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CSET World History
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1. 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
Literature and Philosophy during the rennaisance
Spinning mule
Rome's economic problems
Arabs
2. A traditional or legendary story - usually concerning some being or hero or event - with or without a determinable basis of fact or a natural explanation - especially one that is concerned with deities or demigods and explains some practice - rite -
The Punic Wars with Carthage
Egypt: developments
China: developments
Myths
3. Stimulated new states of West Africa and spread Islamic culture and religion
Africa's geological diversity
Islam in Africa
The conquest of Indigenous People of the Americas
River Valley Civilizations
4. Concrete - arch - roads (200000 miles of roads) - aqueducts and cisterns - monumental buildings (the Colosseum)
Rome's political problems
American Indian culture
Roman contributions to the western world Engineering and architecture
Nicolaus Copernicus
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
Absolutism
Mesopotamia: developments
Muslim contributions
Social Darwinism
6. 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
Smaller civilizations of the Near East
Coke smelting
Paleolithic or Old Stone Age
7. 1804 - Used initially to haul freight at coal mines and ironworks - The steam engine was used to develop it
Turk Dominance
The Lydians
Steam locomotive
Constantinople
8. 1779 - A power - driven machine that produced fine - strong yarn
Muslim contributions - Science and technology
Social Darwinism
Roman contributions to the western world Culture: history - literature
Spinning mule
9. An Aegean civilization - Minoan civilization of Crete (c. 4000-1400 B.C.) based its prosperity on extensive commerce
Spain and Portugal during the later Middle Ages
The Age of Reason/Enlightenment
Minoan civilization
Martin Luther's beliefs
10. 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
Impact of Spanish Exploration and Conquest on Indigenous People of the Americas
Feudalism: outcomes
Sumeria
11. The region that is now Mexico - Central America - and the western coast of South America
The Renaissance
Mesoamerica
Egypt
Absolutism
12. 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
Egyptian civilization: significant aspects
The topography of Africa
Spartan way of life
Sumeria
13. A collection of myths or stories - usually about the gods and their relationships to human beings; the study of myths
Mythology
Ancient Africans' advances in their societies and cultures
The Phoenicians
River Valley Civilizations
14. 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
The Aztecs
Darwin
Feudalism: outcomes
Muslim contributions - Science and technology
15. That each person is born into a caste or social group - Reincarnation: after death all people will be reborn in either human or animal form; nothing truly dies and the spirit in death passes from one living thing to another - The cow is considered sa
Alfred the Great
Four key beliefs of Hindus
Confucius
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages: education
16. 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
Spain and Portugal during the later Middle Ages
Background to the French Revolution
Napoleon and the First Empire
English Parliament
17. An Athenian ruler who came to power around 500 B.C.E. - an introduces further reforms that advanced democracy. He developed ten social classes based on where someone lived rather than their wealth. Established the Council of 500 and a policy where al
The ziggurat
Cleisthenes - Athens Leader
Social Darwinism
Rallying cry of the French Revolution
18. 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
Philosophy influenced by the Age of Reason
The Magna Carta
Results of the Industrial Revolution
The Carolingians
19. 431-404 B.C. - Devastated Sparta - Athens - and their Greek city - state allies - Sparta was victorious but unable to unite the Greek city - states - Greek individualism was a catalyst in the collapse of the Greek city - state alliances
Power loom
The Peloponnesian War
Neolithic or New Stone Age
River Valley Civilizations
20. Complex religion of gods - rituals - and governance (pharaoh)- Writing (hieroglyphics) - Engineering and building (pyramids) - Mathematics
Nicolaus Copernicus
Egypt: developments
Islamic civilization: government and religion
Muslim contributions - Science and technology
21. The agricultural organization and economic foundation of feudalism
Manorialism
Pepin the Short
'The Communist Manifesto'
The Incas
22. 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
Laissez faire
The Assyrians
Napoleon and the First Empire: international relations
Absolutism
23. 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
Rallying cry of the French Revolution
Calvinism
Darwin
The Roman Republic
24. 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
Neolithic or New Stone Age
The ancient Near East: geography
The Hittites
Jesus of Nazareth
25. Ended in defeat for Napoleon and ended the French Empire; Napoleon was permanently exiled to St. Helena
Saul
The Lydians
The Battle of Waterloo (1815)
The English Reformation
26. 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
Neoclassicism
The Phoenicians
Galileo Galilei
Grooved rollers
27. 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 importance of city life in the Sung Empire
Indus River
The Age of Reason/Enlightenment
The Persians
28. Considered one of the world's major religions and has influenced religious - political - and social thought for over 4000 years - Originated in the Indus River Valley of India and primarily spread to and throughout southeast Asia
Dissolution of the Frankish Empire
Development of the Renaissance
Hinduism
Reasons for the Reformation
29. 1733 - Increased the speed of weavers
China: developments
Flying shuttle
The Lydians
Martin Luther's beliefs
30. 1760 - Improved production of iron
The forest states
Japan's geography
Coke smelting
The ziggurat
31. 1792 - Made it possible to meet increased demand for cotton by mechanizing the process for separating seeds from cotton fiber
Muslim contributions
Myths
Cotton gin
The Incas
32. (Islamic scholar - A.D. 1305-1368) spread Islamic culture by traveling widely
Arabs
Indus River
The Lydians
Ibn Battuta
33. c. 1000-1500
Napoleon and the First Empire
The Holy Roman Empire during the late Middle Ages
The Later Middle Ages
The Battle of Waterloo (1815)
34. 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
The Scientific Revolution
The Olmec
Napoleon and the First Empire: international relations
Historical interpretations of the Middle Ages
35. 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
Turk Dominance
Rome's economic problems
Feudalism: outcomes
The Holy Roman Empire during the late Middle Ages
36. Firmly established by the 14th century - Gained power at the expense of the king - Composed of the House of Lords (titled nobility) and the House of Commons (gentry and middle classes)
The Franks
Roman contributions to the western world (greatest contribution)
English Parliament
Indus River
37. The center of Sumerian community life and served as a temple - storehouse - and treasury
Watt steam engine
The Assyrians
The ziggurat
Alfred the Great
38. 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
Mohammed
Reasons for the Byzantine Empire's success
North American Indians
Background to the French Revolution
39. Trade and commerce led to a high standard of living in cities - Muslim trade helped spread Islamic culture to foreign lands - Many factors helped trade expand - including no taxation and strong banking practices
Islamic civilization: trade and cultural expansion
The Viking (Norse) invaders
The Counter Reformation
The Peloponnesian War
40. 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
Division of the Muslim Empire
Dissolution of the Frankish Empire
Historical interpretations of the Middle Ages
Origins of people in America
41. (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
Effects of the Reformation
Mohammed
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages: commercial revival
Charlemagne
42. The Olmec - The Mayas - The Aztecs - The Incas
The English Reformation
Effects of the Reformation
Napoleon and the First Empire: international relations
Early cultures in Mesoamerica
43. 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 (Protestant) Reformation
The intellectual response to the Industrial Revolution
The caste system
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages: philosophy
44. (460-429 B.C.) Represented the zenith of Athenian society and the height of its democracy
Myths
Mohammed
The Age of Pericles
The intellectual response to the Industrial Revolution
45. 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
Capitalism
Egyptian civilization: significant aspects
Classical Greece
Martin Luther
46. (1848) - Written by Marx and Friedrich Engels - advanced the theories of modern scientific socialism
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47. 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
Cotton gin
Achievements of the Byzantine Empire
Persian War
River Valley Civilizations
48. 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)
'The Communist Manifesto'
Martin Luther's beliefs
India under Muslim rule
Coke smelting
49. 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
The Scientific Revolution
Martin Luther
Achievements of the Byzantine Empire
50. Conquered the Peloponnesus (peninsula of southern Greece) and ushered in a 'dark age' characterized by violence and instability
The caste system
The ancient Near East: geography
Classical Greece
The Dorians
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