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CSET World History
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1. 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
John Calvin
Paleolithic or Old Stone Age
Mohammed
Feudalism: political
2. Replaced the Franks as legitimate rulers - The Carolingian Renaissance resulted in the establishment of a palace academy with a prescribed academic curriculum
The Assyrians
Dissolution of the Frankish Empire
The Carolingians
Grooved rollers
3. 1764 - Introduced the first power - driven machine to manufacture cloth
Cleisthenes - Athens Leader
Constantinople
Water frame
Rallying cry of the French Revolution
4. 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
Turk Dominance
Alexander the Great
The ziggurat
The Lydians
5. The Muslim empire was ruled by Arab caliphs - Arabs conquered much of the Byzantine and Persian empires (including North Africa) and Spain - The Battle of Tours (A.D. 732) resulted in the Franks halting Muslim expansion in Europe - Muslim Spain laste
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages: commercial revival
The Age of Pericles
Arabs
Feudalism: political
6. The most important city - states in ancient Greece; both developed a unique culture and distinct political structure - Established the world's first democracy (c. 507 B.C.) - developed democratic institutions - Developed philosophy as represented by
Roman contributions to the western world (greatest contribution)
Saul
Athens and Sparta
Early cultures in Mesoamerica
7. 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
Rallying cry of the French Revolution
Philosophy influenced by the Age of Reason
The (Protestant) Reformation
8. Centers of Aegean civilization; depended on the Aegean Sea to develop and extend their culture - (c. 2000-1150 B.C.) developed heavily fortified cities and based prosperity on trade and warfare
Mesopotamian civilizations
The Roman Republic: decline
Mycenaean civilization
Steamboat
9. (1848) - Written by Marx and Friedrich Engels - advanced the theories of modern scientific socialism
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10. 1779 - A power - driven machine that produced fine - strong yarn
Early Japanese civilization
Spinning mule
Division of the Muslim Empire
Mesopotamia: developments
11. 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
Isaac Newton
The Early Middle Ages
Results of the Industrial Revolution
The Mayas
12. 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
Spartan way of life
Neolithic or New Stone Age
The Assyrians
The topography of Africa
13. 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 Assyrians
Islamic civilization: government and religion
Islam in Africa
The Battle of Waterloo (1815)
14. 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
The caste system
Modern influence of Magna Carta
The 'continental system'
The Assyrians
15. (A.D. 747-768) a Carolingian ruler appointed by the pope as king and established the Papal States on former Byzantine lands
Pepin the Short
The feudal system
Ottoman Empire
Spinning mule
16. 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
Reasons for the Byzantine Empire's success
The Franks
'The Communist Manifesto'
Islamic civilization: trade and cultural expansion
17. 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
Mesopotamia
France during the later Middle Ages
The ziggurat
Martin Luther
18. 1760 - Improved production of iron
Inventions of the Industrial Revolution
River Valley Civilizations
Coke smelting
The Assyrians
19. Writing - Commerce - Government
Inventions of the Industrial Revolution
Development of feudalism and a samurai warrior - class
Role of the Church in the Early Middle Ages
China: developments
20. Architecture was dominated by the Romanesque (11th -12th century) and Gothic (13th -15th century) styles
American Indian culture
Johannes Kepler
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages: feudalism/manorialism
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages: architecture
21. 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 Israelites
Social Darwinism
The Viking (Norse) invaders
Indus River
22. 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
Islamic civilization: government and religion
Mohammed
The French Revolution
The (Protestant) Reformation
23. 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
Four key beliefs of Hindus
Results of the Industrial Revolution
Historical interpretations of the Middle Ages
The Viking (Norse) invaders
24. 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
Feudalism: economic
India: developments
River Valley Civilizations
The forest states
25. 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
Islam
Spain and Portugal during the later Middle Ages
Inventions of the Industrial Revolution
Saul
26. Class division of society - The decline of feudalism and manorialism - The commercial revival - Education - Philosophy - Architecture
Alfred the Great
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages
Results of the Industrial Revolution
The Israelites
27. 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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28. Philosophy (Scholasticism) dealt with the consistency of faith and reason
Manorialism
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages: philosophy
The Lydians
The Chaldeans
29. International relations placed France against Europe. Napoleon won territory from the Holy Roman Empire and forced Spain to cede the Louisiana territory to France
Napoleon and the First Empire: international relations
Adam Smith
Reasons for the spread of Christianity (the Roman period)
Martin Luther
30. There were three periods of feudal government
Chinese civilization under the Sungs
Coke smelting
Reasons for the decline of the Byzantine Empire
Development of feudalism and a samurai warrior - class
31. A collection of myths or stories - usually about the gods and their relationships to human beings; the study of myths
Reasons for the decline of the Byzantine Empire
Mohammed
The Lydians
Mythology
32. The ancient Near East comprised the Tigris and Euphrates Valley - the Fertile Crescent - and the Nile Valley.
Alexander the Great
English Parliament
The ancient Near East: geography
Water frame
33. 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
Division of the Muslim Empire
The Aztecs
Achievements of the Byzantine Empire
England during the later Middle Ages
34. Became the birthplace for the Hellenic civilization
The Israelites
Japan's geography
The Franks
Iona
35. 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
The importance of city life in the Sung Empire
Inventions of the Industrial Revolution
France during the later Middle Ages
Jesus of Nazareth
36. The Abbasids overthrew the Umayyads
Charlemagne
Division of the Muslim Empire
Greece: geography
Indus River
37. Economic prosperity - domination of the commercial trade routes controlled by Constantinople - monopoly of the silk trade - The Byzantines made excellent use of diplomacy to avoid invasions - and they were geographically distant from the tribes who s
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38. The oldest known civilization on earth - established in the Tigris - Euphrates Valley in the 4th millennium BC. Sumerian civilization took the form of a cluster of city - states - the best known of which is Ur. Sumerians were the first to use the pot
Cotton gin
Egypt: developments
Pepin the Short
Sumeria
39. An early Jewish convert to Christianity - was responsible for the spread of Christian theology and the resulting response from the Roman empire (opposition/resistance; Christianity firmly rooted in the collapsing world of Roman rule)
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages
Paul of Tarsus (Paul the Apostle)
Feudalism: political
The Early Middle Ages
40. Developed over many centuries - The first American Indians originated from Asia - Agriculture changed some Indian culture from a nomadic existence to farming communities
American Indian culture
Dissolution of the Frankish Empire
Ganges River
The Chaldeans
41. 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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42. Transformed society and changed the way people looked at the natural world - In doing so - science came into direct conflict with the teachings of the Church - Began in the 16th century - Important people: Nicolaus Copernicus - Galileo Galilei - Joha
Famous empires that grew in the West African savanna
The Scientific Revolution
The Lydians
Grooved rollers
43. Became a revolutionary anti - Catholic movement - Basis of 'Reformed Churches -' which spread throughout Europe; Calvinism made Protestantism an international movement
Spartan way of life
The Early Middle Ages
Calvinism
The Franks
44. Established at Byzantium by Emperor Constantine as a 'New Rome' in the East in A.D. 330 - Strategically located (where Europe and Asia meet) - had excellent defensible borders - and was a crossroads of world trade - With the fall of Rome/collapse of
Constantinople
Mythology
Role of the Church in the Early Middle Ages
Persian War
45. 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
Results of the Industrial Revolution
The Dorians
Steam locomotive
John Calvin
46. Christianity and church dogma were questioned
John Calvin
Cotton gin
Philosophy influenced by the Age of Reason
Social Darwinism
47. Law - rule of law/equality before the law - civil and contract law codes
Role of the Church in the Early Middle Ages
The ancient Near East: geography
Roman contributions to the western world (greatest contribution)
The Age of Pericles
48. Writing (cuneiform) - Organized government - Written law code (Hammurabi's Code) - Systematized religion (Zoroastrianism) - Astronomy; astrology
Islam in Africa
Capitalism
The Dorians
Mesopotamia: developments
49. 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
Contributions of the Greek World
Effects of the Reformation
Africa's geological diversity
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages: education
50. 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
Absolutism
Christianity: basic doctrines
Reasons for the Reformation
Adam Smith