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CSET World History

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1. 1785 - Led to faster production of cloth






2. 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






3. Also known as the Catholic Reformation - Attempted to halt the spread of Protestantism - The Jesuits (Society of Jesus) became the first official Catholic response to the Reformation; Jesuits also initiated missionary and educational endeavors - The






4. (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






5. A failed French attempt to close the continent to British trade in hopes of destroying the British economy

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






7. Writing (cuneiform) - Organized government - Written law code (Hammurabi's Code) - Systematized religion (Zoroastrianism) - Astronomy; astrology






8. (A.D. 747-768) a Carolingian ruler appointed by the pope as king and established the Papal States on former Byzantine lands






9. 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






10. Became the birthplace for the Hellenic civilization






11. 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






12. 1779 - A power - driven machine that produced fine - strong yarn






13. 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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14. The Hopewell people were skilled farmers and flourished in the Ohio and Mississippi valleys (200 B.C.- A.D. 400) - Mississippian culture developed in A.D. 800 and built large religious mound structures - The Anasazi culture (A.D. 800-1300) developed






15. Concrete - arch - roads (200000 miles of roads) - aqueducts and cisterns - monumental buildings (the Colosseum)






16. 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






17. A.D. 250-900 - Yucatan peninsula - Achieved a complex civilization - cities were trade and religious centers - excelled in many fields - including mathematics - science - astronomy - and engineering (pyramid building) - Only known written language of






18. The Abbasids overthrew the Umayyads






19. 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






20. (Islamic scholar - A.D. 1305-1368) spread Islamic culture by traveling widely






21. 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






22. 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






23. 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






24. In eastern India - Sacred to Indians but was not the geographical river area that led to the development of Indian civilization - Associated with the rise of the Mauryan Empire in 322 B.C.






25. Began as an attempt by the leaders of the industrial and commercial classes to end the injustices of the French monarchy - a Reign of Terror against the aristocracy - The fall of the Bastille on July 14 marks France's 4th of July - Napoleon Bonaparte






26. 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






27. (460-429 B.C.) Represented the zenith of Athenian society and the height of its democracy






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






29. 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.






30. Manor estates - Owned by lords - Peasant serfs given land to work in exchange for percentage of crop - Free peasants worked as skilled laborers - Dues and fees charged for tenancy - use of roads - bridges - etc.






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






32. International relations placed France against Europe. Napoleon won territory from the Holy Roman Empire and forced Spain to cede the Louisiana territory to France






33. An ethical religion - Of the Persians - based on concepts of good and evil






34. 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






35. 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






36. 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






37. Became the first explorers - traders - and colonizers of the ancient world; their civilization reached its peak in 1000 B.C. - Greatest seafaring civilization in the ancient world - Developed extensive trade networks throughout the Mediterranean and






38. Writing - Commerce - Government






39. 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






40. 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






41. 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






42. 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






43. 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






44. 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






45. 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






46. No privileges/tax exemptions based on lineage - Government promotion was based on ability - Modernized French law (equality before the law)






47. Became a revolutionary anti - Catholic movement - Basis of 'Reformed Churches -' which spread throughout Europe; Calvinism made Protestantism an international movement






48. 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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49. 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






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