lost land - Mongols invaded the eastern Muslim Empire - The Ottoman Empire expanded territory and lasted for many centuries - Constantinople was the center of






43. 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






44. 1760 - Improved production of iron






45. Ghana - Mali and Songhai






46. 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)






47. 509-27 B.C. Started after Etruscan control was overthrown - Society was divided into the patricians (propertied class) - plebians (main body of Roman citizens) - and slaves - Government was based on consuls - the Senate - and the Centurial Assembly -






48. 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






49. 1764 - Increased the speed and output of yarn spinners






50. 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