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CSET World History
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1. 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
India under Muslim rule
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages: feudalism/manorialism
The feudal system
Paul of Tarsus (Paul the Apostle)
2. 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
Causes of the Industrial Revolution
Water frame
Turk Dominance
John Calvin
3. Ended in defeat for Napoleon and ended the French Empire; Napoleon was permanently exiled to St. Helena
Inventions of the Industrial Revolution
The Battle of Waterloo (1815)
The (Protestant) Reformation
Reasons for the decline of the Byzantine Empire
4. 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.
Constantine
Feudalism: economic
The Roman Republic: decline
The Assyrians
5. Ravaged by economic and political decline and repeated civil wars - Caesar was assassinated in 44 B.C. - Augustus became the first emperor of the Roman Empire (27 B.C.)
Steamboat
The Roman Republic: decline
Roman contributions to the western world (greatest contribution)
The Age of Pericles
6. The creators of Mesopotamian civilization (3500-3000 B.C.) - Used Tigris and Euphrates rivers for trade and commerce - as well as areas surrounding the Persian Gulf - Material progress included large - scale irrigation projects - an advanced system o
The Sumerians
Smaller civilizations of the Near East
Islamic civilization: government and religion
The Counter Reformation
7. 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
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages: philosophy
Reasons for the decline of the Byzantine Empire
The Kingdom of Zimbabwe
Rome's political problems
8. 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
Grooved rollers
Renaissance
Spinning jenny
The Viking (Norse) invaders
9. The earliest Indian civilization - the Harappa culture - developed around the Indus River Valley in 2500 B.C.
Reasons for the Byzantine Empire's success
Indus River
Contributions of the Greek World
The Kingdom of Zimbabwe
10. Saw the development of city - states - East African civilization was based on international trade and seaport cities - Swahili culture developed its own language and thrived in the city - states - The Portuguese destroyed much of the East African tra
Alexander the Great
The French Revolution
The East African Coast
Results of the Industrial Revolution
11. Philosophy (Scholasticism) dealt with the consistency of faith and reason
Persian War
Rallying cry of the French Revolution
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages: philosophy
Roman contributions to the western world (greatest contribution)
12. 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
Effects of the Reformation
Darwin
The Incas
13. 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
Nicolaus Copernicus
Ibn Battuta
The Viking (Norse) invaders
The 'continental system'
14. 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
The Magna Carta
Napoleon and the First Empire: international relations
The Assyrians
Sumeria
15. (Islamic scholar - A.D. 1305-1368) spread Islamic culture by traveling widely
Minoan civilization
The caste system
Ibn Battuta
Early cultures in Mesoamerica
16. 1785 - Led to faster production of cloth
The intellectual response to the Industrial Revolution
Mohammed
The forest states
Power loom
17. His teachings influenced Chinese culture - Wanted to improve society - Taught that certain virtues are guidelines to happy life
Spartan way of life
Constantinople
Confucius
Grooved rollers
18. 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
Islamic civilization: government and religion
North American Indians
The Scientific Revolution
Alfred the Great
19. Reflected the new secular trends - Humanism stressed the importance of the individual - Machiavelli's 'The Prince' stressed that 'the ends justify the means' as a political philosophy - The influence of the 'classical' arts was strong - and a new emp
Power loom
Confucius
Rallying cry of the French Revolution
Literature and Philosophy during the rennaisance
20. 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
Modern influence of Magna Carta
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages: education
The forest states
The caste system
21. 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
Rallying cry of the French Revolution
Iona
Four key beliefs of Hindus
Ibn Battuta
22. 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
The Phoenicians
The French Revolution
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages: education
Division of the Muslim Empire
23. 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 Hittites
Watt steam engine
Minoan civilization
Achievements of the Byzantine Empire
24. 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
Historical interpretations of the Middle Ages
Mycenaean civilization
Arabs
England during the later Middle Ages
25. 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
Muslim contributions
Enlightened despotism
The accomplishments of the early Japanese
Arabs
26. c. 1350-1600 - The revival of intellectualism - literature - philosophy - and artistic achievement - Spread westward and into northern Europe - Continued the road started in the Middle Ages that would lead to modern Europe
Hindus
Ottoman Empire
The Roman Empire
The Renaissance
27. The decline of feudalism and manorialism was evident by the 12th century and complete by the 16th century
Charlemagne
Hindus
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages: feudalism/manorialism
The Aztecs
28. No privileges/tax exemptions based on lineage - Government promotion was based on ability - Modernized French law (equality before the law)
The Hellenistic Age
The Age of Reason/Enlightenment
The conquest of Indigenous People of the Americas
The Napoleonic Code
29. The region that is now Mexico - Central America - and the western coast of South America
Mesoamerica
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages
Egypt
Saul
30. 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
Modern influence of Magna Carta
Early cultures in Mesoamerica
Roman contributions to the western world (greatest contribution)
Reasons for the Reformation
31. 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
Smaller civilizations of the Near East
Results of the Industrial Revolution
Islam in Africa
The Israelites
32. 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
The Napoleonic Code
Persian War
Dissolution of the Frankish Empire
Origins of people in America
33. Attempted to stem the tide - The empire split into the Western and Eastern Roman Empires - Barbarian invasions by Germanic and Asiatic tribes (the Goths - Vandals - and Huns) devastated Rome - and it fell in A.D. 476 - The Eastern Roman Empire at Con
Constantine
Feudalism: economic
Spinning mule
Isaac Newton
34. The agricultural organization and economic foundation of feudalism
The importance of city life in the Sung Empire
Manorialism
The East African Coast
The Aztecs
35. The proper function of government was defined by ___________________. Their ideas led to the philosophical bases for the American and French revolutions.
Voltaire - Montesquieu - Locke - and Rousseau
The Mayas
The Later Middle Ages
Mohammed
36. 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 Punic Wars with Carthage
The Fall of Rome
Mesolithic or Middle Stone Age
North American Indians
37. 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
Alfred the Great
John Locke
The intellectual response to the Industrial Revolution
India under Muslim rule
38. 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
Early Japanese civilization
The English Reformation
The ancient Near East: cultural contributions
Islam
39. A.D. 250-900 - Yucatan peninsula - Achieved a complex civilization - cities were trade and religious centers - excelled in many fields - including mathematics - science - astronomy - and engineering (pyramid building) - Only known written language of
The Mayas
The Early Middle Ages
China: developments
Absolutism
40. Works of Greeks and Romans reconnected Europeans with their ancient heritage
Renaissance
Paleolithic or Old Stone Age
The Holy Roman Empire during the late Middle Ages
Hinduism
41. Established a civilization in the Nile Valley (3000 B.C.) - Natural barriers (desert and sea) - as well as its isolation from other civilizations - greatly hindered foreign invaders; spared Egypt from the repeated political disruptions characteristic
Origins of people in America
Development of feudalism and a samurai warrior - class
Islamic civilization: government and religion
Egypt
42. 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
Jesus of Nazareth
The Roman Empire
Martin Luther's beliefs
Cotton gin
43. The ancient Near East comprised the Tigris and Euphrates Valley - the Fertile Crescent - and the Nile Valley.
The Later Middle Ages
Africa's geological diversity
Steam locomotive
The ancient Near East: geography
44. 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
The Phoenicians
The Sumerians
Islam
Spain and Portugal during the later Middle Ages
45. Complex religion of gods - rituals - and governance (pharaoh)- Writing (hieroglyphics) - Engineering and building (pyramids) - Mathematics
Contributions of the Greek World
Reasons for the decline of the Byzantine Empire
Napoleon and the First Empire: international relations
Egypt: developments
46. 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
Muslim contributions - Science and technology
Mesoamerica
Arabs
Greece: geography
47. 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
Muslim contributions - Science and technology
The Scientific Revolution
Galileo Galilei
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages: society
48. Became a revolutionary anti - Catholic movement - Basis of 'Reformed Churches -' which spread throughout Europe; Calvinism made Protestantism an international movement
Calvinism
The Persians
Spinning jenny
Constantine
49. The Olmec - The Mayas - The Aztecs - The Incas
Achievements of the Byzantine Empire
Early cultures in Mesoamerica
Islamic civilization: trade and cultural expansion
The Israelites
50. 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
American Indian culture
The Early Middle Ages
Greece: geography
Paul of Tarsus (Paul the Apostle)