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CSET World History

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1. In eastern India - Sacred to Indians but was not the geographical river area that led to the development of Indian civilization - Associated with the rise of the Mauryan Empire in 322 B.C.






2. Class division of society - The decline of feudalism and manorialism - The commercial revival - Education - Philosophy - Architecture






3. c. 1000-1500






4. The ancient Near East comprised the Tigris and Euphrates Valley - the Fertile Crescent - and the Nile Valley.






5. Aztecs conquered by Cortes in 1521 - Inca Empire conquered by Pizarro in 1513






6. 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'






7. Writing (cuneiform) - Organized government - Written law code (Hammurabi's Code) - Systematized religion (Zoroastrianism) - Astronomy; astrology






8. The center of Sumerian community life and served as a temple - storehouse - and treasury






9. Lineage was the basis of tribal organization - Religion - politics - and law became the focus of African culture - Art and sculpture were emphasized

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10. Ended in defeat for Napoleon and ended the French Empire; Napoleon was permanently exiled to St. Helena






11. 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.)






12. The Sumerians - The Babylonians - The Hittites - The Assyrians - The Chaldeans - The Persians






13. Became a revolutionary anti - Catholic movement - Basis of 'Reformed Churches -' which spread throughout Europe; Calvinism made Protestantism an international movement






14. (460-429 B.C.) Represented the zenith of Athenian society and the height of its democracy






15. 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






16. 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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17. Manufacturing: flying shuttle - Birth of the factory system: spinning jenny - water frame - spinning mule - watt steam engine - power loom - cotton gin - Iron - making: coke smelting - grooved rollers - Transportation: steam locomotive - steamboat






18. 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






19. Muslims controlled India for centuries - Muslim invaders came into India in the 11th and 12th centuries and created kingdoms in the north - The Delhi Sultanate was the most powerful (1206-1526)






20. 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






21. 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






22. 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






23. 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)






24. A.D. 570-632 - Emerged from the deserts of Arabia; appeared as a messenger of God (Allah) and a prophet of Allah's monotheistic faith - According to Islamic traditions - Mohammed was last in a line of prophets that traced back to Abraham and included






25. 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






26. (A.D. 871-99) established the English kingdom after stemming the Danish invasions






27. 'Liberty - Equality and Fraternity'






28. Began with the teachings of Jesus of Nazareth (compassion for the poor and downtrodden) - Emphasized the Holy Bible as the word of God - the sacraments as the instruments of God's grace - and the importance of a moral life for salvation






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






30. Conquered much of Asia Minor and Northern Mesopotamia (2000-1200 B.C.) - A major contribution included the invention of iron smelting - which revolutionized warfare






31. In economics - the doctrine of '___________' (limited government intervention in business affairs) stood in opposition to regulated trade






32. 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)






33. 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






34. The agricultural organization and economic foundation of feudalism






35. 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






36. The proper function of government was defined by ___________________. Their ideas led to the philosophical bases for the American and French revolutions.






37. 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






38. Assumed leadership of the Muslim world - The Seljuks fought with the crusaders and regained lost land - Mongols invaded the eastern Muslim Empire - The Ottoman Empire expanded territory and lasted for many centuries - Constantinople was the center of






39. 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






40. 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.






41. Profits linked to the manufacturing of products - Private ownership of land - Freedom of choice - A competitive free - market system - Limited government restraints






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






43. (A.D. 747-768) a Carolingian ruler appointed by the pope as king and established the Papal States on former Byzantine lands






44. 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






45. 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






46. 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






47. 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 -






48. A.D. 1200-1533 Northwest coastal region and inland region of South America (Peru) - Controlled a vast empire in South America - The Tiahuanaco culture developed in the Andes Mountains - unified an extensive empire - Developed a sophisticated record -






49. 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






50. 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