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CSET World History
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1. 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
Mongul rule in China
Hinduism
Social Darwinism
Egyptian civilization: significant aspects
2. (A.D. 747-768) a Carolingian ruler appointed by the pope as king and established the Papal States on former Byzantine lands
Feudalism: outcomes
Pepin the Short
The conquest of Indigenous People of the Americas
The topography of Africa
3. Four rivers (Nile - Congo - Niger - and Zambezi) were important to Africa's economic history - Egyptian civilization developed in the Nile Valley - Africa above the Sahara (Northern Africa) is often associated with Arab influence - The irregular coas
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4. 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
The Hittites
Egypt: developments
The Olmec
5. An Aegean civilization - Minoan civilization of Crete (c. 4000-1400 B.C.) based its prosperity on extensive commerce
Spartan way of life
The Aztecs
Hinduism
Minoan civilization
6. 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
Muslim contributions - Science and technology
The Kingdom of Zimbabwe
The Battle of Waterloo (1815)
Egyptian civilization: significant aspects
7. The earliest Indian civilization - the Harappa culture - developed around the Indus River Valley in 2500 B.C.
Indus River
Social Darwinism and Capitalism
Mohammed
Islamic civilization: trade and cultural expansion
8. 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 Kingdom of Zimbabwe
Roman contributions to the western world Engineering and architecture
The (Protestant) Reformation
9. Works of Greeks and Romans reconnected Europeans with their ancient heritage
The Israelites
Mohammed
Renaissance
Manorialism
10. 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.
Mongul rule in China
Laissez faire
Enlightened despotism
The Scientific Revolution
11. Lineage was the basis of tribal organization - Religion - politics - and law became the focus of African culture - Art and sculpture were emphasized
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12. The Abbasids overthrew the Umayyads
The Later Middle Ages
Inventions of the Industrial Revolution
Smaller civilizations of the Near East
Division of the Muslim Empire
13. The disintegration of traditional feudal loyalties - the rise of powerful monarchies - and the collapse of a single religious doctrine caused European intellectuals to think about new ways of unifying and governing nation - states - Their exploration
The French Revolution
The Age of Reason/Enlightenment
Roman contributions to the western world (greatest contribution)
Effects of the Reformation
14. Law - rule of law/equality before the law - civil and contract law codes
Roman contributions to the western world (greatest contribution)
The Ming and Manchu Dynasties
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages: commercial revival
Cotton gin
15. A.D. 1200-1533 Northwest coastal region and inland region of South America (Peru) - Controlled a vast empire in South America - The Tiahuanaco culture developed in the Andes Mountains - unified an extensive empire - Developed a sophisticated record -
The Incas
Islamic civilization: trade and cultural expansion
Philosophy influenced by the Age of Reason
The Olmec
16. 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
Laissez faire
Mesoamerica
Calvinism
The Babylonians
17. 1792 - Made it possible to meet increased demand for cotton by mechanizing the process for separating seeds from cotton fiber
Inventions of the Industrial Revolution
Minoan civilization
Cotton gin
Social Darwinism and Capitalism
18. 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
Ibn Battuta
The Scientific Revolution
Role of the Church in the Early Middle Ages
The Israelites
19. 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)
Martin Luther
Famous empires that grew in the West African savanna
Mongul rule in China
Enlightened despotism
20. 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 Hellenistic Age
Impact of Spanish Exploration and Conquest on Indigenous People of the Americas
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages: education
The spread of the Renaissance throughout Europe
21. 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
Mesolithic or Middle Stone Age
The Dorians
The ancient Near East: cultural contributions
Rallying cry of the French Revolution
22. 1783 - Allowed iron - makers to roll out iron into different shapes
Early Japanese civilization
The caste system
Grooved rollers
Feudalism: political
23. International relations placed France against Europe. Napoleon won territory from the Holy Roman Empire and forced Spain to cede the Louisiana territory to France
Rome's political problems
Four key beliefs of Hindus
Napoleon and the First Empire: international relations
Capitalism
24. 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
Paleolithic or Old Stone Age
Cleisthenes - Athens Leader
Dissolution of the Frankish Empire
Minoan civilization
25. 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
Mohammed
Literature and Philosophy during the rennaisance
Enlightened despotism
Modern influence of Magna Carta
26. An ethical religion - Of the Persians - based on concepts of good and evil
The Incas
Zoroastrianism
Alfred the Great
Results of the Industrial Revolution
27. 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
Spain and Portugal during the later Middle Ages
The Age of Pericles
Roman contributions to the western world Engineering and architecture
The Renaissance
28. 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
China: developments
Literature and Philosophy during the rennaisance
Napoleon and the First Empire
Constantine
29. The Phoenicians - The Lydians - The Israelites
Development of feudalism and a samurai warrior - class
Smaller civilizations of the Near East
Iona
Achievements of the Byzantine Empire
30. 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
Mycenaean civilization
Adam Smith
Turk Dominance
The caste system
31. Refers to the absolute rule of monarchs with unlimited power - The theory of absolute monarchs and the divine right of kings (rule by God's will) - Evolved from the limited power of the ruling class during the Middle Ages to the Age of Absolutism in
Mesopotamian civilizations
The Early Middle Ages
The spread of the Renaissance throughout Europe
Absolutism
32. Lived and worked under Muslim rule - Most were self - sufficient farmers - The caste system dominated their life
The Roman Republic: decline
The Hittites
Christianity: basic doctrines
Hindus
33. Became the dominant Germanic tribe - Clovis - king of the Franks (A.D. 481-511) - was converted to Christianity - Domestic feuds and civil war broke out among the Merovingians (A.D. 561) - Political power shifted away from the monarchy
The 'continental system'
Results of the Industrial Revolution
The Franks
Background to the French Revolution
34. 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)
The Holy Roman Empire during the late Middle Ages
The Age of Pericles
Paul of Tarsus (Paul the Apostle)
Classical Greece
35. 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.)
Hinduism
Constantine
Contributions of the Greek World
The Persians
36. 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
Contributions of the Greek World
The feudal system
Ancient Africans' advances in their societies and cultures
Galileo Galilei
37. 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
Alexander the Great
Feudalism: economic
The 'continental system'
Neoclassicism
38. 1764 - Increased the speed and output of yarn spinners
Mesopotamia
Spinning jenny
Social Darwinism and Capitalism
Roman contributions to the western world Engineering and architecture
39. 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
John Locke
The Age of Pericles
Laissez faire
Hinduism
40. Ghana - Mali and Songhai
Islam in Africa
Famous empires that grew in the West African savanna
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages
Contributions of the Greek World
41. 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
The Lydians
Greece: geography
Confucius
Chinese civilization under the Sungs
42. King's authority limited by law - rights of the king's subjects declared (i.e. habeas corpus) - respect for legal procedures
Isaac Newton
Renaissance
Key provisions of Magna Carta
Roman contributions to the western world (greatest contribution)
43. 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
Feudalism: outcomes
Development of the Renaissance
India under Muslim rule
The 'continental system'
44. 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
Nicolaus Copernicus
Egypt
The Hellenistic Age
Rome's political problems
45. That each person is born into a caste or social group - Reincarnation: after death all people will be reborn in either human or animal form; nothing truly dies and the spirit in death passes from one living thing to another - The cow is considered sa
Adam Smith
Four key beliefs of Hindus
The forest states
The Persians
46. A.D. 960-1279 - The Chinese Empire lost much territory after the fall of the Tang rulers - Advances in education - art - and science contributed to an improved way of life
Indus River
Chinese civilization under the Sungs
The Chaldeans
The Age of Pericles
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
The importance of city life in the Sung Empire
Modern influence of Magna Carta
The East African Coast
Cleisthenes - Athens Leader
48. 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
Islam
American Indian culture
The ziggurat
John Calvin
49. Established the new Babylonian Empire under Nebuchadnezzar (605-538 B.C.) - Conquered Mesopotamia - Syria - and Palestine - Developed astrology - astronomy - advanced government bureaucracy - and architectural achievements such as the Hanging Gardens
The Peloponnesian War
Mongul rule in China
Flying shuttle
The Chaldeans
50. 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
Background to the French Revolution
Hindus
Rallying cry of the French Revolution
Ancient Africans' advances in their societies and cultures
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