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CSET World History
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1. 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 Fall of Rome
The Mayas
Greece: geography
The 'continental system'
2. 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
The forest states
The Olmec
The Chaldeans
Africa's geological diversity
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
Role of the Church in the Early Middle Ages
The Fall of Rome
Reasons for the decline of the Byzantine Empire
The spread of the Renaissance throughout Europe
4. Firmly established by the 14th century - Gained power at the expense of the king - Composed of the House of Lords (titled nobility) and the House of Commons (gentry and middle classes)
The Fall of Rome
Voltaire - Montesquieu - Locke - and Rousseau
The Chaldeans
English Parliament
5. Influenced its history - Japanese culture reflects a reverence for nature - Mountains - forests - and coastal areas determined cultural growth
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6. 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
Effects of the Reformation
Division of the Muslim Empire
The Age of Reason/Enlightenment
River Valley Civilizations
7. 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
Four key beliefs of Hindus
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages: philosophy
China: developments
The (Protestant) Reformation
8. (1848) - Written by Marx and Friedrich Engels - advanced the theories of modern scientific socialism
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9. 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
Background to the French Revolution
Pepin the Short
Islamic civilization: trade and cultural expansion
The feudal system
10. Became the birthplace for the Hellenic civilization
Spain and Portugal during the later Middle Ages
Iona
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages: education
The Israelites
11. 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
India: developments
Turk Dominance
The conquest of Indigenous People of the Americas
Feudalism: economic
12. 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
The Battle of Waterloo (1815)
Mesolithic or Middle Stone Age
The spread of the Renaissance throughout Europe
13. King's authority limited by law - rights of the king's subjects declared (i.e. habeas corpus) - respect for legal procedures
Alfred the Great
Key provisions of Magna Carta
The accomplishments of the early Japanese
Napoleon and the First Empire
14. 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
Dissolution of the Frankish Empire
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages: education
Johannes Kepler
Steamboat
15. Political outcomes: stability - leading lords emerged as kings - foundation for nation - states - Economic outcomes: self - sufficiency - foundation for urbanization - Productive surpluses and specialization of skills would lead to trade - Trade woul
Feudalism: outcomes
Achievements of the Byzantine Empire
China: developments
The Israelites
16. 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.
Early cultures in Mesoamerica
France during the later Middle Ages
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages: commercial revival
Mongul rule in China
17. Ended in defeat for Napoleon and ended the French Empire; Napoleon was permanently exiled to St. Helena
Spartan way of life
Smaller civilizations of the Near East
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages
The Battle of Waterloo (1815)
18. 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
Role of the Church in the Early Middle Ages
Islamic civilization: government and religion
Literature and Philosophy during the rennaisance
The Lydians
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
Origins of people in America
Grooved rollers
Mesolithic or Middle Stone Age
Persian War
20. Christianity and church dogma were questioned
Dissolution of the Frankish Empire
Classical Greece
Philosophy influenced by the Age of Reason
'The Communist Manifesto'
21. 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
Ottoman Empire
England during the later Middle Ages
Ganges River
The Peloponnesian War
22. 'Liberty - Equality and Fraternity'
Rallying cry of the French Revolution
Nicolaus Copernicus
The Battle of Waterloo (1815)
The Roman Empire
23. The Abbasids overthrew the Umayyads
Division of the Muslim Empire
The Hittites
Paul of Tarsus (Paul the Apostle)
Enlightened despotism
24. 1783 - Allowed iron - makers to roll out iron into different shapes
Grooved rollers
Japan's geography
Johannes Kepler
Minoan civilization
25. 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
Mesolithic or Middle Stone Age
Development of the Renaissance
River Valley Civilizations
Water frame
26. 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
The caste system
Turk Dominance
Arabs
Voltaire - Montesquieu - Locke - and Rousseau
27. 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
Egypt
Jesus of Nazareth
Chinese civilization under the Sungs
The Roman Republic
28. 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
Cleisthenes - Athens Leader
The Magna Carta
The Roman Republic: decline
The Carolingians
29. The agricultural organization and economic foundation of feudalism
American Indian culture
Early Japanese civilization
Pepin the Short
Manorialism
30. 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
Chinese civilization under the Sungs
English Parliament
Persian War
31. Conquered much of Asia Minor and Northern Mesopotamia (2000-1200 B.C.) - A major contribution included the invention of iron smelting - which revolutionized warfare
Ganges River
Four key beliefs of Hindus
The Hittites
Reasons for the decline of the Byzantine Empire
32. 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
The Sumerians
Myths
Impact of Spanish Exploration and Conquest on Indigenous People of the Americas
The English Reformation
33. 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
The Aztecs
Flying shuttle
Feudalism: political
Adam Smith
34. Began with the teachings of Jesus of Nazareth (compassion for the poor and downtrodden) - Emphasized the Holy Bible as the word of God - the sacraments as the instruments of God's grace - and the importance of a moral life for salvation
Christianity: basic doctrines
Arabs
The Aztecs
Reasons for the spread of Christianity (the Roman period)
35. (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
The Holy Roman Empire during the late Middle Ages
Spinning mule
Mesoamerica
Roman contributions to the western world Culture: history - literature
36. Profits linked to the manufacturing of products - Private ownership of land - Freedom of choice - A competitive free - market system - Limited government restraints
Roman contributions to the western world Engineering and architecture
Martin Luther
Capitalism
France during the later Middle Ages
37. 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
Reasons for the Reformation
Historical interpretations of the Middle Ages
Feudalism: economic
Islam
38. Transformed society and changed the way people looked at the natural world - In doing so - science came into direct conflict with the teachings of the Church - Began in the 16th century - Important people: Nicolaus Copernicus - Galileo Galilei - Joha
The Scientific Revolution
India: developments
The ancient Near East: cultural contributions
The Olmec
39. Law - rule of law/equality before the law - civil and contract law codes
Roman contributions to the western world (greatest contribution)
Muslim contributions - Science and technology
The Later Middle Ages
Alexander the Great
40. 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
Roman contributions to the western world Culture: history - literature
Classical Greece
The Early Middle Ages
41. 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
Chinese civilization under the Sungs
North American Indians
The Magna Carta
Athens and Sparta
42. 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 spread of the Renaissance throughout Europe
The ancient Near East: cultural contributions
Adam Smith
Alexander the Great
43. 500 BC to the conquest of Greece by the Macedonian king Philip II in 338 BC; highpoint of greek civ - Sophic emphasis on the individual - revol of philosophy by Socrates - Plato's emphasis on ethics - Aristotle emphasis on observable reality - Herodo
The Hellenistic Age
Classical Greece
Smaller civilizations of the Near East
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages: commercial revival
44. In 'On the Origin of Species' (1859) - theorized that evolution is a continuous process in which successful species adapt to their environment in order to survive
Spain and Portugal during the later Middle Ages
Steamboat
The Chaldeans
Darwin
45. The emphasis was on man rather than God - There was a reawakening or rebirth of classical models - The ideal of the 'universal man' was widely held
General characteristics of the Renaissance
Laissez faire
The Lydians
The Chaldeans
46. The classical economists advanced the theory of laissez faire - Thomas Malthus (1776-1834) theorized that population growth would far outstrip food production - The revolutionary socialism of Karl Marx advocated a violent overthrow of the present eco
The intellectual response to the Industrial Revolution
The (Protestant) Reformation
Islamic civilization: trade and cultural expansion
Rome's political problems
47. 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
Inventions of the Industrial Revolution
Martin Luther
Four key beliefs of Hindus
Reasons for the Reformation
48. Individual conviction in one's beliefs (solidarity) - The efficiency and organization of the early church administration - - Doctrines that stressed equality and immortality - Teachings and doctrines developed by 'Church Fathers' such as Augustine we
Roman contributions to the western world (greatest contribution)
Reasons for the spread of Christianity (the Roman period)
Philosophy influenced by the Age of Reason
India: developments
49. 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
Absolutism
Cotton gin
Muslim contributions - Science and technology
River Valley Civilizations
50. 1764 - Introduced the first power - driven machine to manufacture cloth
Sumeria
Division of the Muslim Empire
Water frame
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages: philosophy