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CSET World History
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1. Class division of society - The decline of feudalism and manorialism - The commercial revival - Education - Philosophy - Architecture
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages
Ganges River
The Sumerians
Islam in Africa
2. 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
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages: philosophy
Alfred the Great
Origins of people in America
The ziggurat
3. Replaced the Franks as legitimate rulers - The Carolingian Renaissance resulted in the establishment of a palace academy with a prescribed academic curriculum
The Carolingians
Napoleon and the First Empire: international relations
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages: architecture
General characteristics of the Renaissance
4. Occupied western Asia Minor (500s B.C.) - Their culture reached its zenith under King Croesus (Golden King) - Were responsible for the first coinage of money
Feudalism: economic
Sumeria
The Lydians
Constantinople
5. Foreign trade enabled populations to grow in cities and to become sophisticated - The family was the focus of Chinese life - Women had lower status than men
Development of the Renaissance
Development of feudalism and a samurai warrior - class
The importance of city life in the Sung Empire
The ziggurat
6. 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
Constantinople
Islamic civilization: government and religion
Mongul rule in China
Causes of the Industrial Revolution
7. Conquered much of Asia Minor and Northern Mesopotamia (2000-1200 B.C.) - A major contribution included the invention of iron smelting - which revolutionized warfare
Background to the French Revolution
Muslim contributions
China: developments
The Hittites
8. An ethical religion - Of the Persians - based on concepts of good and evil
Zoroastrianism
The Persians
Division of the Muslim Empire
Historical interpretations of the Middle Ages
9. 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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10. 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
The Magna Carta
The Roman Republic
Constantinople
Confucius
11. (Islamic scholar - A.D. 1305-1368) spread Islamic culture by traveling widely
Ibn Battuta
Spinning mule
Chinese civilization under the Sungs
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages
12. 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
Confucius
The Holy Roman Empire during the late Middle Ages
The Roman Republic
Early Japanese civilization
13. Ended in defeat for Napoleon and ended the French Empire; Napoleon was permanently exiled to St. Helena
The Assyrians
Martin Luther
Power loom
The Battle of Waterloo (1815)
14. 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
Islam
The ancient Near East: cultural contributions
Reasons for the decline of the Byzantine Empire
Minoan civilization
15. The cultural period of the Stone Age that began about 2.5 to 2 million years ago - marked by the earliest use of tools made of chipped stone. The Paleolithic Period ended at different times in different parts of the world - generally around 10000 yea
Paleolithic or Old Stone Age
The Later Middle Ages
Early cultures in Mesoamerica
Neolithic or New Stone Age
16. Became the birthplace for the Hellenic civilization
The Lydians
The ancient Near East: geography
Iona
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages: education
17. (A.D. 768-814) A Carolingian ruler - dominated the political structure of the early Middle Ages - crowned 'Emperor of the Romans' by Pope Leo in A.D. 800 and had a major impact on the history of Europe - revived the concept of the Holy Roman Empire a
The Age of Reason/Enlightenment
Renaissance
Sumeria
Charlemagne
18. 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
Paleolithic or Old Stone Age
The Phoenicians
The Mayas
Confucius
19. Lived and worked under Muslim rule - Most were self - sufficient farmers - The caste system dominated their life
Hindus
Development of the Renaissance
Social Darwinism and Capitalism
Saul
20. 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
Inventions of the Industrial Revolution
The Roman Empire
Effects of the Reformation
Nicolaus Copernicus
21. 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
Smaller civilizations of the Near East
Myths
China: developments
Islam
22. The first system of independent states - The first system of writing (cuneiform and hieroglyphics) - The first massive architectural achievements (ziggurat and pyramid) - The first lasting monotheism - The beginning of science - mathematics - and ast
Hindus
Mohammed
Martin Luther's beliefs
The ancient Near East: cultural contributions
23. 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
Alfred the Great
Key provisions of Magna Carta
France during the later Middle Ages
The Viking (Norse) invaders
24. 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
The 'continental system'
Development of feudalism and a samurai warrior - class
The Peloponnesian War
Spain and Portugal during the later Middle Ages
25. 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
Neolithic or New Stone Age
Egypt: developments
Christianity: basic doctrines
Islamic civilization: government and religion
26. 1760 - Improved production of iron
Watt steam engine
The Persians
Coke smelting
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages: education
27. Profits linked to the manufacturing of products - Private ownership of land - Freedom of choice - A competitive free - market system - Limited government restraints
Capitalism
Jesus of Nazareth
Causes of the Industrial Revolution
The Phoenicians
28. Concrete - arch - roads (200000 miles of roads) - aqueducts and cisterns - monumental buildings (the Colosseum)
Smaller civilizations of the Near East
Literature and Philosophy during the rennaisance
Enlightened despotism
Roman contributions to the western world Engineering and architecture
29. 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
Arabs
Jesus of Nazareth
The Holy Roman Empire during the late Middle Ages
Roman contributions to the western world Engineering and architecture
30. An early Jewish convert to Christianity - was responsible for the spread of Christian theology and the resulting response from the Roman empire (opposition/resistance; Christianity firmly rooted in the collapsing world of Roman rule)
The Chaldeans
Mongul rule in China
France during the later Middle Ages
Paul of Tarsus (Paul the Apostle)
31. 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
The Persians
England during the later Middle Ages
Causes of the Industrial Revolution
Reasons for the spread of Christianity (the Roman period)
32. A.D. 1200-1533 Northwest coastal region and inland region of South America (Peru) - Controlled a vast empire in South America - The Tiahuanaco culture developed in the Andes Mountains - unified an extensive empire - Developed a sophisticated record -
Rallying cry of the French Revolution
Spartan way of life
The Incas
Ibn Battuta
33. 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
Adam Smith
Reasons for the Reformation
Persian War
The Roman Republic: decline
34. 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 Persians
Background to the French Revolution
Water frame
American Indian culture
35. 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
Feudalism: economic
Cleisthenes - Athens Leader
Alexander the Great
Water frame
36. 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
The Napoleonic Code
The Phoenicians
General characteristics of the Renaissance
The intellectual response to the Industrial Revolution
37. The ancient Near East comprised the Tigris and Euphrates Valley - the Fertile Crescent - and the Nile Valley.
Ibn Battuta
Persian War
The conquest of Indigenous People of the Americas
The ancient Near East: geography
38. 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
Darwin
The French Revolution
Mesolithic or Middle Stone Age
River Valley Civilizations
39. 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.
Nicolaus Copernicus
Mongul rule in China
Ancient Africans' advances in their societies and cultures
North American Indians
40. 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)
English Parliament
The Kingdom of Zimbabwe
Classical Greece
Capitalism
41. Also called enlightened absolutism - Grew out of the earlier absolutism of Louis XIV (France) and Peter the Great (Russia) - Advocated limited responsibility to God and church - A form of absolutism in which rulers were influenced by the Enlightenmen
Renaissance
Enlightened despotism
Islamic civilization: trade and cultural expansion
The Punic Wars with Carthage
42. 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
Inventions of the Industrial Revolution
Four key beliefs of Hindus
The Viking (Norse) invaders
Galileo Galilei
43. Called for a free and open economic system was needed - Expanded Darwin's theory of evolution to include society as a whole - viewed society as a 'struggle for existence'; only the 'fittest' members of society would survive - The accumulation of weal
Hindus
American Indian culture
The Hittites
Social Darwinism
44. 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
Modern influence of Magna Carta
Mesopotamia
Islam
Jesus of Nazareth
45. 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
Spain and Portugal during the later Middle Ages
Development of the Renaissance
Cotton gin
Development of feudalism and a samurai warrior - class
46. 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
Roman contributions to the western world (greatest contribution)
India: developments
Coke smelting
Greece: geography
47. No privileges/tax exemptions based on lineage - Government promotion was based on ability - Modernized French law (equality before the law)
The Napoleonic Code
Social Darwinism
Watt steam engine
The intellectual response to the Industrial Revolution
48. 1792 - Made it possible to meet increased demand for cotton by mechanizing the process for separating seeds from cotton fiber
Ibn Battuta
Hindus
Cotton gin
England during the later Middle Ages
49. 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 Mayas
Paul of Tarsus (Paul the Apostle)
Division of the Muslim Empire
The Early Middle Ages
50. Developed strong governments - Benin grew wealthy and powerful until European contact threatened society - Slave trade produced wealth for the cities and the expansion of the slave trade extended into Africa's interior - Trade - taxes - and a powerfu
The forest states
Reasons for the Reformation
The Mayas
The East African Coast