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CSET World History
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1. Developed over many centuries - The first American Indians originated from Asia - Agriculture changed some Indian culture from a nomadic existence to farming communities
The Israelites
American Indian culture
India under Muslim rule
Spinning mule
2. Developed in the interior of the continent - Grew from an iron - working settlement - Huge stone structures were constructed - Economy was based on the gold trade
The Kingdom of Zimbabwe
General characteristics of the Renaissance
Roman contributions to the western world Engineering and architecture
Pepin the Short
3. Conquered the Peloponnesus (peninsula of southern Greece) and ushered in a 'dark age' characterized by violence and instability
Social Darwinism
Water frame
The Dorians
The Ming and Manchu Dynasties
4. 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
The Napoleonic Code
Reasons for the spread of Christianity (the Roman period)
Water frame
Muslim contributions - Science and technology
5. 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
Arabs
Results of the Industrial Revolution
The Lydians
The forest states
6. 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
Dissolution of the Frankish Empire
Galileo Galilei
Islam in Africa
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages: commercial revival
7. There were three periods of feudal government
Paul of Tarsus (Paul the Apostle)
Development of feudalism and a samurai warrior - class
Japan's geography
Jesus of Nazareth
8. 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 Kingdom of Zimbabwe
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages: commercial revival
General characteristics of the Renaissance
Islamic civilization: government and religion
9. King's authority limited by law - rights of the king's subjects declared (i.e. habeas corpus) - respect for legal procedures
Myths
Key provisions of Magna Carta
Calvinism
Mesopotamia: developments
10. Replaced the Franks as legitimate rulers - The Carolingian Renaissance resulted in the establishment of a palace academy with a prescribed academic curriculum
India under Muslim rule
Mesopotamia: developments
The French Revolution
The Carolingians
11. 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
Achievements of the Byzantine Empire
Water frame
The intellectual response to the Industrial Revolution
The Olmec
12. 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
Hindus
Rome's economic problems
Greece: geography
13. 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 Franks
Pepin the Short
Christianity: basic doctrines
The Phoenicians
14. The center of Sumerian community life and served as a temple - storehouse - and treasury
The ziggurat
Division of the Muslim Empire
Egypt
Islamic civilization: government and religion
15. 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
Reasons for the decline of the Byzantine Empire
Rallying cry of the French Revolution
Greece: geography
16. An English philosopher - Believed that people made a contract with their government to protect natural writes - Wrote about the inalienable writes to life - liberty - and the pursuit of happiness - His political ideas had a dramatic impact on the dev
Social Darwinism
Achievements of the Byzantine Empire
Iona
John Locke
17. Christianity and church dogma were questioned
Philosophy influenced by the Age of Reason
Islam in Africa
Islamic civilization: trade and cultural expansion
Roman contributions to the western world Engineering and architecture
18. A collection of myths or stories - usually about the gods and their relationships to human beings; the study of myths
Rome's economic problems
Johannes Kepler
Mythology
Key provisions of Magna Carta
19. 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
Constantine
Greece: geography
Muslim contributions - Science and technology
Indus River
20. Four rivers (Nile - Congo - Niger - and Zambezi) were important to Africa's economic history - Egyptian civilization developed in the Nile Valley - Africa above the Sahara (Northern Africa) is often associated with Arab influence - The irregular coas
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21. 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 Mayas
Modern influence of Magna Carta
Sumeria
John Calvin
22. 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
Reasons for the Reformation
Results of the Industrial Revolution
Constantine
The East African Coast
23. 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
Grooved rollers
English Parliament
Egyptian civilization: significant aspects
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages: philosophy
24. Manufacturing: flying shuttle - Birth of the factory system: spinning jenny - water frame - spinning mule - watt steam engine - power loom - cotton gin - Iron - making: coke smelting - grooved rollers - Transportation: steam locomotive - steamboat
China: developments
Inventions of the Industrial Revolution
Modern influence of Magna Carta
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages: feudalism/manorialism
25. The Phoenicians - The Lydians - The Israelites
France during the later Middle Ages
Smaller civilizations of the Near East
The Age of Pericles
Adam Smith
26. Complex religion of gods - rituals - and governance (pharaoh)- Writing (hieroglyphics) - Engineering and building (pyramids) - Mathematics
Iona
Enlightened despotism
The Assyrians
Egypt: developments
27. The government system and basis for society in the Middle Ages - The system was based on land ownership; person who was allowed by a lord to use his land was called a vassal and the land was called a fief
The feudal system
Water frame
The Roman Republic
Impact of Spanish Exploration and Conquest on Indigenous People of the Americas
28. 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
The East African Coast
Turk Dominance
The Roman Empire
29. Conquered much of Asia Minor and Northern Mesopotamia (2000-1200 B.C.) - A major contribution included the invention of iron smelting - which revolutionized warfare
Spinning jenny
The Hittites
Background to the French Revolution
Ibn Battuta
30. 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 Roman Republic: decline
Darwin
France during the later Middle Ages
31. (Islamic scholar - A.D. 1305-1368) spread Islamic culture by traveling widely
Charles Martel
Ibn Battuta
Philosophy influenced by the Age of Reason
The Aztecs
32. 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
Dissolution of the Frankish Empire
John Calvin
Isaac Newton
Mongul rule in China
33. Stimulated new states of West Africa and spread Islamic culture and religion
Islam in Africa
River Valley Civilizations
Islamic civilization: government and religion
John Locke
34. 1779 - A power - driven machine that produced fine - strong yarn
Famous empires that grew in the West African savanna
Spinning mule
The Roman Republic: decline
The Renaissance
35. c. 1350-1600 - The revival of intellectualism - literature - philosophy - and artistic achievement - Spread westward and into northern Europe - Continued the road started in the Middle Ages that would lead to modern Europe
The Renaissance
'The Communist Manifesto'
Historical interpretations of the Middle Ages
Mongul rule in China
36. The First Act of Supremacy (1534) marked the beginning of the English Reformation. - The king of England - Henry VIII - became the head of the church - The pope's refusal to annul the marriage of Henry VIII to Catherine of Aragon initiated the break
Greece: geography
The English Reformation
France during the later Middle Ages
Muslim contributions - Science and technology
37. 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
The Roman Republic
Literature and Philosophy during the rennaisance
The Holy Roman Empire during the late Middle Ages
Historical interpretations of the Middle Ages
38. Lasted five centuries - The Pax Romana (Roman peace) was two centuries without a major war (27 B.C.- A.D. 180) - By the end of the second century A.D. - Rome was in economic and political decline - which weakened the empire
Spartan way of life
The Roman Empire
The Renaissance
Development of feudalism and a samurai warrior - class
39. 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
Steamboat
The Carolingians
The Hellenistic Age
40. An Aegean civilization - Minoan civilization of Crete (c. 4000-1400 B.C.) based its prosperity on extensive commerce
Feudalism: outcomes
Paul of Tarsus (Paul the Apostle)
Minoan civilization
Mesolithic or Middle Stone Age
41. Wrote the 'Wealth of Nations' (1776) and advocated manufacturing as the true source of a nation's wealth (the laws of the market place and not government regulations dictate national economies); considered the father of modern economics
Neolithic or New Stone Age
Adam Smith
Saul
The Counter Reformation
42. A traditional or legendary story - usually concerning some being or hero or event - with or without a determinable basis of fact or a natural explanation - especially one that is concerned with deities or demigods and explains some practice - rite -
Indus River
Japan's geography
Myths
The East African Coast
43. 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.
The East African Coast
Mongul rule in China
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages: philosophy
Persian War
44. (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
Mohammed
Contributions of the Greek World
Mesoamerica
Charles Martel
45. 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
India under Muslim rule
The Sumerians
Martin Luther's beliefs
The Battle of Waterloo (1815)
46. 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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47. 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
Alexander the Great
Background to the French Revolution
Manorialism
Napoleon and the First Empire
48. 'Liberty - Equality and Fraternity'
Turk Dominance
The spread of the Renaissance throughout Europe
Rallying cry of the French Revolution
Cleisthenes - Athens Leader
49. No privileges/tax exemptions based on lineage - Government promotion was based on ability - Modernized French law (equality before the law)
The Napoleonic Code
Muslim contributions - Science and technology
Sumeria
Reasons for the decline of the Byzantine Empire
50. 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.
Feudalism: economic
Roman contributions to the western world (greatest contribution)
Origins of people in America
Feudalism: outcomes