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CSET World History
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1. 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
Capitalism
The Assyrians
Rome's political problems
Spain and Portugal during the later Middle Ages
2. 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
Cotton gin
Modern influence of Magna Carta
The spread of the Renaissance throughout Europe
Key provisions of Magna Carta
3. (460-429 B.C.) Represented the zenith of Athenian society and the height of its democracy
Cotton gin
The Age of Pericles
The Mayas
English Parliament
4. 1785 - Led to faster production of cloth
Power loom
Paleolithic or Old Stone Age
Persian War
Alfred the Great
5. 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
Feudalism: outcomes
Cleisthenes - Athens Leader
The Olmec
Africa's geological diversity
6. Urban culture - Planned cities (i.e. citywide sanitation systems) - Metallurgy (gold - copper - bronze - tin) - Measurement (weight - time - length - mass)
The Napoleonic Code
India: developments
Feudalism: political
The intellectual response to the Industrial Revolution
7. Christianity and church dogma were questioned
Charles Martel
Reasons for the decline of the Byzantine Empire
Roman contributions to the western world Culture: history - literature
Philosophy influenced by the Age of Reason
8. The Phoenicians - The Lydians - The Israelites
Napoleon and the First Empire: international relations
The feudal system
Smaller civilizations of the Near East
Spinning mule
9. 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
Four key beliefs of Hindus
Flying shuttle
The French Revolution
The Viking (Norse) invaders
10. 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
Japan's geography
Ganges River
Egyptian civilization: significant aspects
Johannes Kepler
11. (Islamic scholar - A.D. 1305-1368) spread Islamic culture by traveling widely
Role of the Church in the Early Middle Ages
The accomplishments of the early Japanese
Ibn Battuta
Grooved rollers
12. Conquered the Peloponnesus (peninsula of southern Greece) and ushered in a 'dark age' characterized by violence and instability
The (Protestant) Reformation
Early Japanese civilization
Martin Luther
The Dorians
13. 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
Effects of the Reformation
Japan's geography
Hinduism
The Holy Roman Empire during the late Middle Ages
14. 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
Ganges River
The Counter Reformation
Development of the Renaissance
Cleisthenes - Athens Leader
15. Law - rule of law/equality before the law - civil and contract law codes
The 'continental system'
Roman contributions to the western world (greatest contribution)
India: developments
Origins of people in America
16. In economics - the doctrine of '___________' (limited government intervention in business affairs) stood in opposition to regulated trade
Roman contributions to the western world Engineering and architecture
The Israelites
Laissez faire
The Magna Carta
17. Renaissance secularism created tension between princely kingdoms and the authority of the Church - There also emerged within the Church questions about its worldly rather than spiritual interest in acquiring power and wealth - This internal struggle
Modern influence of Magna Carta
Sumeria
Charlemagne
The (Protestant) Reformation
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
The Aztecs
The Israelites
Renaissance
The Persians
19. 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
Iona
The Renaissance
Alfred the Great
John Locke
20. The Olmec - The Mayas - The Aztecs - The Incas
The East African Coast
Indus River
Coke smelting
Early cultures in Mesoamerica
21. The Norman Conquest (invasion of England by William the Conqueror - duke of Normandy) had a profound impact on the development of the culture - language - and judicial system of England - The Battle of Hastings (1066) ended Anglo - Saxon rule in Engl
Confucius
The Peloponnesian War
England during the later Middle Ages
The Sumerians
22. Hierarchical and interdependent - Church - Lords/nobles - Vassals/lesser lords - Knights - Peasants (free and serfs) - Grants of land given by lords in exchange for oaths of loyalty - Private armies of vassals and their knights protected lords and th
Feudalism: political
John Calvin
Ancient Africans' advances in their societies and cultures
Contributions of the Greek World
23. 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
Alexander the Great
The ziggurat
Laissez faire
Hinduism
24. Established the first kingdom in Palestine (c. 1030-1010 B.C.)
The Punic Wars with Carthage
The Incas
Inventions of the Industrial Revolution
Saul
25. 1733 - Increased the speed of weavers
Flying shuttle
The Olmec
Feudalism: political
Water frame
26. 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
Constantine
The Carolingians
Roman contributions to the western world (greatest contribution)
Reasons for the Reformation
27. Muslims controlled India for centuries - Muslim invaders came into India in the 11th and 12th centuries and created kingdoms in the north - The Delhi Sultanate was the most powerful (1206-1526)
France during the later Middle Ages
India under Muslim rule
Background to the French Revolution
The Dorians
28. 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
Enlightened despotism
Mesoamerica
The Carolingians
29. Influenced its history - Japanese culture reflects a reverence for nature - Mountains - forests - and coastal areas determined cultural growth
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30. The First Act of Supremacy (1534) marked the beginning of the English Reformation. - The king of England - Henry VIII - became the head of the church - The pope's refusal to annul the marriage of Henry VIII to Catherine of Aragon initiated the break
The English Reformation
Renaissance
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages: society
Early cultures in Mesoamerica
31. Class division of society - The decline of feudalism and manorialism - The commercial revival - Education - Philosophy - Architecture
Effects of the Reformation
Background to the French Revolution
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages
Constantinople
32. There were three periods of feudal government
Development of feudalism and a samurai warrior - class
Rome's economic problems
Steam locomotive
The English Reformation
33. Society was based on a strict class division: clergy and nobility were the privileged class - peasants and artisans were the work force - and serfs were tied to the land
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages: society
Roman contributions to the western world Engineering and architecture
The conquest of Indigenous People of the Americas
The topography of Africa
34. 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
Islamic civilization: trade and cultural expansion
The Fall of Rome
Confucius
Cotton gin
35. The Sumerians - The Babylonians - The Hittites - The Assyrians - The Chaldeans - The Persians
Role of the Church in the Early Middle Ages
Mesopotamian civilizations
Famous empires that grew in the West African savanna
English Parliament
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
Nicolaus Copernicus
The Kingdom of Zimbabwe
Contributions of the Greek World
Philosophy influenced by the Age of Reason
37. 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
The Incas
Isaac Newton
The Dorians
Rome's political problems
38. Its geographic proximity to the Arabs - Slavs - and Seljuk Turks - all of whom were becoming more powerful - The loss of commercial dominance of the Italians - Religious controversy with the West and a subsequent split with the Roman Catholic Church
The East African Coast
France during the later Middle Ages
Grooved rollers
Reasons for the decline of the Byzantine Empire
39. Born around 6 B.C. in the Roman province of Judea - Became an influential rabbi - His death by crucifixion and resurrection as the Christ (Greek for messiah) were writings in the Gospels
England during the later Middle Ages
The Israelites
Galileo Galilei
Jesus of Nazareth
40. 1779 - A power - driven machine that produced fine - strong yarn
Spinning mule
Islam
Development of feudalism and a samurai warrior - class
Islam in Africa
41. 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 -
The Roman Republic
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages: education
The Roman Empire
Results of the Industrial Revolution
42. 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.
The Later Middle Ages
Turk Dominance
Mongul rule in China
Development of the Renaissance
43. An ethical religion - Of the Persians - based on concepts of good and evil
Reasons for the Byzantine Empire's success
Social Darwinism
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages
Zoroastrianism
44. The region that is now Mexico - Central America - and the western coast of South America
Mesopotamian civilizations
India: developments
Mesoamerica
Constantine
45. 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
Ancient Africans' advances in their societies and cultures
Islamic civilization: trade and cultural expansion
The Age of Pericles
Pepin the Short
46. King's authority limited by law - rights of the king's subjects declared (i.e. habeas corpus) - respect for legal procedures
Key provisions of Magna Carta
Neoclassicism
Classical Greece
France during the later Middle Ages
47. A.D. 570-632 - Emerged from the deserts of Arabia; appeared as a messenger of God (Allah) and a prophet of Allah's monotheistic faith - According to Islamic traditions - Mohammed was last in a line of prophets that traced back to Abraham and included
Water frame
The Persians
Mohammed
Renaissance
48. 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 Magna Carta
The Chaldeans
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages: feudalism/manorialism
Coke smelting
49. A period of transition between ancient and modern Europe - Unique with a distinctive culture; out of feudal customs and traditions that included Greek and Roman classical culture - influences from the Arab world and the East - and tenets of Judeo - C
Jesus of Nazareth
Cleisthenes - Athens Leader
Historical interpretations of the Middle Ages
The Roman Republic
50. The Abbasids overthrew the Umayyads
Renaissance
Division of the Muslim Empire
General characteristics of the Renaissance
The Roman Republic