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CSET World History
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1. 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
Mesolithic or Middle Stone Age
Absolutism
India under Muslim rule
The 'continental system'
2. The pope was dominant in religious matters and the monarch in secular matters - A continuing power struggle evolved between the papacy and the secular ruler during the late Middle Ages
The Chaldeans
Hindus
The Sumerians
The Holy Roman Empire during the late Middle Ages
3. The Olmec - The Mayas - The Aztecs - The Incas
Early cultures in Mesoamerica
The ancient Near East: cultural contributions
Dissolution of the Frankish Empire
Adam Smith
4. 'Liberty - Equality and Fraternity'
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages
Greece: geography
Rallying cry of the French Revolution
The feudal system
5. 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
Mesolithic or Middle Stone Age
The Peloponnesian War
Indus River
Islam in Africa
6. 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
The Kingdom of Zimbabwe
Mycenaean civilization
Hinduism
The Dorians
7. Architecture was dominated by the Romanesque (11th -12th century) and Gothic (13th -15th century) styles
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages: architecture
Rallying cry of the French Revolution
Darwin
France during the later Middle Ages
8. 1807 - Built by American inventor Robert Fulton - The steam engine was used to build it
Social Darwinism
Mesopotamian civilizations
Galileo Galilei
Steamboat
9. 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
Steam locomotive
Charles Martel
The Hellenistic Age
The Ming and Manchu Dynasties
10. A dramatic increase in productivity and the rise of the factory system - Demographic changes (from rural to urban centers) - The division of society into defined classes (propertied and nonpropertied) - The development of modern capitalism
Mesopotamian civilizations
The 'continental system'
Results of the Industrial Revolution
Power loom
11. 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 -
Zoroastrianism
Myths
The Hittites
The English Reformation
12. 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
Greece: geography
The Ming and Manchu Dynasties
The (Protestant) Reformation
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages: education
13. 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
The Israelites
Background to the French Revolution
Mesoamerica
Smaller civilizations of the Near East
14. The center of Sumerian community life and served as a temple - storehouse - and treasury
The ziggurat
The Scientific Revolution
Causes of the Industrial Revolution
Constantinople
15. 1764 - Introduced the first power - driven machine to manufacture cloth
The Franks
Persian War
Impact of Spanish Exploration and Conquest on Indigenous People of the Americas
Water frame
16. 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
Napoleon and the First Empire: international relations
The Chaldeans
'The Communist Manifesto'
Islam
17. 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
Water frame
The Phoenicians
The accomplishments of the early Japanese
Saul
18. 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
Role of the Church in the Early Middle Ages
Development of the Renaissance
The Kingdom of Zimbabwe
Chinese civilization under the Sungs
19. 146 B.C. After which Rome emerged as the dominant power in the Mediterranean - Rome incorporated Greek culture into its empire - Roman expansion resulted in a world republic
The Punic Wars with Carthage
River Valley Civilizations
The Aztecs
The Viking (Norse) invaders
20. 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)
The Holy Roman Empire during the late Middle Ages
Division of the Muslim Empire
The forest states
India under Muslim rule
21. The ancient Near East comprised the Tigris and Euphrates Valley - the Fertile Crescent - and the Nile Valley.
The Hellenistic Age
Impact of Spanish Exploration and Conquest on Indigenous People of the Americas
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages: society
The ancient Near East: geography
22. 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 Age of Pericles
China: developments
England during the later Middle Ages
23. 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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24. Borrowed from China - Archaeology has revealed Japan's ancient past - Japanese culture developed during the Heian Era (794-1156) - Poetic form such as the Haiku developed - and literature spread
Charlemagne
Early Japanese civilization
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages: society
The Carolingians
25. 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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26. 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
Paleolithic or Old Stone Age
John Locke
Reasons for the Byzantine Empire's success
Mycenaean civilization
27. 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
Steamboat
Reasons for the spread of Christianity (the Roman period)
Charles Martel
Egypt
28. Class division of society - The decline of feudalism and manorialism - The commercial revival - Education - Philosophy - Architecture
Islamic civilization: government and religion
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages
Neoclassicism
Historical interpretations of the Middle Ages
29. Conquered the Peloponnesus (peninsula of southern Greece) and ushered in a 'dark age' characterized by violence and instability
Zoroastrianism
The ziggurat
The Dorians
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages: education
30. The Sumerians - The Babylonians - The Hittites - The Assyrians - The Chaldeans - The Persians
Results of the Industrial Revolution
Napoleon and the First Empire
Mesopotamian civilizations
Nicolaus Copernicus
31. 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
Historical interpretations of the Middle Ages
The intellectual response to the Industrial Revolution
Mesopotamian civilizations
The importance of city life in the Sung Empire
32. There were three periods of feudal government
Reasons for the spread of Christianity (the Roman period)
Development of feudalism and a samurai warrior - class
Roman contributions to the western world Culture: history - literature
India: developments
33. Influenced its history - Japanese culture reflects a reverence for nature - Mountains - forests - and coastal areas determined cultural growth
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34. Conquered much of Asia Minor and Northern Mesopotamia (2000-1200 B.C.) - A major contribution included the invention of iron smelting - which revolutionized warfare
Rallying cry of the French Revolution
The Hittites
The Age of Reason/Enlightenment
The Peloponnesian War
35. The Phoenicians - The Lydians - The Israelites
Ibn Battuta
Neolithic or New Stone Age
Smaller civilizations of the Near East
Four key beliefs of Hindus
36. 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
India under Muslim rule
Paleolithic or Old Stone Age
Napoleon and the First Empire: international relations
The Viking (Norse) invaders
37. 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
The Aztecs
Literature and Philosophy during the rennaisance
Martin Luther's beliefs
The Mayas
38. Law - rule of law/equality before the law - civil and contract law codes
Charlemagne
Pepin the Short
Flying shuttle
Roman contributions to the western world (greatest contribution)
39. c. A.D. 500-1000 - Dark Ages: A.D. 500-800 - The collapse of Rome and sweeping advances of Germanic and Viking raiders - Europe entered a time of chaotic political - economic - and urban decline - A struggle back toward stability
The Early Middle Ages
The Renaissance
Athens and Sparta
Philosophy influenced by the Age of Reason
40. 1764 - Increased the speed and output of yarn spinners
Roman contributions to the western world Culture: history - literature
Spinning jenny
The Assyrians
The Peloponnesian War
41. 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
Role of the Church in the Early Middle Ages
Napoleon and the First Empire: international relations
Muslim contributions
Nicolaus Copernicus
42. Arabs preserved the cultures of the peoples they conquered - Religious pilgrimages led to the spread of new ideas - The caliphs improved farming methods and crop yields - Military expansion also served as a vehicle for cultural exchane between the Ar
Islam in Africa
Egypt: developments
Islamic civilization: government and religion
Reasons for the Byzantine Empire's success
43. In economics - the doctrine of '___________' (limited government intervention in business affairs) stood in opposition to regulated trade
Grooved rollers
Laissez faire
Muslim contributions
Mohammed
44. 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
Turk Dominance
The Babylonians
Grooved rollers
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages: commercial revival
45. The Ming (native Chinese) ousted the Mongols - Ming (1368-1644) rulers limited contact with the West - The Manchus (1644-1911) overran China and followed a policy of isolationism - weakening China
Mesopotamian civilizations
Islam
The Age of Reason/Enlightenment
The Ming and Manchu Dynasties
46. 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
The ancient Near East: geography
The East African Coast
Watt steam engine
The Olmec
47. (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
Modern influence of Magna Carta
Charles Martel
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages: philosophy
General characteristics of the Renaissance
48. Became a revolutionary anti - Catholic movement - Basis of 'Reformed Churches -' which spread throughout Europe; Calvinism made Protestantism an international movement
Iona
The Roman Republic
Calvinism
Ancient Africans' advances in their societies and cultures
49. (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
Classical Greece
The Battle of Waterloo (1815)
Mythology
Roman contributions to the western world Culture: history - literature
50. Established the first kingdom in Palestine (c. 1030-1010 B.C.)
Galileo Galilei
Ottoman Empire
Saul
The Scientific Revolution