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CSET World History
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1. 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
Ganges River
Jesus of Nazareth
The Punic Wars with Carthage
Muslim contributions - Science and technology
2. 1792 - Made it possible to meet increased demand for cotton by mechanizing the process for separating seeds from cotton fiber
The Ming and Manchu Dynasties
Neoclassicism
Rome's economic problems
Cotton gin
3. 1783 - Allowed iron - makers to roll out iron into different shapes
Mesolithic or Middle Stone Age
Grooved rollers
Rome's political problems
The Israelites
4. 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
General characteristics of the Renaissance
The ancient Near East: geography
Spain and Portugal during the later Middle Ages
Reasons for the Reformation
5. In eastern India - Sacred to Indians but was not the geographical river area that led to the development of Indian civilization - Associated with the rise of the Mauryan Empire in 322 B.C.
The 'continental system'
Ganges River
The Battle of Waterloo (1815)
Absolutism
6. The earliest Indian civilization - the Harappa culture - developed around the Indus River Valley in 2500 B.C.
The Franks
Indus River
France during the later Middle Ages
The Dorians
7. 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
Social Darwinism and Capitalism
Islam in Africa
The Israelites
The Viking (Norse) invaders
8. 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 feudal system
Historical interpretations of the Middle Ages
The Peloponnesian War
The Kingdom of Zimbabwe
9. 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
Feudalism: political
The topography of Africa
The Age of Reason/Enlightenment
The Olmec
10. 1807 - Built by American inventor Robert Fulton - The steam engine was used to build it
Islamic civilization: government and religion
Coke smelting
Steamboat
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages: philosophy
11. 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 spread of the Renaissance throughout Europe
Charlemagne
Athens and Sparta
Isaac Newton
12. 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
Indus River
Roman contributions to the western world Engineering and architecture
Effects of the Reformation
Islamic civilization: trade and cultural expansion
13. 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
The Kingdom of Zimbabwe
Reasons for the decline of the Byzantine Empire
Literature and Philosophy during the rennaisance
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages: society
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
Athens and Sparta
The Babylonians
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages: education
Charlemagne
15. 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
Mohammed
Christianity: basic doctrines
Feudalism: economic
Darwin
16. (460-429 B.C.) Represented the zenith of Athenian society and the height of its democracy
Origins of people in America
The Incas
Enlightened despotism
The Age of Pericles
17. 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
Mesopotamian civilizations
Mohammed
Muslim contributions - Science and technology
Cleisthenes - Athens Leader
18. 1785 - Led to faster production of cloth
The Scientific Revolution
Martin Luther's beliefs
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages: commercial revival
Power loom
19. 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
The feudal system
Role of the Church in the Early Middle Ages
Absolutism
The Renaissance
20. The period of human culture that began around 10000 years ago in the Middle East and 4000 years ago later in other parts of the world. It is characterized by the beginning of farming - the domestication of animals - the development of crafts such as
India under Muslim rule
Neolithic or New Stone Age
The Viking (Norse) invaders
Mesopotamia: developments
21. The center of Sumerian community life and served as a temple - storehouse - and treasury
The ziggurat
Inventions of the Industrial Revolution
Renaissance
The Hittites
22. 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
The Magna Carta
Neolithic or New Stone Age
The Assyrians
Development of the Renaissance
23. 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
Spinning mule
The Olmec
Early cultures in Mesoamerica
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages: education
24. Writing (cuneiform) - Organized government - Written law code (Hammurabi's Code) - Systematized religion (Zoroastrianism) - Astronomy; astrology
Ottoman Empire
The topography of Africa
The Persians
Mesopotamia: developments
25. King's authority limited by law - rights of the king's subjects declared (i.e. habeas corpus) - respect for legal procedures
Division of the Muslim Empire
Key provisions of Magna Carta
Mythology
The Hittites
26. Region of great cities (e.g Ur and Babylon) located between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers; chronologically the first urban hearth - dating to 3500 BCE - and which as founded in the Fertile Crescent.
Mesopotamia
The Kingdom of Zimbabwe
Spain and Portugal during the later Middle Ages
Mesopotamia: developments
27. 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
Early Japanese civilization
The Sumerians
Dissolution of the Frankish Empire
Social Darwinism
28. A failed French attempt to close the continent to British trade in hopes of destroying the British economy
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29. 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
Adam Smith
Coke smelting
The Chaldeans
Arabs
30. The Phoenicians - The Lydians - The Israelites
Jesus of Nazareth
The caste system
The Roman Republic: decline
Smaller civilizations of the Near East
31. 1785 - Meant that factories were no longer dependent on water sources for power
Smaller civilizations of the Near East
Watt steam engine
Myths
The Scientific Revolution
32. 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
Manorialism
Voltaire - Montesquieu - Locke - and Rousseau
The Early Middle Ages
Hindus
33. 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
Water frame
Muslim contributions
North American Indians
34. Geneva - Switzerland - The Doctrine of Predestination (God willed eternal damnation for some people and salvation for others) was central to Calvinistic belief - Rejection of all forms of worship and practice not traced to Biblical tradition
John Calvin
The Roman Republic: decline
Nicolaus Copernicus
Enlightened despotism
35. 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 Aztecs
The Hellenistic Age
The Punic Wars with Carthage
Dissolution of the Frankish Empire
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
Achievements of the Byzantine Empire
The Babylonians
The ancient Near East: geography
Contributions of the Greek World
37. His teachings influenced Chinese culture - Wanted to improve society - Taught that certain virtues are guidelines to happy life
The Israelites
Confucius
Achievements of the Byzantine Empire
The Early Middle Ages
38. Became the birthplace for the Hellenic civilization
The Age of Pericles
Iona
Neoclassicism
Mesopotamian civilizations
39. Disease devastated native populations - Smallpox - measles - typhus - From Mexico - spread into the American southwest and southward toward the Andes - From 1520-1620 - 20 million dead - Conquest aided by weakening of native forces - Mass transfer of
Reasons for the spread of Christianity (the Roman period)
The ancient Near East: geography
Impact of Spanish Exploration and Conquest on Indigenous People of the Americas
The (Protestant) Reformation
40. 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
The Roman Empire
Mesolithic or Middle Stone Age
The ziggurat
Islamic civilization: government and religion
41. Ravaged by economic and political decline and repeated civil wars - Caesar was assassinated in 44 B.C. - Augustus became the first emperor of the Roman Empire (27 B.C.)
The caste system
The Later Middle Ages
The Roman Republic: decline
Neoclassicism
42. 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
The ancient Near East: cultural contributions
The Battle of Waterloo (1815)
Egyptian civilization: significant aspects
Power loom
43. 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
Capitalism
Development of the Renaissance
The Napoleonic Code
Rallying cry of the French Revolution
44. 1779 - A power - driven machine that produced fine - strong yarn
Division of the Muslim Empire
The importance of city life in the Sung Empire
Spinning mule
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages: feudalism/manorialism
45. 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 Communist Manifesto'
River Valley Civilizations
Johannes Kepler
The Aztecs
46. Christianity and church dogma were questioned
Inventions of the Industrial Revolution
Social Darwinism and Capitalism
Philosophy influenced by the Age of Reason
England during the later Middle Ages
47. 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 Age of Pericles
The Holy Roman Empire during the late Middle Ages
Historical interpretations of the Middle Ages
The topography of Africa
48. 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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49. 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
Mycenaean civilization
John Calvin
Nicolaus Copernicus
Athens and Sparta
50. Established the first kingdom in Palestine (c. 1030-1010 B.C.)
John Calvin
Napoleon and the First Empire: international relations
Saul
The Counter Reformation
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