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CSET World History

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1. 1764 - Introduced the first power - driven machine to manufacture cloth






2. 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






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






4. 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






5. 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






6. Transformed society and changed the way people looked at the natural world - In doing so - science came into direct conflict with the teachings of the Church - Began in the 16th century - Important people: Nicolaus Copernicus - Galileo Galilei - Joha






7. 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






8. Stimulated new states of West Africa and spread Islamic culture and religion






9. 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






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






11. International relations placed France against Europe. Napoleon won territory from the Holy Roman Empire and forced Spain to cede the Louisiana territory to France






12. c. 1000-1500






13. 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






14. 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






15. 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






16. Institutions: hospitals - medical schools - libraries - universities - Agriculture: cash crops - crop rotation - Mathematics: algebra - algorithms - Arabic numerals - decimal point - Globalization: exploration - work of scholars - trade (Atlantic - M






17. 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






18. As the Western Roman Empire was under relentless attack from barbarian tribes - people looked to the Church for salvation - The Church became the preserver of civilization and its unifying force in both political and religious life - Church entered i






19. 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.)






20. 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






21. 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






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






23. The earliest Indian civilization - the Harappa culture - developed around the Indus River Valley in 2500 B.C.






24. 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






25. 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






26. 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






27. 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






28. Developed over many centuries - The first American Indians originated from Asia - Agriculture changed some Indian culture from a nomadic existence to farming communities






29. Replaced the Franks as legitimate rulers - The Carolingian Renaissance resulted in the establishment of a palace academy with a prescribed academic curriculum






30. 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






31. 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






32. Architecture was dominated by the Romanesque (11th -12th century) and Gothic (13th -15th century) styles






33. Emperors repeatedly raised taxes to support the ever - increasing needs of the army - Created tremendous burdens on the population - with the common people being most affected - Continual economic crises resulted in a rise in poverty and unemployment

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34. An Aegean civilization - Minoan civilization of Crete (c. 4000-1400 B.C.) based its prosperity on extensive commerce






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






36. 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






37. King's authority limited by law - rights of the king's subjects declared (i.e. habeas corpus) - respect for legal procedures






38. 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






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






40. Became the birthplace for the Hellenic civilization






41. 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






42. Military and political leader during the later stages of the French Revolution - Emperor of the French from 1804-1815 - His legal reform - the Napoleonic Code - has been a major influence on many civil law jurisdictions worldwide - Best remembered fo






43. 1807 - Built by American inventor Robert Fulton - The steam engine was used to build it






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






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






46. 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






47. 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






48. 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






49. 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






50. A failed French attempt to close the continent to British trade in hopes of destroying the British economy

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