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CSET World History
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1. Architecture was dominated by the Romanesque (11th -12th century) and Gothic (13th -15th century) styles
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages: architecture
Steam locomotive
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages: commercial revival
Grooved rollers
2. 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
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages: society
The accomplishments of the early Japanese
The caste system
Charles Martel
3. 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
Absolutism
Africa's geological diversity
Contributions of the Greek World
The Age of Reason/Enlightenment
4. 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)
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages: architecture
India under Muslim rule
Hinduism
The Roman Republic: decline
5. 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
Coke smelting
Enlightened despotism
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages: feudalism/manorialism
The feudal system
6. The Olmec - The Mayas - The Aztecs - The Incas
Reasons for the decline of the Byzantine Empire
Early cultures in Mesoamerica
Causes of the Industrial Revolution
Adam Smith
7. Writing - Commerce - Government
The English Reformation
China: developments
Development of the Renaissance
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages: feudalism/manorialism
8. 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.
Ancient Africans' advances in their societies and cultures
The Early Middle Ages
Power loom
Feudalism: economic
9. The cultural period of the Stone Age that began about 2.5 to 2 million years ago - marked by the earliest use of tools made of chipped stone. The Paleolithic Period ended at different times in different parts of the world - generally around 10000 yea
Paleolithic or Old Stone Age
Mesopotamian civilizations
Background to the French Revolution
India: developments
10. 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
Capitalism
The Fall of Rome
The 'continental system'
11. 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
Africa's geological diversity
Dissolution of the Frankish Empire
Islam
Spain and Portugal during the later Middle Ages
12. 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
The Olmec
Social Darwinism and Capitalism
Background to the French Revolution
The Lydians
13. 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
Islamic civilization: trade and cultural expansion
Johannes Kepler
Achievements of the Byzantine Empire
Inventions of the Industrial Revolution
14. 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
The Battle of Waterloo (1815)
Minoan civilization
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages: feudalism/manorialism
Social Darwinism
15. Influenced its history - Japanese culture reflects a reverence for nature - Mountains - forests - and coastal areas determined cultural growth
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16. 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
The Age of Reason/Enlightenment
Causes of the Industrial Revolution
Darwin
Mesopotamian civilizations
17. Attempted to unify the entire Near East under one rule (500s B.C.) - Established an international government - - Failed to conquer the Greeks; Persia was eventually conquered by Alexander the Great (334-331 B.C.)
The Persians
Islamic civilization: government and religion
Feudalism: economic
Isaac Newton
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
Arabs
Iona
Roman contributions to the western world Culture: history - literature
The English Reformation
19. The ancient Near East comprised the Tigris and Euphrates Valley - the Fertile Crescent - and the Nile Valley.
The ancient Near East: geography
Isaac Newton
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages: commercial revival
Water frame
20. 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
Historical interpretations of the Middle Ages
Reasons for the decline of the Byzantine Empire
The caste system
Water frame
21. Born around 6 B.C. in the Roman province of Judea - Became an influential rabbi - His death by crucifixion and resurrection as the Christ (Greek for messiah) were writings in the Gospels
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages: commercial revival
Chinese civilization under the Sungs
Jesus of Nazareth
Roman contributions to the western world (greatest contribution)
22. 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
The caste system
Feudalism: political
Napoleon and the First Empire: international relations
Paleolithic or Old Stone Age
23. 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
India: developments
The Napoleonic Code
Islamic civilization: trade and cultural expansion
The Sumerians
24. 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 Aztecs
Causes of the Industrial Revolution
The (Protestant) Reformation
Mohammed
25. Became the dominant Germanic tribe - Clovis - king of the Franks (A.D. 481-511) - was converted to Christianity - Domestic feuds and civil war broke out among the Merovingians (A.D. 561) - Political power shifted away from the monarchy
Mythology
The Franks
Sumeria
Rome's economic problems
26. 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
Four key beliefs of Hindus
Arabs
Egypt: developments
Reasons for the decline of the Byzantine Empire
27. 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 importance of city life in the Sung Empire
The Mayas
Absolutism
Johannes Kepler
28. (Islamic scholar - A.D. 1305-1368) spread Islamic culture by traveling widely
The French Revolution
Ganges River
Islam in Africa
Ibn Battuta
29. 1483-1546 - Northern Germany - Rejection of hierarchical priesthood and papal authority - Questioned the right of the pope to grant indulgences (full or partial remission of temporal punishment due for sins which have already been forgiven)
Napoleon and the First Empire: international relations
Division of the Muslim Empire
Classical Greece
Martin Luther
30. 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
The Holy Roman Empire during the late Middle Ages
Classical Greece
The importance of city life in the Sung Empire
The French Revolution
31. Writing (cuneiform) - Organized government - Written law code (Hammurabi's Code) - Systematized religion (Zoroastrianism) - Astronomy; astrology
Mesopotamian civilizations
River Valley Civilizations
Japan's geography
Mesopotamia: developments
32. 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
Roman contributions to the western world (greatest contribution)
The (Protestant) Reformation
Mesopotamia: developments
Darwin
33. 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.
The Hellenistic Age
Japan's geography
Mongul rule in China
Mesopotamia: developments
34. 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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35. The scientific revolution brought about new mechanical inventions - The availability of investment capital and the rise of the middle class provided an economic base - Geographic and social conditions in England favored industrialization
The Franks
Muslim contributions
Causes of the Industrial Revolution
Mesolithic or Middle Stone Age
36. A collection of myths or stories - usually about the gods and their relationships to human beings; the study of myths
Muslim contributions
The Counter Reformation
Constantine
Mythology
37. 1785 - Meant that factories were no longer dependent on water sources for power
Watt steam engine
The Olmec
The Franks
Galileo Galilei
38. Became a revolutionary anti - Catholic movement - Basis of 'Reformed Churches -' which spread throughout Europe; Calvinism made Protestantism an international movement
The Persians
Egyptian civilization: significant aspects
The Viking (Norse) invaders
Calvinism
39. Refers to the absolute rule of monarchs with unlimited power - The theory of absolute monarchs and the divine right of kings (rule by God's will) - Evolved from the limited power of the ruling class during the Middle Ages to the Age of Absolutism in
Saul
Absolutism
English Parliament
North American Indians
40. 500 BC to the conquest of Greece by the Macedonian king Philip II in 338 BC; highpoint of greek civ - Sophic emphasis on the individual - revol of philosophy by Socrates - Plato's emphasis on ethics - Aristotle emphasis on observable reality - Herodo
Classical Greece
Mesolithic or Middle Stone Age
Mohammed
Origins of people in America
41. 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
Mesopotamia
Four key beliefs of Hindus
Laissez faire
42. 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
Neolithic or New Stone Age
The forest states
Feudalism: political
Islamic civilization: trade and cultural expansion
43. 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
The topography of Africa
Reasons for the spread of Christianity (the Roman period)
Greece: geography
English Parliament
44. Ended in defeat for Napoleon and ended the French Empire; Napoleon was permanently exiled to St. Helena
Reasons for the decline of the Byzantine Empire
The Battle of Waterloo (1815)
Watt steam engine
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages: commercial revival
45. Occupied western Asia Minor (500s B.C.) - Their culture reached its zenith under King Croesus (Golden King) - Were responsible for the first coinage of money
Arabs
The Lydians
Mesopotamia
The Kingdom of Zimbabwe
46. 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
Feudalism: economic
Results of the Industrial Revolution
Alfred the Great
Voltaire - Montesquieu - Locke - and Rousseau
47. 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 'continental system'
Darwin
The Roman Republic: decline
The French Revolution
48. His teachings influenced Chinese culture - Wanted to improve society - Taught that certain virtues are guidelines to happy life
Confucius
The East African Coast
The Peloponnesian War
Mesoamerica
49. Class division of society - The decline of feudalism and manorialism - The commercial revival - Education - Philosophy - Architecture
The Hittites
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages
Martin Luther's beliefs
Social Darwinism and Capitalism
50. Mainly composed of three regions: desert - savanna - and tropical rainforest - The Sahara desert dominates the continent (covers most of northern Africa) - Trade and commerce were connected to the geographical potential of the area - Large population
Persian War
The topography of Africa
Feudalism: economic
Achievements of the Byzantine Empire