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CSET World History
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1. The most important city - states in ancient Greece; both developed a unique culture and distinct political structure - Established the world's first democracy (c. 507 B.C.) - developed democratic institutions - Developed philosophy as represented by
The Scientific Revolution
Grooved rollers
The Napoleonic Code
Athens and Sparta
2. 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
General characteristics of the Renaissance
The Age of Reason/Enlightenment
Coke smelting
Roman contributions to the western world Engineering and architecture
3. 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 Viking (Norse) invaders
Causes of the Industrial Revolution
Constantinople
India: developments
4. 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
Results of the Industrial Revolution
Spartan way of life
The ziggurat
The Aztecs
5. Mathematician - physicist - astronomer - With a telescope - provided the first observational evidence in support of Copernicus - Observed the phases of Venus; discovered the four largest moons of Jupiter; observed and analyzed sunspots - Was question
Darwin
Charles Martel
Watt steam engine
Galileo Galilei
6. Writing (cuneiform) - Organized government - Written law code (Hammurabi's Code) - Systematized religion (Zoroastrianism) - Astronomy; astrology
Mesopotamia: developments
Rallying cry of the French Revolution
Cotton gin
Pepin the Short
7. 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
Calvinism
The French Revolution
Effects of the Reformation
John Locke
8. Profits linked to the manufacturing of products - Private ownership of land - Freedom of choice - A competitive free - market system - Limited government restraints
Saul
Capitalism
Pepin the Short
The Roman Empire
9. 1807 - Built by American inventor Robert Fulton - The steam engine was used to build it
Steamboat
The Carolingians
Martin Luther's beliefs
Famous empires that grew in the West African savanna
10. 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
Arabs
Ancient Africans' advances in their societies and cultures
Voltaire - Montesquieu - Locke - and Rousseau
11. 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
Famous empires that grew in the West African savanna
Napoleon and the First Empire: international relations
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages: commercial revival
Literature and Philosophy during the rennaisance
12. 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
Philosophy influenced by the Age of Reason
The Israelites
Calvinism
Spinning mule
13. 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
'The Communist Manifesto'
Jesus of Nazareth
Ganges River
The (Protestant) Reformation
14. 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
American Indian culture
The Viking (Norse) invaders
Division of the Muslim Empire
John Calvin
15. 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
France during the later Middle Ages
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages: education
Cotton gin
Mythology
16. 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
Inventions of the Industrial Revolution
Key provisions of Magna Carta
The Counter Reformation
Reasons for the spread of Christianity (the Roman period)
17. 1792 - Made it possible to meet increased demand for cotton by mechanizing the process for separating seeds from cotton fiber
Cotton gin
Christianity: basic doctrines
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages: society
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages: commercial revival
18. The ancient Near East comprised the Tigris and Euphrates Valley - the Fertile Crescent - and the Nile Valley.
Johannes Kepler
Rome's political problems
The ancient Near East: geography
Muslim contributions
19. An Aegean civilization - Minoan civilization of Crete (c. 4000-1400 B.C.) based its prosperity on extensive commerce
Origins of people in America
Contributions of the Greek World
Minoan civilization
Power loom
20. 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
Sumeria
England during the later Middle Ages
Alexander the Great
Ottoman Empire
21. 1783 - Allowed iron - makers to roll out iron into different shapes
Mohammed
Grooved rollers
China: developments
Saul
22. 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
The Magna Carta
The conquest of Indigenous People of the Americas
Enlightened despotism
The East African Coast
23. (A.D. 747-768) a Carolingian ruler appointed by the pope as king and established the Papal States on former Byzantine lands
Mesopotamia
Martin Luther's beliefs
Pepin the Short
Power loom
24. 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
Roman contributions to the western world Culture: history - literature
The Punic Wars with Carthage
The Age of Reason/Enlightenment
Rome's political problems
25. 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
The caste system
Christianity: basic doctrines
Background to the French Revolution
The Age of Pericles
26. 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.)
Mesopotamian civilizations
The Roman Republic: decline
Coke smelting
Modern influence of Magna Carta
27. Egyptian life was dominated by concerns for the afterlife - religion - and the pharaoh - Medical advances and specialized surgery were major contributions - The Egyptians invented a hieroglyphic writing system - Commerce flourished throughout Arabia
Egyptian civilization: significant aspects
Japan's geography
Arabs
The Incas
28. Became a revolutionary anti - Catholic movement - Basis of 'Reformed Churches -' which spread throughout Europe; Calvinism made Protestantism an international movement
Napoleon and the First Empire
American Indian culture
Inventions of the Industrial Revolution
Calvinism
29. Law - rule of law/equality before the law - civil and contract law codes
Japan's geography
Roman contributions to the western world (greatest contribution)
Feudalism: outcomes
Neolithic or New Stone Age
30. Concrete - arch - roads (200000 miles of roads) - aqueducts and cisterns - monumental buildings (the Colosseum)
The caste system
Egypt: developments
Roman contributions to the western world Engineering and architecture
Contributions of the Greek World
31. Christianity and church dogma were questioned
Nicolaus Copernicus
The Hittites
Islamic civilization: trade and cultural expansion
Philosophy influenced by the Age of Reason
32. 509-27 B.C. Started after Etruscan control was overthrown - Society was divided into the patricians (propertied class) - plebians (main body of Roman citizens) - and slaves - Government was based on consuls - the Senate - and the Centurial Assembly -
The Scientific Revolution
India: developments
Results of the Industrial Revolution
The Roman Republic
33. 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
Paul of Tarsus (Paul the Apostle)
The Fall of Rome
Capitalism
Mythology
34. Complex religion of gods - rituals - and governance (pharaoh)- Writing (hieroglyphics) - Engineering and building (pyramids) - Mathematics
The Babylonians
The Age of Reason/Enlightenment
Egypt: developments
Results of the Industrial Revolution
35. 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
Alfred the Great
The Roman Empire
Capitalism
Chinese civilization under the Sungs
36. 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
The intellectual response to the Industrial Revolution
The spread of the Renaissance throughout Europe
Islam in Africa
Iona
37. The cultural period of the Stone Age that developed primarily in Europe between the Paleolithic and Neolithic periods - beginning around 10000 years ago and lasting in various places as late as 3000 bce. The Mesolithic is marked by the appearance of
Mesolithic or Middle Stone Age
The Napoleonic Code
Japan's geography
Social Darwinism
38. Influenced its history - Japanese culture reflects a reverence for nature - Mountains - forests - and coastal areas determined cultural growth
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39. The commercial revival led to the rise of towns. - A true middle class emerged - Economic activities in the towns were supervised by the guild system (merchant and craft guilds) - The Crusades led to the revival of international trade
The Carolingians
Pepin the Short
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages: commercial revival
Charlemagne
40. 'Liberty - Equality and Fraternity'
Feudalism: outcomes
The Scientific Revolution
The Hellenistic Age
Rallying cry of the French Revolution
41. In 1215 - King John was forced by the nobles to sing the Magna Carta - Limited the power of the king and increased the power of the nobles
Muslim contributions - Science and technology
The Magna Carta
The 'continental system'
The conquest of Indigenous People of the Americas
42. 1733 - Increased the speed of weavers
Reasons for the spread of Christianity (the Roman period)
Power loom
Roman contributions to the western world Culture: history - literature
Flying shuttle
43. (460-429 B.C.) Represented the zenith of Athenian society and the height of its democracy
The Age of Pericles
Hinduism
Modern influence of Magna Carta
Feudalism: outcomes
44. 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
Steamboat
Neolithic or New Stone Age
Neoclassicism
Contributions of the Greek World
45. 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
Cotton gin
Contributions of the Greek World
Results of the Industrial Revolution
Charles Martel
46. 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
Reasons for the spread of Christianity (the Roman period)
The Renaissance
Mesopotamia: developments
France during the later Middle Ages
47. (A.D. 871-99) established the English kingdom after stemming the Danish invasions
Ganges River
Causes of the Industrial Revolution
Athens and Sparta
Alfred the Great
48. 1764 - Introduced the first power - driven machine to manufacture cloth
Background to the French Revolution
Power loom
Flying shuttle
Water frame
49. The oldest known civilization on earth - established in the Tigris - Euphrates Valley in the 4th millennium BC. Sumerian civilization took the form of a cluster of city - states - the best known of which is Ur. Sumerians were the first to use the pot
Feudalism: outcomes
Sumeria
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages: architecture
The Roman Empire
50. 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 Mayas
Mesopotamia: developments
The caste system
General characteristics of the Renaissance