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CSET World History
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1. 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
Division of the Muslim Empire
Isaac Newton
Historical interpretations of the Middle Ages
India: developments
2. 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
Muslim contributions - Science and technology
Contributions of the Greek World
General characteristics of the Renaissance
3. Became the birthplace for the Hellenic civilization
Origins of people in America
Iona
Napoleon and the First Empire: international relations
Grooved rollers
4. The region that is now Mexico - Central America - and the western coast of South America
Mesoamerica
France during the later Middle Ages
Neoclassicism
Turk Dominance
5. 1200-400 B.C. - South - central Mexico - Developed one of the first civilizations in Mesoamerica - Developed an agricultural community - Developed the first calendar in America - Noted artwork in many media (jade - clay - basalt - and greenstone) - M
The French Revolution
The Olmec
Results of the Industrial Revolution
The Age of Pericles
6. 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
Feudalism: political
The ancient Near East: geography
Classical Greece
Cotton gin
7. 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
Development of feudalism and a samurai warrior - class
Mythology
The Scientific Revolution
Feudalism: outcomes
8. 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
Persian War
Early cultures in Mesoamerica
The Israelites
Islam
9. 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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10. The agricultural organization and economic foundation of feudalism
The Lydians
Manorialism
The Phoenicians
Myths
11. 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
Calvinism
Martin Luther's beliefs
John Calvin
12. 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
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages
Role of the Church in the Early Middle Ages
Power loom
13. Hastened by the Frankish system of inheritance - The Treaty of Verdun (A.D. 843) divided Charlemagne's empire among his three grandsons - Carolingian rule ended in the 10th century because of the decline in central authority and the invasions of the
Dissolution of the Frankish Empire
Calvinism
The feudal system
The Scientific Revolution
14. 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
Galileo Galilei
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages: commercial revival
Persian War
The Fall of Rome
15. In 'On the Origin of Species' (1859) - theorized that evolution is a continuous process in which successful species adapt to their environment in order to survive
Capitalism
The Dorians
Darwin
Spain and Portugal during the later Middle Ages
16. Stimulated new states of West Africa and spread Islamic culture and religion
Islam in Africa
Roman contributions to the western world Engineering and architecture
Watt steam engine
Alfred the Great
17. 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
Paleolithic or Old Stone Age
Historical interpretations of the Middle Ages
The Roman Republic: decline
The (Protestant) Reformation
18. Astronomer - Challenged the Church doctrine of a geocentric (earth - centered) theory of the universe (Ptolemy's theory; was the prevailing thought for more than 1000 years) - Believed that the sun was the center of the solar system - and the earth m
Reasons for the Reformation
Feudalism: outcomes
Japan's geography
Nicolaus Copernicus
19. 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
Athens and Sparta
Historical interpretations of the Middle Ages
The Lydians
Cleisthenes - Athens Leader
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. 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
The Babylonians
The Ming and Manchu Dynasties
Contributions of the Greek World
The Counter Reformation
22. Urban culture - Planned cities (i.e. citywide sanitation systems) - Metallurgy (gold - copper - bronze - tin) - Measurement (weight - time - length - mass)
India: developments
Capitalism
Chinese civilization under the Sungs
Dissolution of the Frankish Empire
23. 1764 - Introduced the first power - driven machine to manufacture cloth
Mesolithic or Middle Stone Age
Water frame
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages: society
Confucius
24. Law - rule of law/equality before the law - civil and contract law codes
Roman contributions to the western world (greatest contribution)
The 'continental system'
Rome's political problems
Japan's geography
25. In 1215 - King John was forced by the nobles to sing the Magna Carta - Limited the power of the king and increased the power of the nobles
Confucius
Four key beliefs of Hindus
Egyptian civilization: significant aspects
The Magna Carta
26. 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
Steam locomotive
The Aztecs
The Olmec
The Counter Reformation
27. (1848) - Written by Marx and Friedrich Engels - advanced the theories of modern scientific socialism
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28. 356-323 B.C. - Of Macedonia - Established the Hellenistic Age - Conquered Persia - Asia Minor - and Egypt; established a world empire - Bureaucracy replaced the city - state as the form of government - Following his death - dynasties were established
Charles Martel
Historical interpretations of the Middle Ages
Alexander the Great
Turk Dominance
29. 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
Persian War
Early cultures in Mesoamerica
Four key beliefs of Hindus
Greece: geography
30. 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
The Ming and Manchu Dynasties
English Parliament
The feudal system
Spartan way of life
31. 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
The Israelites
The Phoenicians
Constantinople
American Indian culture
32. Borrowed from China - Archaeology has revealed Japan's ancient past - Japanese culture developed during the Heian Era (794-1156) - Poetic form such as the Haiku developed - and literature spread
Inventions of the Industrial Revolution
Early Japanese civilization
The Dorians
John Locke
33. 20000-30000 years ago - during the last Ice Age - the first humans crossed over the Bering Sea land bridge into the Americas - As they migrated southward - they inhabited the hemisphere from Alaska to Tierra del Fuego - Their widespread dispersion le
Origins of people in America
Mesoamerica
Modern influence of Magna Carta
The Olmec
34. 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 Mayas
The spread of the Renaissance throughout Europe
Division of the Muslim Empire
Spinning mule
35. 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 Communist Manifesto'
Cleisthenes - Athens Leader
The Age of Pericles
The Napoleonic Code
36. 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 Phoenicians
'The Communist Manifesto'
The Peloponnesian War
The French Revolution
37. 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
Reasons for the Byzantine Empire's success
Mesopotamia: developments
The English Reformation
Charles Martel
38. 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
The (Protestant) Reformation
Alexander the Great
Mesolithic or Middle Stone Age
Feudalism: outcomes
39. Profits linked to the manufacturing of products - Private ownership of land - Freedom of choice - A competitive free - market system - Limited government restraints
Capitalism
Martin Luther
Minoan civilization
Famous empires that grew in the West African savanna
40. Lived and worked under Muslim rule - Most were self - sufficient farmers - The caste system dominated their life
The Hittites
The Age of Reason/Enlightenment
Hindus
The East African Coast
41. 1792 - Made it possible to meet increased demand for cotton by mechanizing the process for separating seeds from cotton fiber
Grooved rollers
Cotton gin
The Scientific Revolution
Laissez faire
42. Its geographic proximity to the Arabs - Slavs - and Seljuk Turks - all of whom were becoming more powerful - The loss of commercial dominance of the Italians - Religious controversy with the West and a subsequent split with the Roman Catholic Church
Reasons for the decline of the Byzantine Empire
Athens and Sparta
Ganges River
The Babylonians
43. International relations placed France against Europe. Napoleon won territory from the Holy Roman Empire and forced Spain to cede the Louisiana territory to France
Africa's geological diversity
Napoleon and the First Empire: international relations
Literature and Philosophy during the rennaisance
Origins of people in America
44. 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
Development of feudalism and a samurai warrior - class
Enlightened despotism
The Babylonians
Reasons for the Reformation
45. Philosophy (Scholasticism) dealt with the consistency of faith and reason
China: developments
Mycenaean civilization
The Phoenicians
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages: philosophy
46. 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
The Fall of Rome
Islamic civilization: trade and cultural expansion
Voltaire - Montesquieu - Locke - and Rousseau
The Israelites
47. Developed their own language and sophisticated system of writing - developed literature and poetry - developed the Shinto religion - placed great emphasis on a love of nature - beauty - and good manners
Steamboat
The accomplishments of the early Japanese
Islamic civilization: trade and cultural expansion
Role of the Church in the Early Middle Ages
48. Works of Greeks and Romans reconnected Europeans with their ancient heritage
Absolutism
Renaissance
Napoleon and the First Empire: international relations
Social Darwinism and Capitalism
49. 1783 - Allowed iron - makers to roll out iron into different shapes
The Babylonians
The ziggurat
The caste system
Grooved rollers
50. 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
Smaller civilizations of the Near East
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages: feudalism/manorialism
Mythology
Mycenaean civilization