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CSET World History
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1. 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
Nicolaus Copernicus
The topography of Africa
The Renaissance
Indus River
2. The decline of feudalism and manorialism was evident by the 12th century and complete by the 16th century
The Chaldeans
The Early Middle Ages
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages: feudalism/manorialism
The Franks
3. 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
The forest states
Key provisions of Magna Carta
The conquest of Indigenous People of the Americas
Galileo Galilei
4. 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
Mycenaean civilization
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages: society
Philosophy influenced by the Age of Reason
The Hellenistic Age
5. 1760 - Improved production of iron
The East African Coast
Coke smelting
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages: education
Calvinism
6. The earliest Indian civilization - the Harappa culture - developed around the Indus River Valley in 2500 B.C.
Origins of people in America
The Counter Reformation
Indus River
China: developments
7. Immediate cause: continuous barbaric invasion - Internal factors included political instability - decreasing farm production - inflation - excessive taxation - and the decline of the military - including the use of mercenaries - The rise of Christian
The Fall of Rome
Steamboat
The Lydians
Philosophy influenced by the Age of Reason
8. Also known as the Catholic Reformation - Attempted to halt the spread of Protestantism - The Jesuits (Society of Jesus) became the first official Catholic response to the Reformation; Jesuits also initiated missionary and educational endeavors - The
Ottoman Empire
Turk Dominance
The Counter Reformation
Absolutism
9. The Hopewell people were skilled farmers and flourished in the Ohio and Mississippi valleys (200 B.C.- A.D. 400) - Mississippian culture developed in A.D. 800 and built large religious mound structures - The Anasazi culture (A.D. 800-1300) developed
Inventions of the Industrial Revolution
North American Indians
Smaller civilizations of the Near East
The Israelites
10. 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
The Assyrians
The Renaissance
Contributions of the Greek World
Absolutism
11. 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
Classical Greece
Feudalism: political
Coke smelting
'The Communist Manifesto'
12. Concrete - arch - roads (200000 miles of roads) - aqueducts and cisterns - monumental buildings (the Colosseum)
The Fall of Rome
Muslim contributions - Science and technology
The accomplishments of the early Japanese
Roman contributions to the western world Engineering and architecture
13. Aztecs conquered by Cortes in 1521 - Inca Empire conquered by Pizarro in 1513
Inventions of the Industrial Revolution
The conquest of Indigenous People of the Americas
The Hittites
Results of the Industrial Revolution
14. Renaissance secularism created tension between princely kingdoms and the authority of the Church - There also emerged within the Church questions about its worldly rather than spiritual interest in acquiring power and wealth - This internal struggle
The Phoenicians
Turk Dominance
The (Protestant) Reformation
Mythology
15. Lived and worked under Muslim rule - Most were self - sufficient farmers - The caste system dominated their life
Muslim contributions - Science and technology
Effects of the Reformation
Calvinism
Hindus
16. 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
Turk Dominance
The Napoleonic Code
Mesopotamian civilizations
17. Conquered much of Asia Minor and Northern Mesopotamia (2000-1200 B.C.) - A major contribution included the invention of iron smelting - which revolutionized warfare
The Hittites
China: developments
Christianity: basic doctrines
Iona
18. 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)
Martin Luther
The Sumerians
Isaac Newton
Feudalism: outcomes
19. 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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20. 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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21. 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
Neolithic or New Stone Age
The (Protestant) Reformation
The Ming and Manchu Dynasties
Islamic civilization: government and religion
22. The Phoenicians - The Lydians - The Israelites
Muslim contributions
Smaller civilizations of the Near East
The ancient Near East: cultural contributions
The Persians
23. c. 1000-1500
The Later Middle Ages
General characteristics of the Renaissance
Grooved rollers
Ganges River
24. 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 intellectual response to the Industrial Revolution
The Age of Pericles
The Persians
Hinduism
25. 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
Mesolithic or Middle Stone Age
Causes of the Industrial Revolution
The spread of the Renaissance throughout Europe
The caste system
26. Conquered the Peloponnesus (peninsula of southern Greece) and ushered in a 'dark age' characterized by violence and instability
Spinning mule
The Dorians
Galileo Galilei
North American Indians
27. Began in Italy during the 14th century - The Crusades focused attention eastward (on Greece and the Near East) - By the 14th century - the move toward secularization was predominant - Conflicts between the papacy and the Holy Roman Empire in the 13th
Development of the Renaissance
The Viking (Norse) invaders
Islam in Africa
The Age of Pericles
28. Writing (cuneiform) - Organized government - Written law code (Hammurabi's Code) - Systematized religion (Zoroastrianism) - Astronomy; astrology
The Age of Pericles
Mesopotamia: developments
Islam
Water frame
29. 1785 - Meant that factories were no longer dependent on water sources for power
The Chaldeans
Watt steam engine
Neoclassicism
Background to the French Revolution
30. The Olmec - The Mayas - The Aztecs - The Incas
Early cultures in Mesoamerica
The feudal system
Paleolithic or Old Stone Age
The spread of the Renaissance throughout Europe
31. 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
The Age of Reason/Enlightenment
Power loom
Confucius
32. 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
Ottoman Empire
Martin Luther
The Franks
Reasons for the spread of Christianity (the Roman period)
33. A.D. 1325-1521 - Central Mexico - Conquered much of central Mexico - The Toltecs preceded them - built a great city (Tenochtitlan) and ruled an empire - Religion and war dominated life - Rich mythological and religious traditions - Architecturally ac
The Age of Reason/Enlightenment
Roman contributions to the western world Engineering and architecture
The forest states
The Aztecs
34. The Abbasids overthrew the Umayyads
Minoan civilization
Egypt: developments
Division of the Muslim Empire
Mesolithic or Middle Stone Age
35. 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 -
Alfred the Great
Egypt
Myths
Pepin the Short
36. 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
The Chaldeans
Africa's geological diversity
Cleisthenes - Athens Leader
The Hittites
37. 1792 - Made it possible to meet increased demand for cotton by mechanizing the process for separating seeds from cotton fiber
Ibn Battuta
Results of the Industrial Revolution
India under Muslim rule
Cotton gin
38. Influenced its history - Japanese culture reflects a reverence for nature - Mountains - forests - and coastal areas determined cultural growth
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39. His teachings influenced Chinese culture - Wanted to improve society - Taught that certain virtues are guidelines to happy life
Neolithic or New Stone Age
The Peloponnesian War
Confucius
'The Communist Manifesto'
40. Refers to the absolute rule of monarchs with unlimited power - The theory of absolute monarchs and the divine right of kings (rule by God's will) - Evolved from the limited power of the ruling class during the Middle Ages to the Age of Absolutism in
Absolutism
Reasons for the spread of Christianity (the Roman period)
Voltaire - Montesquieu - Locke - and Rousseau
Ancient Africans' advances in their societies and cultures
41. 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
Charles Martel
The Age of Pericles
The Roman Republic
Results of the Industrial Revolution
42. 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
River Valley Civilizations
The Chaldeans
Charles Martel
Social Darwinism and Capitalism
43. 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
Background to the French Revolution
Paul of Tarsus (Paul the Apostle)
Mythology
Islam in Africa
44. The region that is now Mexico - Central America - and the western coast of South America
Nicolaus Copernicus
The forest states
Mesopotamia
Mesoamerica
45. 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
Mongul rule in China
Islamic civilization: government and religion
Hindus
46. 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
Achievements of the Byzantine Empire
Philosophy influenced by the Age of Reason
The Punic Wars with Carthage
Myths
47. The cultural period of the Stone Age that developed primarily in Europe between the Paleolithic and Neolithic periods - beginning around 10000 years ago and lasting in various places as late as 3000 bce. The Mesolithic is marked by the appearance of
Reasons for the Byzantine Empire's success
The Carolingians
Alexander the Great
Mesolithic or Middle Stone Age
48. 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
Social Darwinism
Watt steam engine
Mesopotamia
49. 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
Adam Smith
England during the later Middle Ages
John Calvin
Africa's geological diversity
50. The commercial revival led to the rise of towns. - A true middle class emerged - Economic activities in the towns were supervised by the guild system (merchant and craft guilds) - The Crusades led to the revival of international trade
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages: commercial revival
The Ming and Manchu Dynasties
Paul of Tarsus (Paul the Apostle)
The Incas