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CSET World History
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1. 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
John Locke
Martin Luther's beliefs
Minoan civilization
The Viking (Norse) invaders
2. Assumed leadership of the Muslim world - The Seljuks fought with the crusaders and regained lost land - Mongols invaded the eastern Muslim Empire - The Ottoman Empire expanded territory and lasted for many centuries - Constantinople was the center of
Isaac Newton
Confucius
Turk Dominance
The Roman Empire
3. 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
Paleolithic or Old Stone Age
Capitalism
The Mayas
Social Darwinism
4. 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
Renaissance
The Roman Republic
Roman contributions to the western world (greatest contribution)
5. 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)
Causes of the Industrial Revolution
Pepin the Short
India under Muslim rule
Coke smelting
6. 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
The feudal system
Mythology
England during the later Middle Ages
7. 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
Background to the French Revolution
Famous empires that grew in the West African savanna
The Phoenicians
The Ming and Manchu Dynasties
8. 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
Galileo Galilei
Saul
The Peloponnesian War
The Phoenicians
9. Writing (cuneiform) - Organized government - Written law code (Hammurabi's Code) - Systematized religion (Zoroastrianism) - Astronomy; astrology
The Persians
Mesopotamia: developments
The Chaldeans
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages
10. Lived and worked under Muslim rule - Most were self - sufficient farmers - The caste system dominated their life
Mesopotamian civilizations
The accomplishments of the early Japanese
Hindus
Hinduism
11. 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 Age of Reason/Enlightenment
Ancient Africans' advances in their societies and cultures
The spread of the Renaissance throughout Europe
Mohammed
12. Law - rule of law/equality before the law - civil and contract law codes
The Olmec
Roman contributions to the western world (greatest contribution)
Dissolution of the Frankish Empire
The Phoenicians
13. 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
Spain and Portugal during the later Middle Ages
Christianity: basic doctrines
Islamic civilization: trade and cultural expansion
14. 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
Hinduism
The Kingdom of Zimbabwe
The forest states
Neolithic or New Stone Age
15. Warrior nation; created an empire based on military superiority - conquest - and terrorism (911-550 B.C.) - Empire origniated in the highland region of the upper Tigris River but grew to encompass the entire area of the Fertile Crescent - Military te
The English Reformation
Roman contributions to the western world Engineering and architecture
Alfred the Great
The Assyrians
16. Conquered the Peloponnesus (peninsula of southern Greece) and ushered in a 'dark age' characterized by violence and instability
Pepin the Short
Roman contributions to the western world Engineering and architecture
The Dorians
Steam locomotive
17. 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
Laissez faire
Reasons for the decline of the Byzantine Empire
Johannes Kepler
Enlightened despotism
18. 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 English Reformation
American Indian culture
Egyptian civilization: significant aspects
Division of the Muslim Empire
19. 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
Alexander the Great
John Locke
Paul of Tarsus (Paul the Apostle)
Egypt: developments
20. 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 Carolingians
Absolutism
Zoroastrianism
The topography of Africa
21. 1792 - Made it possible to meet increased demand for cotton by mechanizing the process for separating seeds from cotton fiber
Muslim contributions
Division of the Muslim Empire
Cotton gin
The Age of Pericles
22. Writing - Commerce - Government
Hinduism
China: developments
Neoclassicism
Christianity: basic doctrines
23. c. 1000-1500
Myths
The Later Middle Ages
The topography of Africa
Origins of people in America
24. Works of Greeks and Romans reconnected Europeans with their ancient heritage
The Kingdom of Zimbabwe
The accomplishments of the early Japanese
The Early Middle Ages
Renaissance
25. 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
The Age of Reason/Enlightenment
The ancient Near East: cultural contributions
The Counter Reformation
Manorialism
26. 1807 - Built by American inventor Robert Fulton - The steam engine was used to build it
Steamboat
Spinning mule
The Age of Pericles
Minoan civilization
27. 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
The English Reformation
Islamic civilization: trade and cultural expansion
Napoleon and the First Empire
Christianity: basic doctrines
28. Greek language and cultural accomplishments preserved - Center for world trade and exchange of culture - It spread civilization to all of eastern Europe - Codification of Roman law ('Justinian Code') - It preserved the Eastern Church ('Greek Orthodox
The importance of city life in the Sung Empire
The Aztecs
Achievements of the Byzantine Empire
Mohammed
29. The Sumerians - The Babylonians - The Hittites - The Assyrians - The Chaldeans - The Persians
The Napoleonic Code
Roman contributions to the western world Engineering and architecture
Mesopotamian civilizations
Spinning mule
30. 1483-1546 - Northern Germany - Rejection of hierarchical priesthood and papal authority - Questioned the right of the pope to grant indulgences (full or partial remission of temporal punishment due for sins which have already been forgiven)
Watt steam engine
Martin Luther
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages
Chinese civilization under the Sungs
31. His teachings influenced Chinese culture - Wanted to improve society - Taught that certain virtues are guidelines to happy life
Mohammed
Myths
Confucius
Laissez faire
32. A failed French attempt to close the continent to British trade in hopes of destroying the British economy
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33. 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
Spartan way of life
Key provisions of Magna Carta
Alfred the Great
Minoan civilization
34. 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'
Johannes Kepler
Constantine
Arabs
Roman contributions to the western world Culture: history - literature
35. 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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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
Contributions of the Greek World
The East African Coast
Renaissance
Pepin the Short
37. 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
The Dorians
Mongul rule in China
Neoclassicism
John Calvin
38. 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.
Persian War
Feudalism: economic
Role of the Church in the Early Middle Ages
France during the later Middle Ages
39. 1779 - A power - driven machine that produced fine - strong yarn
Spinning mule
Mesoamerica
The Mayas
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages
40. 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
The French Revolution
Islam
Results of the Industrial Revolution
Islamic civilization: trade and cultural expansion
41. The earliest Indian civilization - the Harappa culture - developed around the Indus River Valley in 2500 B.C.
The Magna Carta
Roman contributions to the western world (greatest contribution)
Spinning jenny
Indus River
42. 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
Spinning mule
Egypt
Feudalism: political
Key provisions of Magna Carta
43. 1760 - Improved production of iron
Roman contributions to the western world Engineering and architecture
Coke smelting
Hindus
Role of the Church in the Early Middle Ages
44. 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
The French Revolution
Mesolithic or Middle Stone Age
Islamic civilization: trade and cultural expansion
The Mayas
45. 1764 - Introduced the first power - driven machine to manufacture cloth
Water frame
Islamic civilization: government and religion
Paul of Tarsus (Paul the Apostle)
The Mayas
46. Developed over many centuries - The first American Indians originated from Asia - Agriculture changed some Indian culture from a nomadic existence to farming communities
The Holy Roman Empire during the late Middle Ages
American Indian culture
The Franks
Four key beliefs of Hindus
47. 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 Roman Empire
Egypt: developments
The Peloponnesian War
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages: architecture
48. The Olmec - The Mayas - The Aztecs - The Incas
Early cultures in Mesoamerica
The Israelites
Cleisthenes - Athens Leader
The topography of Africa
49. 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
Islam
The Chaldeans
Roman contributions to the western world Engineering and architecture
Feudalism: outcomes
50. 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
Historical interpretations of the Middle Ages
The Counter Reformation
Darwin
Flying shuttle
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