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CSET World History
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1. No formal system in place to choose Roman emperors; some chosen directly by the emperor - others were heirs to the throne - others were able to buy the throne - Informal and corrupt process of succession resulted in weak and ineffective rulers and ma
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2. 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
Literature and Philosophy during the rennaisance
Background to the French Revolution
Four key beliefs of Hindus
3. As the Western Roman Empire was under relentless attack from barbarian tribes - people looked to the Church for salvation - The Church became the preserver of civilization and its unifying force in both political and religious life - Church entered i
Causes of the Industrial Revolution
Ibn Battuta
Role of the Church in the Early Middle Ages
'The Communist Manifesto'
4. 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
North American Indians
Grooved rollers
Johannes Kepler
Constantinople
5. 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
The Fall of Rome
Mycenaean civilization
Paul of Tarsus (Paul the Apostle)
Spinning jenny
6. 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 East African Coast
Islamic civilization: trade and cultural expansion
American Indian culture
Historical interpretations of the Middle Ages
7. Established the first kingdom in Palestine (c. 1030-1010 B.C.)
Saul
Contributions of the Greek World
Reasons for the Byzantine Empire's success
The Incas
8. Mesopotamia (Tigris and Euphrates rivers; southwest Asia/modern - day Iraq) - floods were unpredictable and destructive; flat plains invited invasion - Egypt (banks of Nile River - Mediterranean and Red Seas; Northeastern Africa) - India (Indus and G
Smaller civilizations of the Near East
Feudalism: outcomes
The Israelites
River Valley Civilizations
9. The Sumerians - The Babylonians - The Hittites - The Assyrians - The Chaldeans - The Persians
Mesopotamian civilizations
Napoleon and the First Empire
China: developments
Development of feudalism and a samurai warrior - class
10. 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
General characteristics of the Renaissance
Constantine
Cotton gin
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages
11. 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
Early cultures in Mesoamerica
River Valley Civilizations
Inventions of the Industrial Revolution
12. 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
The Battle of Waterloo (1815)
The English Reformation
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages: education
Athens and Sparta
13. Hastened by the Frankish system of inheritance - The Treaty of Verdun (A.D. 843) divided Charlemagne's empire among his three grandsons - Carolingian rule ended in the 10th century because of the decline in central authority and the invasions of the
Dissolution of the Frankish Empire
Famous empires that grew in the West African savanna
China: developments
Mesopotamia: developments
14. Science: methodology - theory and experimentation - astrolabe (astronomical instrument used to locate and predict the positions of the sun - moon - planet and stars) - alchemy - Technology: mechanical clocks - pointed arch - stained glass - windmill
Ibn Battuta
Muslim contributions - Science and technology
Alfred the Great
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages: feudalism/manorialism
15. 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 Phoenicians
The Later Middle Ages
Roman contributions to the western world Engineering and architecture
The Babylonians
16. 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
Mesopotamia: developments
Islamic civilization: government and religion
The Sumerians
Saul
17. 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
Inventions of the Industrial Revolution
England during the later Middle Ages
Feudalism: political
Laissez faire
18. 1807 - Built by American inventor Robert Fulton - The steam engine was used to build it
Muslim contributions - Science and technology
Steamboat
The Lydians
Mythology
19. 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
River Valley Civilizations
The spread of the Renaissance throughout Europe
Mesolithic or Middle Stone Age
The ziggurat
20. 1764 - Introduced the first power - driven machine to manufacture cloth
Water frame
The Punic Wars with Carthage
The Magna Carta
Sumeria
21. The region that is now Mexico - Central America - and the western coast of South America
Galileo Galilei
Japan's geography
John Calvin
Mesoamerica
22. A failed French attempt to close the continent to British trade in hopes of destroying the British economy
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23. Aztecs conquered by Cortes in 1521 - Inca Empire conquered by Pizarro in 1513
The Magna Carta
The conquest of Indigenous People of the Americas
Mesopotamia: developments
Greece: geography
24. The decline of feudalism and manorialism was evident by the 12th century and complete by the 16th century
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages: feudalism/manorialism
The Mayas
Hindus
Islamic civilization: government and religion
25. 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
Napoleon and the First Empire: international relations
The Dorians
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages: feudalism/manorialism
Jesus of Nazareth
26. Mathematician - physicist - astronomer - With a telescope - provided the first observational evidence in support of Copernicus - Observed the phases of Venus; discovered the four largest moons of Jupiter; observed and analyzed sunspots - Was question
Galileo Galilei
Smaller civilizations of the Near East
Calvinism
Neolithic or New Stone Age
27. 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 Early Middle Ages
Reasons for the Reformation
Literature and Philosophy during the rennaisance
28. 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
Division of the Muslim Empire
Napoleon and the First Empire
Spartan way of life
Reasons for the decline of the Byzantine Empire
29. Urban culture - Planned cities (i.e. citywide sanitation systems) - Metallurgy (gold - copper - bronze - tin) - Measurement (weight - time - length - mass)
The Renaissance
The Sumerians
Charles Martel
India: developments
30. Mathematician - astronomer - Believed God had created the world according to an intelligible plan and that man could understand this plan through application of reason -'Three laws of Planetary Motion'
The Viking (Norse) invaders
Social Darwinism
Johannes Kepler
Key provisions of Magna Carta
31. The proper function of government was defined by ___________________. Their ideas led to the philosophical bases for the American and French revolutions.
Voltaire - Montesquieu - Locke - and Rousseau
Chinese civilization under the Sungs
Alexander the Great
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages
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
John Calvin
Turk Dominance
The Hittites
Napoleon and the First Empire: international relations
33. The Olmec - The Mayas - The Aztecs - The Incas
The Age of Pericles
Early cultures in Mesoamerica
The ancient Near East: cultural contributions
Contributions of the Greek World
34. 1783 - Allowed iron - makers to roll out iron into different shapes
Grooved rollers
Adam Smith
The Franks
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.)
The Ming and Manchu Dynasties
The Persians
Athens and Sparta
The Fall of Rome
36. An ethical religion - Of the Persians - based on concepts of good and evil
Zoroastrianism
English Parliament
Famous empires that grew in the West African savanna
Charles Martel
37. 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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38. 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 -
Islam
Islamic civilization: trade and cultural expansion
Mesolithic or Middle Stone Age
The Roman Republic
39. Wrote the 'Wealth of Nations' (1776) and advocated manufacturing as the true source of a nation's wealth (the laws of the market place and not government regulations dictate national economies); considered the father of modern economics
Adam Smith
Alexander the Great
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages
The (Protestant) Reformation
40. In 1215 - King John was forced by the nobles to sing the Magna Carta - Limited the power of the king and increased the power of the nobles
Laissez faire
Feudalism: outcomes
The Magna Carta
Egypt: developments
41. 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
Pepin the Short
The Persians
Steam locomotive
42. 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 forest states
Islam
The Chaldeans
43. 1733 - Increased the speed of weavers
Achievements of the Byzantine Empire
Egypt: developments
Flying shuttle
The conquest of Indigenous People of the Americas
44. 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
Adam Smith
The Incas
Background to the French Revolution
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages
45. Stimulated new states of West Africa and spread Islamic culture and religion
Flying shuttle
Islam in Africa
Chinese civilization under the Sungs
Spartan way of life
46. The center of Sumerian community life and served as a temple - storehouse - and treasury
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages: commercial revival
Spartan way of life
The ziggurat
Alfred the Great
47. The Abbasids overthrew the Umayyads
Nicolaus Copernicus
The Chaldeans
The importance of city life in the Sung Empire
Division of the Muslim Empire
48. 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
The Assyrians
Causes of the Industrial Revolution
Islamic civilization: trade and cultural expansion
China: developments
49. 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.
Reasons for the Reformation
Chinese civilization under the Sungs
Mongul rule in China
Reasons for the Byzantine Empire's success
50. 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
The Hellenistic Age
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages: architecture
Napoleon and the First Empire: international relations
Charles Martel