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CSET World History
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1. 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 ancient Near East: geography
The Napoleonic Code
Achievements of the Byzantine Empire
2. Writing (cuneiform) - Organized government - Written law code (Hammurabi's Code) - Systematized religion (Zoroastrianism) - Astronomy; astrology
Causes of the Industrial Revolution
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages: architecture
Muslim contributions
Mesopotamia: developments
3. Capitalism was regarded as the 'natural environment' in which 'survival of the fittest' could be tested - belief that some races were superior to others - that poverty indicated unfitness - and that a class - structured society was desirable
Social Darwinism and Capitalism
Islam
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages
Ancient Africans' advances in their societies and cultures
4. 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
Constantinople
The Fall of Rome
Origins of people in America
Johannes Kepler
5. (1848) - Written by Marx and Friedrich Engels - advanced the theories of modern scientific socialism
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6. The decline of feudalism and manorialism was evident by the 12th century and complete by the 16th century
Islam
Spinning jenny
Chinese civilization under the Sungs
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages: feudalism/manorialism
7. 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
Mesolithic or Middle Stone Age
The Olmec
Indus River
Modern influence of Magna Carta
8. 1792 - Made it possible to meet increased demand for cotton by mechanizing the process for separating seeds from cotton fiber
Division of the Muslim Empire
Manorialism
Cotton gin
Paul of Tarsus (Paul the Apostle)
9. 1783 - Allowed iron - makers to roll out iron into different shapes
'The Communist Manifesto'
Grooved rollers
Feudalism: economic
Classical Greece
10. Warrior nation; created an empire based on military superiority - conquest - and terrorism (911-550 B.C.) - Empire origniated in the highland region of the upper Tigris River but grew to encompass the entire area of the Fertile Crescent - Military te
Constantinople
Alexander the Great
Napoleon and the First Empire
The Assyrians
11. 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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12. The Turkish empire - By the middle of the 16th century - the Ottomans controlled not only Turkey but most of southeastern Europe - the Crimea - Iran - and a majority of the Middle East
Ottoman Empire
China: developments
Muslim contributions - Science and technology
The Scientific Revolution
13. The agricultural organization and economic foundation of feudalism
Mycenaean civilization
Manorialism
Four key beliefs of Hindus
Renaissance
14. No privileges/tax exemptions based on lineage - Government promotion was based on ability - Modernized French law (equality before the law)
Power loom
Social Darwinism and Capitalism
The Mayas
The Napoleonic Code
15. 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
Contributions of the Greek World
Galileo Galilei
China: developments
Charlemagne
16. 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
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages: commercial revival
The Peloponnesian War
Muslim contributions
17. 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 Israelites
Darwin
The Fall of Rome
Flying shuttle
18. 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 Chaldeans
The English Reformation
India: developments
Philosophy influenced by the Age of Reason
19. A.D. 960-1279 - The Chinese Empire lost much territory after the fall of the Tang rulers - Advances in education - art - and science contributed to an improved way of life
John Calvin
France during the later Middle Ages
Chinese civilization under the Sungs
Hinduism
20. 1764 - Introduced the first power - driven machine to manufacture cloth
Mongul rule in China
Reasons for the Byzantine Empire's success
Water frame
Pepin the Short
21. 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
Egypt: developments
The Babylonians
The Magna Carta
The forest states
22. c. 1000-1500
Egyptian civilization: significant aspects
England during the later Middle Ages
The Later Middle Ages
The Sumerians
23. 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
Chinese civilization under the Sungs
Ibn Battuta
France during the later Middle Ages
The ancient Near East: geography
24. 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
Turk Dominance
Rome's economic problems
The Dorians
Adam Smith
25. 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
Alexander the Great
Impact of Spanish Exploration and Conquest on Indigenous People of the Americas
Roman contributions to the western world (greatest contribution)
Development of the Renaissance
26. 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
Key provisions of Magna Carta
The Napoleonic Code
Contributions of the Greek World
Constantinople
27. 1779 - A power - driven machine that produced fine - strong yarn
Steam locomotive
Mesopotamia: developments
Spinning mule
Alfred the Great
28. Dominated the culture of the 18th century - There was an attempt to revive the classic style and form of ancient Greece and Rome - In literature - the novel was the outcome; in architecture - the Rococo style was dominant - In music - Haydn and Mozar
Neoclassicism
The forest states
Feudalism: outcomes
Reasons for the spread of Christianity (the Roman period)
29. 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 Fall of Rome
Roman contributions to the western world (greatest contribution)
India under Muslim rule
The Israelites
30. Architecture was dominated by the Romanesque (11th -12th century) and Gothic (13th -15th century) styles
Voltaire - Montesquieu - Locke - and Rousseau
Mesopotamia: developments
Iona
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages: architecture
31. Considered one of the world's major religions and has influenced religious - political - and social thought for over 4000 years - Originated in the Indus River Valley of India and primarily spread to and throughout southeast Asia
The Early Middle Ages
English Parliament
Hinduism
Rallying cry of the French Revolution
32. (Islamic scholar - A.D. 1305-1368) spread Islamic culture by traveling widely
Ibn Battuta
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages: architecture
The Age of Reason/Enlightenment
The (Protestant) Reformation
33. 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)
Rallying cry of the French Revolution
Paul of Tarsus (Paul the Apostle)
Islam in Africa
Hindus
34. Works of Greeks and Romans reconnected Europeans with their ancient heritage
Social Darwinism and Capitalism
Roman contributions to the western world Culture: history - literature
Spinning jenny
Renaissance
35. 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
The conquest of Indigenous People of the Americas
Feudalism: political
Achievements of the Byzantine Empire
The Early Middle Ages
36. Called for a free and open economic system was needed - Expanded Darwin's theory of evolution to include society as a whole - viewed society as a 'struggle for existence'; only the 'fittest' members of society would survive - The accumulation of weal
Social Darwinism
Causes of the Industrial Revolution
Roman contributions to the western world (greatest contribution)
The ancient Near East: cultural contributions
37. 1760 - Improved production of iron
The conquest of Indigenous People of the Americas
Ganges River
Coke smelting
Persian War
38. Genghis Khan united nomadic peoples and conquered China - Kublai Khan became emperor of China - Marco Polo - the Italian explorer - opened the door to trade with China and described the Mongol Empire.
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages: commercial revival
Sumeria
Mesopotamia: developments
Mongul rule in China
39. 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
Cleisthenes - Athens Leader
Rallying cry of the French Revolution
Mythology
40. 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
Four key beliefs of Hindus
Early Japanese civilization
The Battle of Waterloo (1815)
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages: society
41. 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
Rallying cry of the French Revolution
Mythology
The French Revolution
The forest states
42. 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 Age of Pericles
Islamic civilization: trade and cultural expansion
River Valley Civilizations
Constantinople
43. 509-27 B.C. Started after Etruscan control was overthrown - Society was divided into the patricians (propertied class) - plebians (main body of Roman citizens) - and slaves - Government was based on consuls - the Senate - and the Centurial Assembly -
The Peloponnesian War
The Holy Roman Empire during the late Middle Ages
The Hittites
The Roman Republic
44. The ancient Near East comprised the Tigris and Euphrates Valley - the Fertile Crescent - and the Nile Valley.
Mesoamerica
Constantinople
The ancient Near East: geography
India under Muslim rule
45. 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
Islam
The Olmec
The Early Middle Ages
Arabs
46. Conquered the Peloponnesus (peninsula of southern Greece) and ushered in a 'dark age' characterized by violence and instability
Feudalism: political
Reasons for the decline of the Byzantine Empire
The Dorians
Charles Martel
47. 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
Mesopotamia
The Ming and Manchu Dynasties
Martin Luther
The Viking (Norse) invaders
48. An ethical religion - Of the Persians - based on concepts of good and evil
Isaac Newton
Muslim contributions
Zoroastrianism
The topography of Africa
49. 1733 - Increased the speed of weavers
Flying shuttle
Africa's geological diversity
Roman contributions to the western world (greatest contribution)
River Valley Civilizations
50. Society was based on a strict class division: clergy and nobility were the privileged class - peasants and artisans were the work force - and serfs were tied to the land
Zoroastrianism
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages: society
Ancient Africans' advances in their societies and cultures
France during the later Middle Ages