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CSET World History
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1. The medieval political unity of Europe was replaced by the spirit of modern nationalism - The authority of the state was strengthened - The middle class was strengthened - Calvinism gave capitalism its psychological base - Religious wars reflected th
Reasons for the Byzantine Empire's success
Results of the Industrial Revolution
Arabs
Effects of the Reformation
2. (Islamic scholar - A.D. 1305-1368) spread Islamic culture by traveling widely
American Indian culture
Ibn Battuta
Steamboat
Hinduism
3. 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
Reasons for the decline of the Byzantine Empire
Cleisthenes - Athens Leader
Paleolithic or Old Stone Age
Reasons for the Byzantine Empire's success
4. Philosophy (Scholasticism) dealt with the consistency of faith and reason
Chinese civilization under the Sungs
The English Reformation
Mesopotamia
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages: philosophy
5. 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
Pepin the Short
Origins of people in America
Flying shuttle
The importance of city life in the Sung Empire
6. 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.
Feudalism: economic
Renaissance
Early cultures in Mesoamerica
The Israelites
7. 1779 - A power - driven machine that produced fine - strong yarn
Spinning mule
'The Communist Manifesto'
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages: education
The feudal system
8. The region that is now Mexico - Central America - and the western coast of South America
The Magna Carta
The Scientific Revolution
Mesoamerica
Rallying cry of the French Revolution
9. 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
Islamic civilization: government and religion
Modern influence of Magna Carta
England during the later Middle Ages
Smaller civilizations of the Near East
10. 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.)
Mesopotamia: developments
Contributions of the Greek World
The Persians
Early Japanese civilization
11. The pope was dominant in religious matters and the monarch in secular matters - A continuing power struggle evolved between the papacy and the secular ruler during the late Middle Ages
North American Indians
The Holy Roman Empire during the late Middle Ages
'The Communist Manifesto'
Renaissance
12. 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
Darwin
John Calvin
Spain and Portugal during the later Middle Ages
Mesopotamian civilizations
13. The Olmec - The Mayas - The Aztecs - The Incas
The Ming and Manchu Dynasties
River Valley Civilizations
Early cultures in Mesoamerica
Capitalism
14. Ended in defeat for Napoleon and ended the French Empire; Napoleon was permanently exiled to St. Helena
The Battle of Waterloo (1815)
Four key beliefs of Hindus
John Calvin
Egyptian civilization: significant aspects
15. 1764 - Increased the speed and output of yarn spinners
Classical Greece
Water frame
The conquest of Indigenous People of the Americas
Spinning jenny
16. The center of Sumerian community life and served as a temple - storehouse - and treasury
The Battle of Waterloo (1815)
Mythology
Athens and Sparta
The ziggurat
17. 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
The Early Middle Ages
Greece: geography
The 'continental system'
Neoclassicism
18. 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.
The Israelites
Ganges River
John Calvin
The Mayas
19. 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
Charlemagne
Confucius
England during the later Middle Ages
France during the later Middle Ages
20. Established the new Babylonian Empire under Nebuchadnezzar (605-538 B.C.) - Conquered Mesopotamia - Syria - and Palestine - Developed astrology - astronomy - advanced government bureaucracy - and architectural achievements such as the Hanging Gardens
The Roman Empire
The Chaldeans
India under Muslim rule
China: developments
21. 1783 - Allowed iron - makers to roll out iron into different shapes
Greece: geography
The Carolingians
Grooved rollers
Martin Luther
22. (A.D. 747-768) a Carolingian ruler appointed by the pope as king and established the Papal States on former Byzantine lands
Indus River
Spinning mule
The Phoenicians
Pepin the Short
23. The Abbasids overthrew the Umayyads
Feudalism: economic
Division of the Muslim Empire
Muslim contributions - Science and technology
India: developments
24. 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
The Later Middle Ages
The Punic Wars with Carthage
The Kingdom of Zimbabwe
Mesopotamia
25. 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
Sumeria
Alfred the Great
Classical Greece
26. Class division of society - The decline of feudalism and manorialism - The commercial revival - Education - Philosophy - Architecture
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages
John Calvin
The Olmec
Galileo Galilei
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
General characteristics of the Renaissance
The Mayas
France during the later Middle Ages
Effects of the Reformation
28. International relations placed France against Europe. Napoleon won territory from the Holy Roman Empire and forced Spain to cede the Louisiana territory to France
Spinning jenny
Isaac Newton
Napoleon and the First Empire: international relations
River Valley Civilizations
29. (1848) - Written by Marx and Friedrich Engels - advanced the theories of modern scientific socialism
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30. c. 1000-1500
The forest states
Rome's political problems
The Persians
The Later Middle Ages
31. 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
Neolithic or New Stone Age
Water frame
Mohammed
The Renaissance
32. 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
Hindus
Athens and Sparta
Greece: geography
The Age of Reason/Enlightenment
33. 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
Martin Luther
Neolithic or New Stone Age
The Punic Wars with Carthage
Egypt
34. 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
Results of the Industrial Revolution
Development of the Renaissance
Rome's economic problems
The Ming and Manchu Dynasties
35. The decline of feudalism and manorialism was evident by the 12th century and complete by the 16th century
Roman contributions to the western world Engineering and architecture
The Olmec
Philosophy influenced by the Age of Reason
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages: feudalism/manorialism
36. 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
Egypt
Adam Smith
Mohammed
The accomplishments of the early Japanese
37. 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 -
The Incas
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages: society
Adam Smith
Myths
38. 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
Cleisthenes - Athens Leader
Muslim contributions
Charles Martel
Chinese civilization under the Sungs
39. An English philosopher - Believed that people made a contract with their government to protect natural writes - Wrote about the inalienable writes to life - liberty - and the pursuit of happiness - His political ideas had a dramatic impact on the dev
The ziggurat
Voltaire - Montesquieu - Locke - and Rousseau
John Locke
Islam
40. 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
Literature and Philosophy during the rennaisance
Greece: geography
Spinning mule
Steamboat
41. The emphasis was on man rather than God - There was a reawakening or rebirth of classical models - The ideal of the 'universal man' was widely held
The Olmec
General characteristics of the Renaissance
The ancient Near East: geography
Enlightened despotism
42. 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
Egyptian civilization: significant aspects
The Babylonians
Spinning mule
Development of the Renaissance
43. 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
Egypt
The 'continental system'
Historical interpretations of the Middle Ages
Martin Luther's beliefs
44. 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
Muslim contributions - Science and technology
Cotton gin
The (Protestant) Reformation
Dissolution of the Frankish Empire
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
Arabs
Saul
Isaac Newton
Muslim contributions - Science and technology
46. 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)
Neoclassicism
The Magna Carta
The accomplishments of the early Japanese
India under Muslim rule
47. 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
Neoclassicism
The topography of Africa
Charlemagne
Spartan way of life
48. Complex religion of gods - rituals - and governance (pharaoh)- Writing (hieroglyphics) - Engineering and building (pyramids) - Mathematics
Steam locomotive
Egypt: developments
Paul of Tarsus (Paul the Apostle)
The Lydians
49. Political outcomes: stability - leading lords emerged as kings - foundation for nation - states - Economic outcomes: self - sufficiency - foundation for urbanization - Productive surpluses and specialization of skills would lead to trade - Trade woul
John Calvin
General characteristics of the Renaissance
The caste system
Feudalism: outcomes
50. 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
Ibn Battuta
Contributions of the Greek World
The Phoenicians
Dissolution of the Frankish Empire