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CSET World History

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1. 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)






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






3. 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






4. 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






5. 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






6. 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)






7. 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






8. Centers of Aegean civilization; depended on the Aegean Sea to develop and extend their culture - (c. 2000-1150 B.C.) developed heavily fortified cities and based prosperity on trade and warfare






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






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

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11. 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






12. 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






13. 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






14. 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






15. 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






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






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






18. Pillaged the coasts of Europe in the 8th century - The Danes were responsible for the major invasions of England - In France - the Carolingian king was forced to cede Normandy to the Vikings






19. 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






20. 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






21. 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






22. Originated in India (1500 B.C.) as part of the teachings of Hinduism - Divided people into four distinct and inflexible social groups: priests and teachers; rulers and warriors; merchants and artisans; and peasants and servants (the lowest caste) - P






23. There were three periods of feudal government






24. Law - rule of law/equality before the law - civil and contract law codes






25. 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






26. 1785 - Led to faster production of cloth






27. Developed their own language and sophisticated system of writing - developed literature and poetry - developed the Shinto religion - placed great emphasis on a love of nature - beauty - and good manners






28. 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






29. 1764 - Introduced the first power - driven machine to manufacture cloth






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






31. 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






32. 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.)






33. 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






34. The classical economists advanced the theory of laissez faire - Thomas Malthus (1776-1834) theorized that population growth would far outstrip food production - The revolutionary socialism of Karl Marx advocated a violent overthrow of the present eco






35. 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.)






36. (A.D. 768-814) A Carolingian ruler - dominated the political structure of the early Middle Ages - crowned 'Emperor of the Romans' by Pope Leo in A.D. 800 and had a major impact on the history of Europe - revived the concept of the Holy Roman Empire a






37. 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






38. 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






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






40. 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






41. 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






42. c. 1350-1600 - The revival of intellectualism - literature - philosophy - and artistic achievement - Spread westward and into northern Europe - Continued the road started in the Middle Ages that would lead to modern Europe






43. 'Liberty - Equality and Fraternity'






44. 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






45. (Frankish military/political leader) Halted the Muslim advance into Europe at the Battle of Tours (A.D. 732); Martel's victory helped preserve western civilization






46. 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






47. Also called enlightened absolutism - Grew out of the earlier absolutism of Louis XIV (France) and Peter the Great (Russia) - Advocated limited responsibility to God and church - A form of absolutism in which rulers were influenced by the Enlightenmen






48. 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






49. 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'






50. A.D. 1325-1521 - Central Mexico - Conquered much of central Mexico - The Toltecs preceded them - built a great city (Tenochtitlan) and ruled an empire - Religion and war dominated life - Rich mythological and religious traditions - Architecturally ac