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CSET World History
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1. 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
The feudal system
Athens and Sparta
John Locke
Adam Smith
2. Stimulated new states of West Africa and spread Islamic culture and religion
Islam in Africa
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages
The Age of Reason/Enlightenment
Isaac Newton
3. Philosophy (Scholasticism) dealt with the consistency of faith and reason
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages: philosophy
John Locke
Mesopotamian civilizations
The Chaldeans
4. 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
The Roman Empire
Roman contributions to the western world Culture: history - literature
Inventions of the Industrial Revolution
Famous empires that grew in the West African savanna
5. Concrete - arch - roads (200000 miles of roads) - aqueducts and cisterns - monumental buildings (the Colosseum)
Egypt: developments
American Indian culture
Roman contributions to the western world Engineering and architecture
Charles Martel
6. 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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7. Urban culture - Planned cities (i.e. citywide sanitation systems) - Metallurgy (gold - copper - bronze - tin) - Measurement (weight - time - length - mass)
Historical interpretations of the Middle Ages
Hindus
India: developments
Power loom
8. 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
Isaac Newton
Steamboat
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages: architecture
Martin Luther
9. 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
France during the later Middle Ages
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages: feudalism/manorialism
Calvinism
The accomplishments of the early Japanese
10. His teachings influenced Chinese culture - Wanted to improve society - Taught that certain virtues are guidelines to happy life
Confucius
Ganges River
The Olmec
Egyptian civilization: significant aspects
11. Conquered much of Asia Minor and Northern Mesopotamia (2000-1200 B.C.) - A major contribution included the invention of iron smelting - which revolutionized warfare
Martin Luther's beliefs
The Fall of Rome
Rome's economic problems
The Hittites
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
Origins of people in America
Paleolithic or Old Stone Age
The forest states
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages: philosophy
13. The commercial revival led to the rise of towns. - A true middle class emerged - Economic activities in the towns were supervised by the guild system (merchant and craft guilds) - The Crusades led to the revival of international trade
Grooved rollers
Social Darwinism
Famous empires that grew in the West African savanna
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages: commercial revival
14. 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.
Persian War
Islamic civilization: government and religion
Alexander the Great
Napoleon and the First Empire
15. 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
Islam
The 'continental system'
Charlemagne
16. (A.D. 871-99) established the English kingdom after stemming the Danish invasions
The Babylonians
The Ming and Manchu Dynasties
Alfred the Great
Capitalism
17. 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
Athens and Sparta
The feudal system
India: developments
John Calvin
18. 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 -
Classical Greece
The Roman Republic
Development of feudalism and a samurai warrior - class
Ottoman Empire
19. (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
Charles Martel
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages: architecture
Japan's geography
The Roman Empire
20. 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
The Viking (Norse) invaders
Jesus of Nazareth
Early cultures in Mesoamerica
Water frame
21. 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
The Renaissance
Hindus
Manorialism
The Incas
22. Conquered Sumeria and established a new empire (2300-1750 B.C.) - The code of Hammurabi was the first universal written codification of laws in recorded history (c. 1750 B.C.) - Ahievements included a centralized government and advancements in algebr
The feudal system
Mohammed
The Babylonians
Athens and Sparta
23. (Virgil's Aeneid - Ovid's Metamorphoses) - rhetoric (the art and study of the use of language with persuasive effect) - Continued the Greek tradition in literature - art - sculpture - and the humanities
The Aztecs
Reasons for the decline of the Byzantine Empire
Enlightened despotism
Roman contributions to the western world Culture: history - literature
24. An Aegean civilization - Minoan civilization of Crete (c. 4000-1400 B.C.) based its prosperity on extensive commerce
Philosophy influenced by the Age of Reason
Manorialism
Egypt
Minoan civilization
25. 1764 - Increased the speed and output of yarn spinners
Spinning jenny
The East African Coast
China: developments
Development of the Renaissance
26. 1779 - A power - driven machine that produced fine - strong yarn
Spinning mule
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages: feudalism/manorialism
Muslim contributions - Science and technology
Voltaire - Montesquieu - Locke - and Rousseau
27. Established the first lasting monotheism - After the death of Solomon (922 B.C.) - the Hebrews were divided into two kingdoms (Israel and Judah) - Disunity and conquest resulted in the destruction of Israel (722 B.C.) and Judah (586 B.C.) - The revol
Impact of Spanish Exploration and Conquest on Indigenous People of the Americas
The Israelites
Myths
The Early Middle Ages
28. 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
Martin Luther's beliefs
Saul
The Hellenistic Age
Development of the Renaissance
29. 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
Ibn Battuta
Nicolaus Copernicus
Hinduism
Chinese civilization under the Sungs
30. The classical economists advanced the theory of laissez faire - Thomas Malthus (1776-1834) theorized that population growth would far outstrip food production - The revolutionary socialism of Karl Marx advocated a violent overthrow of the present eco
English Parliament
The intellectual response to the Industrial Revolution
Africa's geological diversity
Rallying cry of the French Revolution
31. 1783 - Allowed iron - makers to roll out iron into different shapes
China: developments
Napoleon and the First Empire
Grooved rollers
North American Indians
32. 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.
Mesopotamia
The spread of the Renaissance throughout Europe
The importance of city life in the Sung Empire
Steam locomotive
33. Profits linked to the manufacturing of products - Private ownership of land - Freedom of choice - A competitive free - market system - Limited government restraints
Watt steam engine
Capitalism
Iona
Voltaire - Montesquieu - Locke - and Rousseau
34. A traditional or legendary story - usually concerning some being or hero or event - with or without a determinable basis of fact or a natural explanation - especially one that is concerned with deities or demigods and explains some practice - rite -
The Olmec
Myths
John Locke
Egypt
35. 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
Chinese civilization under the Sungs
The Ming and Manchu Dynasties
Roman contributions to the western world Engineering and architecture
John Calvin
36. Class division of society - The decline of feudalism and manorialism - The commercial revival - Education - Philosophy - Architecture
Impact of Spanish Exploration and Conquest on Indigenous People of the Americas
Mohammed
France during the later Middle Ages
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages
37. 1200-400 B.C. - South - central Mexico - Developed one of the first civilizations in Mesoamerica - Developed an agricultural community - Developed the first calendar in America - Noted artwork in many media (jade - clay - basalt - and greenstone) - M
The Olmec
Nicolaus Copernicus
John Locke
The English Reformation
38. 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
Sumeria
The Phoenicians
Reasons for the Byzantine Empire's success
39. The agricultural organization and economic foundation of feudalism
Philosophy influenced by the Age of Reason
Cleisthenes - Athens Leader
The Peloponnesian War
Manorialism
40. 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
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages: philosophy
The ancient Near East: geography
Napoleon and the First Empire
41. The medieval political unity of Europe was replaced by the spirit of modern nationalism - The authority of the state was strengthened - The middle class was strengthened - Calvinism gave capitalism its psychological base - Religious wars reflected th
Roman contributions to the western world Engineering and architecture
Effects of the Reformation
The Dorians
The intellectual response to the Industrial Revolution
42. 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
Enlightened despotism
Jesus of Nazareth
Japan's geography
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages: education
43. 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
Roman contributions to the western world Engineering and architecture
Charles Martel
Classical Greece
The Chaldeans
44. Became the birthplace for the Hellenic civilization
Iona
Pepin the Short
Constantine
Indus River
45. 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
Achievements of the Byzantine Empire
Social Darwinism and Capitalism
France during the later Middle Ages
Reasons for the spread of Christianity (the Roman period)
46. 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
Modern influence of Magna Carta
Athens and Sparta
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages: society
The Persians
47. 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
Islam in Africa
Minoan civilization
Persian War
Enlightened despotism
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
Inventions of the Industrial Revolution
The East African Coast
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages: feudalism/manorialism
Reasons for the spread of Christianity (the Roman period)
49. The Phoenicians - The Lydians - The Israelites
India: developments
Ganges River
Japan's geography
Smaller civilizations of the Near East
50. 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
Alfred the Great
The spread of the Renaissance throughout Europe
Greece: geography
Social Darwinism