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CSET World History
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1. 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
The Phoenicians
Calvinism
The Babylonians
The ancient Near East: cultural contributions
2. 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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3. (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
Constantine
Turk Dominance
Mohammed
Charles Martel
4. 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
John Calvin
The caste system
Key provisions of Magna Carta
Background to the French Revolution
5. 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 Persians
Egypt: developments
Development of the Renaissance
Mesopotamian civilizations
6. Ended in defeat for Napoleon and ended the French Empire; Napoleon was permanently exiled to St. Helena
Egyptian civilization: significant aspects
Capitalism
The Battle of Waterloo (1815)
Nicolaus Copernicus
7. The scientific revolution brought about new mechanical inventions - The availability of investment capital and the rise of the middle class provided an economic base - Geographic and social conditions in England favored industrialization
Causes of the Industrial Revolution
Steam locomotive
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages: commercial revival
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages: philosophy
8. The medieval political unity of Europe was replaced by the spirit of modern nationalism - The authority of the state was strengthened - The middle class was strengthened - Calvinism gave capitalism its psychological base - Religious wars reflected th
Effects of the Reformation
'The Communist Manifesto'
Egyptian civilization: significant aspects
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages: society
9. 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 ancient Near East: geography
The Carolingians
Zoroastrianism
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages: education
10. 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
The spread of the Renaissance throughout Europe
Constantine
Absolutism
River Valley Civilizations
11. Manor estates - Owned by lords - Peasant serfs given land to work in exchange for percentage of crop - Free peasants worked as skilled laborers - Dues and fees charged for tenancy - use of roads - bridges - etc.
The Viking (Norse) invaders
Feudalism: economic
The Napoleonic Code
Charles Martel
12. 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
Mesolithic or Middle Stone Age
Napoleon and the First Empire
The Peloponnesian War
13. 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
Inventions of the Industrial Revolution
Historical interpretations of the Middle Ages
The Punic Wars with Carthage
14. The Turkish empire - By the middle of the 16th century - the Ottomans controlled not only Turkey but most of southeastern Europe - the Crimea - Iran - and a majority of the Middle East
Ottoman Empire
Persian War
China: developments
Development of the Renaissance
15. 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
Chinese civilization under the Sungs
Nicolaus Copernicus
Isaac Newton
Reasons for the Reformation
16. 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
Egyptian civilization: significant aspects
Saul
Absolutism
17. (Islamic scholar - A.D. 1305-1368) spread Islamic culture by traveling widely
Origins of people in America
Coke smelting
Spinning jenny
Ibn Battuta
18. 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
Islamic civilization: trade and cultural expansion
Inventions of the Industrial Revolution
Results of the Industrial Revolution
Absolutism
19. Became the dominant Germanic tribe - Clovis - king of the Franks (A.D. 481-511) - was converted to Christianity - Domestic feuds and civil war broke out among the Merovingians (A.D. 561) - Political power shifted away from the monarchy
Arabs
The Holy Roman Empire during the late Middle Ages
The Franks
Effects of the Reformation
20. 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 (Protestant) Reformation
The feudal system
The Roman Republic
Development of the Renaissance
21. Reflected the new secular trends - Humanism stressed the importance of the individual - Machiavelli's 'The Prince' stressed that 'the ends justify the means' as a political philosophy - The influence of the 'classical' arts was strong - and a new emp
Darwin
Coke smelting
John Locke
Literature and Philosophy during the rennaisance
22. 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 Persians
The East African Coast
Effects of the Reformation
Roman contributions to the western world Engineering and architecture
23. King Darius of Persia wanted to conquer all of the Greek city - states but Athens and Sparta resisted. Greek city - states vs. Persia - Greek city - states won. Athens emerged as most powerful city state in Greece.
Persian War
Muslim contributions
Historical interpretations of the Middle Ages
Reasons for the spread of Christianity (the Roman period)
24. 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
The importance of city life in the Sung Empire
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages: society
Mesopotamian civilizations
Mesopotamia
25. Military and political leader during the later stages of the French Revolution - Emperor of the French from 1804-1815 - His legal reform - the Napoleonic Code - has been a major influence on many civil law jurisdictions worldwide - Best remembered fo
Napoleon and the First Empire
India under Muslim rule
Egypt: developments
Enlightened despotism
26. 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
Ganges River
The East African Coast
The Chaldeans
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages: philosophy
27. 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
Development of feudalism and a samurai warrior - class
John Locke
Muslim contributions - Science and technology
Spain and Portugal during the later Middle Ages
28. Law - rule of law/equality before the law - civil and contract law codes
Roman contributions to the western world (greatest contribution)
England during the later Middle Ages
Power loom
Mythology
29. 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
Inventions of the Industrial Revolution
The Holy Roman Empire during the late Middle Ages
John Locke
The Assyrians
30. 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
Inventions of the Industrial Revolution
The Mayas
Historical interpretations of the Middle Ages
The Battle of Waterloo (1815)
31. 1785 - Led to faster production of cloth
Minoan civilization
Power loom
Zoroastrianism
Cleisthenes - Athens Leader
32. The agricultural organization and economic foundation of feudalism
The Ming and Manchu Dynasties
Islam in Africa
Jesus of Nazareth
Manorialism
33. 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
Classical Greece
Watt steam engine
France during the later Middle Ages
The topography of Africa
34. 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 Carolingians
Napoleon and the First Empire
English Parliament
The Israelites
35. The rise of feudal monarchs resulted in the development of the nation - states of France - By the early 13th century - royal authority had expanded and France had become a European power - Conflicts with the pope over the extent of religious rule res
Chinese civilization under the Sungs
Contributions of the Greek World
France during the later Middle Ages
Martin Luther
36. 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
Four key beliefs of Hindus
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages: education
Early Japanese civilization
The Franks
37. 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
Pepin the Short
Famous empires that grew in the West African savanna
Early Japanese civilization
38. 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
Enlightened despotism
India under Muslim rule
Mesopotamia
The Punic Wars with Carthage
39. Architecture was dominated by the Romanesque (11th -12th century) and Gothic (13th -15th century) styles
The Dorians
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages: architecture
Famous empires that grew in the West African savanna
Ganges River
40. 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
Japan's geography
Renaissance
The forest states
Mythology
41. 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
Mohammed
Martin Luther's beliefs
Steamboat
Egyptian civilization: significant aspects
42. 1764 - Introduced the first power - driven machine to manufacture cloth
Water frame
Capitalism
The Age of Reason/Enlightenment
Paleolithic or Old Stone Age
43. 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
River Valley Civilizations
Early Japanese civilization
Modern influence of Magna Carta
Mesoamerica
44. Mainly composed of three regions: desert - savanna - and tropical rainforest - The Sahara desert dominates the continent (covers most of northern Africa) - Trade and commerce were connected to the geographical potential of the area - Large population
The topography of Africa
Napoleon and the First Empire
Darwin
Reasons for the decline of the Byzantine Empire
45. 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
Coke smelting
Cleisthenes - Athens Leader
Rome's economic problems
Isaac Newton
46. 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
The Persians
Roman contributions to the western world Engineering and architecture
The Punic Wars with Carthage
Nicolaus Copernicus
47. 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 Fall of Rome
Mesolithic or Middle Stone Age
India under Muslim rule
The Sumerians
48. Works of Greeks and Romans reconnected Europeans with their ancient heritage
Water frame
Renaissance
The Renaissance
The Babylonians
49. 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 Roman Empire
Mohammed
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages: society
Confucius
50. Became a revolutionary anti - Catholic movement - Basis of 'Reformed Churches -' which spread throughout Europe; Calvinism made Protestantism an international movement
Calvinism
The Persians
Persian War
Roman contributions to the western world Culture: history - literature