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CSET World History
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1. Firmly established by the 14th century - Gained power at the expense of the king - Composed of the House of Lords (titled nobility) and the House of Commons (gentry and middle classes)
Division of the Muslim Empire
Power loom
The Assyrians
English Parliament
2. 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
The Phoenicians
Adam Smith
Islam in Africa
Reasons for the spread of Christianity (the Roman period)
3. The earliest Indian civilization - the Harappa culture - developed around the Indus River Valley in 2500 B.C.
Early cultures in Mesoamerica
Indus River
The feudal system
The French Revolution
4. The region that is now Mexico - Central America - and the western coast of South America
General characteristics of the Renaissance
Steamboat
Mesoamerica
The Counter Reformation
5. 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
Charles Martel
The Age of Reason/Enlightenment
North American Indians
The Israelites
6. 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
The Babylonians
Zoroastrianism
The Scientific Revolution
Adam Smith
7. Individual conviction in one's beliefs (solidarity) - The efficiency and organization of the early church administration - - Doctrines that stressed equality and immortality - Teachings and doctrines developed by 'Church Fathers' such as Augustine we
The Roman Empire
Charles Martel
Reasons for the spread of Christianity (the Roman period)
Reasons for the Reformation
8. 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
Literature and Philosophy during the rennaisance
Reasons for the Byzantine Empire's success
The Peloponnesian War
The Renaissance
9. 1804 - Used initially to haul freight at coal mines and ironworks - The steam engine was used to develop it
Zoroastrianism
Greece: geography
Steam locomotive
Athens and Sparta
10. 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
Achievements of the Byzantine Empire
Persian War
China: developments
Nicolaus Copernicus
11. 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
The ancient Near East: cultural contributions
Mycenaean civilization
Mesoamerica
England during the later Middle Ages
12. Complex religion of gods - rituals - and governance (pharaoh)- Writing (hieroglyphics) - Engineering and building (pyramids) - Mathematics
Africa's geological diversity
John Calvin
Egypt: developments
Napoleon and the First Empire
13. 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
Enlightened despotism
Islam in Africa
Early Japanese civilization
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages
14. The Phoenicians - The Lydians - The Israelites
The Napoleonic Code
Enlightened despotism
Saul
Smaller civilizations of the Near East
15. 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'
Chinese civilization under the Sungs
Johannes Kepler
Myths
Charles Martel
16. 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
Mythology
Mesoamerica
The Sumerians
Greece: geography
17. 'Liberty - Equality and Fraternity'
Rallying cry of the French Revolution
Reasons for the Byzantine Empire's success
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages: philosophy
France during the later Middle Ages
18. The Ming (native Chinese) ousted the Mongols - Ming (1368-1644) rulers limited contact with the West - The Manchus (1644-1911) overran China and followed a policy of isolationism - weakening China
The Ming and Manchu Dynasties
Famous empires that grew in the West African savanna
Roman contributions to the western world Culture: history - literature
Role of the Church in the Early Middle Ages
19. 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
The Battle of Waterloo (1815)
The Israelites
Napoleon and the First Empire
Neolithic or New Stone Age
20. 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
Mythology
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages
John Calvin
Saul
21. 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
Adam Smith
Dissolution of the Frankish Empire
The English Reformation
Reasons for the decline of the Byzantine Empire
22. Ended in defeat for Napoleon and ended the French Empire; Napoleon was permanently exiled to St. Helena
The Battle of Waterloo (1815)
Renaissance
The Aztecs
Early Japanese civilization
23. 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
China: developments
River Valley Civilizations
Galileo Galilei
Neolithic or New Stone Age
24. 146 B.C. After which Rome emerged as the dominant power in the Mediterranean - Rome incorporated Greek culture into its empire - Roman expansion resulted in a world republic
The English Reformation
Darwin
The forest states
The Punic Wars with Carthage
25. A collection of myths or stories - usually about the gods and their relationships to human beings; the study of myths
Mythology
Rome's economic problems
Famous empires that grew in the West African savanna
The Aztecs
26. 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
Smaller civilizations of the Near East
The Sumerians
Islam
The Mayas
27. 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 Babylonians
Spartan way of life
Nicolaus Copernicus
The Israelites
28. 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
Cleisthenes - Athens Leader
The topography of Africa
Mesopotamian civilizations
Myths
29. 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
The Ming and Manchu Dynasties
American Indian culture
Division of the Muslim Empire
Arabs
30. 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
Mesoamerica
The Napoleonic Code
The Aztecs
31. 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
Calvinism
The Holy Roman Empire during the late Middle Ages
Islamic civilization: government and religion
The Mayas
32. Began with the death of Alexander the Great - 323-30 B.C. - Fusion of Greek and Eastern cultures - A time of great economic growth and expansion; an increase in international trade and commerce - Rise of cities; Rhodes - Alexandria - and Antioch repl
The Battle of Waterloo (1815)
The Hellenistic Age
Spinning mule
The conquest of Indigenous People of the Americas
33. 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 Incas
The Peloponnesian War
Steamboat
The Phoenicians
34. 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 Early Middle Ages
The (Protestant) Reformation
Spinning jenny
The Counter Reformation
35. Disease devastated native populations - Smallpox - measles - typhus - From Mexico - spread into the American southwest and southward toward the Andes - From 1520-1620 - 20 million dead - Conquest aided by weakening of native forces - Mass transfer of
General characteristics of the Renaissance
The East African Coast
The Kingdom of Zimbabwe
Impact of Spanish Exploration and Conquest on Indigenous People of the Americas
36. 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 Renaissance
The French Revolution
Hinduism
Contributions of the Greek World
37. King's authority limited by law - rights of the king's subjects declared (i.e. habeas corpus) - respect for legal procedures
The Age of Pericles
Key provisions of Magna Carta
Absolutism
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages: society
38. 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
Myths
Islam
The Olmec
39. Foreign trade enabled populations to grow in cities and to become sophisticated - The family was the focus of Chinese life - Women had lower status than men
Feudalism: economic
The importance of city life in the Sung Empire
English Parliament
Mycenaean civilization
40. As the Western Roman Empire was under relentless attack from barbarian tribes - people looked to the Church for salvation - The Church became the preserver of civilization and its unifying force in both political and religious life - Church entered i
Role of the Church in the Early Middle Ages
The Aztecs
Rome's economic problems
India: developments
41. 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
Feudalism: economic
Egypt
Galileo Galilei
Muslim contributions - Science and technology
42. 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
Absolutism
Inventions of the Industrial Revolution
Galileo Galilei
Persian War
43. 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
Minoan civilization
The Kingdom of Zimbabwe
France during the later Middle Ages
Absolutism
44. Stimulated new states of West Africa and spread Islamic culture and religion
The accomplishments of the early Japanese
Egypt: developments
John Locke
Islam in Africa
45. 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 ancient Near East: cultural contributions
Pepin the Short
Rome's economic problems
46. The center of Sumerian community life and served as a temple - storehouse - and treasury
Saul
The ziggurat
Division of the Muslim Empire
Egypt
47. 1785 - Led to faster production of cloth
Power loom
Mycenaean civilization
Darwin
Spinning jenny
48. Conquered Sumeria and established a new empire (2300-1750 B.C.) - The code of Hammurabi was the first universal written codification of laws in recorded history (c. 1750 B.C.) - Ahievements included a centralized government and advancements in algebr
The Babylonians
Mycenaean civilization
The accomplishments of the early Japanese
The importance of city life in the Sung Empire
49. (A.D. 768-814) A Carolingian ruler - dominated the political structure of the early Middle Ages - crowned 'Emperor of the Romans' by Pope Leo in A.D. 800 and had a major impact on the history of Europe - revived the concept of the Holy Roman Empire a
Charlemagne
Ottoman Empire
Smaller civilizations of the Near East
Cotton gin
50. 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
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages: education
The Roman Empire
John Calvin
The Lydians
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