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CSET World History
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1. Established the first lasting monotheism - After the death of Solomon (922 B.C.) - the Hebrews were divided into two kingdoms (Israel and Judah) - Disunity and conquest resulted in the destruction of Israel (722 B.C.) and Judah (586 B.C.) - The revol
The Scientific Revolution
The Israelites
Feudalism: outcomes
The Hittites
2. 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.)
Reasons for the spread of Christianity (the Roman period)
The Viking (Norse) invaders
Iona
The Persians
3. 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
The Franks
Reasons for the Reformation
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages: feudalism/manorialism
North American Indians
4. Considered one of the world's major religions and has influenced religious - political - and social thought for over 4000 years - Originated in the Indus River Valley of India and primarily spread to and throughout southeast Asia
Hinduism
The French Revolution
Spinning mule
India: developments
5. 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
Saul
The East African Coast
The Counter Reformation
Development of the Renaissance
6. 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
Islamic civilization: trade and cultural expansion
The Phoenicians
Isaac Newton
Martin Luther's beliefs
7. 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 -
The Incas
Roman contributions to the western world Culture: history - literature
Zoroastrianism
The Franks
8. 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
Feudalism: political
Role of the Church in the Early Middle Ages
Literature and Philosophy during the rennaisance
Constantine
9. The Olmec - The Mayas - The Aztecs - The Incas
Historical interpretations of the Middle Ages
Early cultures in Mesoamerica
'The Communist Manifesto'
Coke smelting
10. 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
Philosophy influenced by the Age of Reason
The accomplishments of the early Japanese
The Mayas
The Punic Wars with Carthage
11. 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)
Early Japanese civilization
The feudal system
English Parliament
Islam in Africa
12. 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
Nicolaus Copernicus
Voltaire - Montesquieu - Locke - and Rousseau
Martin Luther's beliefs
13. 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
Arabs
Isaac Newton
Enlightened despotism
The forest states
14. 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
The ziggurat
Egypt: developments
Social Darwinism
Hinduism
15. 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
Steamboat
England during the later Middle Ages
Inventions of the Industrial Revolution
16. 1785 - Meant that factories were no longer dependent on water sources for power
Effects of the Reformation
General characteristics of the Renaissance
Watt steam engine
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages: philosophy
17. 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
The Lydians
Impact of Spanish Exploration and Conquest on Indigenous People of the Americas
Neoclassicism
Four key beliefs of Hindus
18. The Abbasids overthrew the Umayyads
Division of the Muslim Empire
Muslim contributions - Science and technology
The Phoenicians
The Roman Empire
19. 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
Renaissance
Contributions of the Greek World
Dissolution of the Frankish Empire
England during the later Middle Ages
20. 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
Christianity: basic doctrines
Mycenaean civilization
The conquest of Indigenous People of the Americas
Results of the Industrial Revolution
21. 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 Babylonians
Egypt
The Counter Reformation
English Parliament
22. 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
General characteristics of the Renaissance
Reasons for the spread of Christianity (the Roman period)
Arabs
John Calvin
23. 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
Mongul rule in China
Feudalism: political
Grooved rollers
Manorialism
24. 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
Martin Luther
Social Darwinism
Constantine
Key provisions of Magna Carta
25. 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
Historical interpretations of the Middle Ages
Key provisions of Magna Carta
Nicolaus Copernicus
26. King's authority limited by law - rights of the king's subjects declared (i.e. habeas corpus) - respect for legal procedures
Key provisions of Magna Carta
Famous empires that grew in the West African savanna
The caste system
Confucius
27. 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
Spartan way of life
The English Reformation
Islamic civilization: trade and cultural expansion
Background to the French Revolution
28. 1792 - Made it possible to meet increased demand for cotton by mechanizing the process for separating seeds from cotton fiber
The Age of Pericles
Smaller civilizations of the Near East
Cotton gin
Confucius
29. The Ming (native Chinese) ousted the Mongols - Ming (1368-1644) rulers limited contact with the West - The Manchus (1644-1911) overran China and followed a policy of isolationism - weakening China
The Ming and Manchu Dynasties
Steamboat
American Indian culture
Cotton gin
30. 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
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages: education
The Lydians
The East African Coast
31. 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
The ancient Near East: cultural contributions
Smaller civilizations of the Near East
Hinduism
32. 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
Roman contributions to the western world (greatest contribution)
Rome's economic problems
Paul of Tarsus (Paul the Apostle)
Jesus of Nazareth
33. 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 ancient Near East: cultural contributions
Mesopotamia: developments
Confucius
34. 1764 - Introduced the first power - driven machine to manufacture cloth
The Babylonians
Muslim contributions - Science and technology
Water frame
Egypt: developments
35. Ended in defeat for Napoleon and ended the French Empire; Napoleon was permanently exiled to St. Helena
Mythology
Manorialism
The Battle of Waterloo (1815)
Minoan civilization
36. 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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37. Writing - Commerce - Government
Iona
China: developments
Egyptian civilization: significant aspects
The Israelites
38. 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
John Locke
The Babylonians
The Hellenistic Age
Islam
39. 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
Egyptian civilization: significant aspects
Spinning jenny
Achievements of the Byzantine Empire
Napoleon and the First Empire: international relations
40. 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
The Early Middle Ages
Impact of Spanish Exploration and Conquest on Indigenous People of the Americas
The Mayas
Islam in Africa
41. 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
Roman contributions to the western world Engineering and architecture
Hinduism
General characteristics of the Renaissance
Roman contributions to the western world Culture: history - literature
42. 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.
Capitalism
John Calvin
Persian War
Causes of the Industrial Revolution
43. 1783 - Allowed iron - makers to roll out iron into different shapes
The Dorians
Grooved rollers
Calvinism
The feudal system
44. 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 Holy Roman Empire during the late Middle Ages
Division of the Muslim Empire
The Kingdom of Zimbabwe
Spinning mule
45. 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
Arabs
Cotton gin
Spartan way of life
Water frame
46. (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
Mythology
Roman contributions to the western world Culture: history - literature
The Babylonians
Martin Luther
47. The agricultural organization and economic foundation of feudalism
The Lydians
Martin Luther's beliefs
Manorialism
Islam
48. 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 Counter Reformation
The East African Coast
The Israelites
The caste system
49. A period of transition between ancient and modern Europe - Unique with a distinctive culture; out of feudal customs and traditions that included Greek and Roman classical culture - influences from the Arab world and the East - and tenets of Judeo - C
Origins of people in America
Cleisthenes - Athens Leader
Ancient Africans' advances in their societies and cultures
Historical interpretations of the Middle Ages
50. Conquered the Peloponnesus (peninsula of southern Greece) and ushered in a 'dark age' characterized by violence and instability
Spinning jenny
The Franks
The Dorians
The Later Middle Ages
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