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CSET World History
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1. 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
Roman contributions to the western world Engineering and architecture
Egypt
The Franks
Iona
2. His teachings influenced Chinese culture - Wanted to improve society - Taught that certain virtues are guidelines to happy life
Confucius
North American Indians
Roman contributions to the western world Culture: history - literature
Martin Luther
3. Mathematician - physicist - and astronomer - The most influential scientist of the Enlightenment - Described universal gravitation and the three laws of motion - which dominated the scientific view of the physical universe for the next three centurie
Johannes Kepler
India under Muslim rule
Spartan way of life
Isaac Newton
4. No privileges/tax exemptions based on lineage - Government promotion was based on ability - Modernized French law (equality before the law)
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages: feudalism/manorialism
The Dorians
Famous empires that grew in the West African savanna
The Napoleonic Code
5. 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
The Babylonians
The Age of Pericles
The Phoenicians
The English Reformation
6. 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.)
'The Communist Manifesto'
Arabs
Hindus
The Roman Republic: decline
7. 1807 - Built by American inventor Robert Fulton - The steam engine was used to build it
The 'continental system'
Steamboat
Social Darwinism and Capitalism
Egyptian civilization: significant aspects
8. 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
The Phoenicians
Spartan way of life
The Incas
India: developments
9. 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
Water frame
Contributions of the Greek World
Napoleon and the First Empire: international relations
Mycenaean civilization
10. Christianity and church dogma were questioned
Philosophy influenced by the Age of Reason
Rome's political problems
John Locke
The Battle of Waterloo (1815)
11. 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.)
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages: architecture
The ziggurat
The Persians
Constantine
12. Based on the teachings of Mohammed - The spread of Islam started in the seventh century A.D. - The Koran became the center for Islamic moral and ethical conduct - Mohammed established a theocracy based on Islamic law
Islam
Development of the Renaissance
Coke smelting
The Hellenistic Age
13. Conquered much of Asia Minor and Northern Mesopotamia (2000-1200 B.C.) - A major contribution included the invention of iron smelting - which revolutionized warfare
Spinning mule
China: developments
Alexander the Great
The Hittites
14. 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
Iona
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages: philosophy
Indus River
Social Darwinism
15. 1785 - Led to faster production of cloth
Charlemagne
Power loom
The English Reformation
Nicolaus Copernicus
16. 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
Constantinople
Coke smelting
The Persians
The Viking (Norse) invaders
17. Began as an attempt by the leaders of the industrial and commercial classes to end the injustices of the French monarchy - a Reign of Terror against the aristocracy - The fall of the Bastille on July 14 marks France's 4th of July - Napoleon Bonaparte
The caste system
The French Revolution
Islamic civilization: trade and cultural expansion
Hindus
18. 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 East African Coast
Mesopotamian civilizations
The Sumerians
Cleisthenes - Athens Leader
19. The Phoenicians - The Lydians - The Israelites
The Hellenistic Age
Napoleon and the First Empire: international relations
Mesopotamia: developments
Smaller civilizations of the Near East
20. Four rivers (Nile - Congo - Niger - and Zambezi) were important to Africa's economic history - Egyptian civilization developed in the Nile Valley - Africa above the Sahara (Northern Africa) is often associated with Arab influence - The irregular coas
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21. 356-323 B.C. - Of Macedonia - Established the Hellenistic Age - Conquered Persia - Asia Minor - and Egypt; established a world empire - Bureaucracy replaced the city - state as the form of government - Following his death - dynasties were established
Causes of the Industrial Revolution
Reasons for the Reformation
Alexander the Great
Mythology
22. A collection of myths or stories - usually about the gods and their relationships to human beings; the study of myths
The Incas
Feudalism: outcomes
Rallying cry of the French Revolution
Mythology
23. 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
Mesopotamia: developments
Hindus
The Magna Carta
Spartan way of life
24. 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
Contributions of the Greek World
General characteristics of the Renaissance
Spain and Portugal during the later Middle Ages
25. Profits linked to the manufacturing of products - Private ownership of land - Freedom of choice - A competitive free - market system - Limited government restraints
The Roman Empire
Capitalism
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages: education
Egypt: developments
26. 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 caste system
Confucius
Steamboat
The Incas
27. 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
Chinese civilization under the Sungs
Egypt: developments
Mesolithic or Middle Stone Age
The Holy Roman Empire during the late Middle Ages
28. The creators of Mesopotamian civilization (3500-3000 B.C.) - Used Tigris and Euphrates rivers for trade and commerce - as well as areas surrounding the Persian Gulf - Material progress included large - scale irrigation projects - an advanced system o
The Sumerians
France during the later Middle Ages
The English Reformation
Reasons for the Reformation
29. 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
Spartan way of life
Spinning mule
Mongul rule in China
Spain and Portugal during the later Middle Ages
30. 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 Olmec
Cotton gin
Social Darwinism
31. Class division of society - The decline of feudalism and manorialism - The commercial revival - Education - Philosophy - Architecture
Social Darwinism and Capitalism
Social Darwinism
The Ming and Manchu Dynasties
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages
32. The Renaissance of northern Europe emphasized the teachings of Christianity and placed less reliance on humanism - The French Renaissance reflected a democratic realism - The English Renaissance did not flower until the Elizabethan Age
Muslim contributions - Science and technology
The spread of the Renaissance throughout Europe
Historical interpretations of the Middle Ages
Constantinople
33. (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
Voltaire - Montesquieu - Locke - and Rousseau
Development of feudalism and a samurai warrior - class
Charlemagne
Famous empires that grew in the West African savanna
34. Rugged landscape of mountains and valleys - scattered islands led to the development of independent city - states (polis) rather than one unified empire - Scarcity of good agricultural land encouraged seafaring in eastern Greece - The southern mainla
Greece: geography
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages
Martin Luther
Voltaire - Montesquieu - Locke - and Rousseau
35. Arabs preserved the cultures of the peoples they conquered - Religious pilgrimages led to the spread of new ideas - The caliphs improved farming methods and crop yields - Military expansion also served as a vehicle for cultural exchane between the Ar
The Hittites
Islamic civilization: government and religion
The intellectual response to the Industrial Revolution
The Assyrians
36. (1848) - Written by Marx and Friedrich Engels - advanced the theories of modern scientific socialism
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37. Individual conviction in one's beliefs (solidarity) - The efficiency and organization of the early church administration - - Doctrines that stressed equality and immortality - Teachings and doctrines developed by 'Church Fathers' such as Augustine we
Reasons for the spread of Christianity (the Roman period)
Egypt: developments
American Indian culture
Japan's geography
38. 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 -
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages: architecture
Napoleon and the First Empire
The Roman Republic
France during the later Middle Ages
39. There were three periods of feudal government
Mycenaean civilization
Development of feudalism and a samurai warrior - class
River Valley Civilizations
The Hittites
40. 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
Reasons for the spread of Christianity (the Roman period)
Social Darwinism and Capitalism
The Israelites
The Assyrians
41. 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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42. Became the birthplace for the Hellenic civilization
Iona
American Indian culture
The Dorians
Classical Greece
43. 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 Fall of Rome
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages: commercial revival
Africa's geological diversity
Islamic civilization: government and religion
44. Also known as the Catholic Reformation - Attempted to halt the spread of Protestantism - The Jesuits (Society of Jesus) became the first official Catholic response to the Reformation; Jesuits also initiated missionary and educational endeavors - The
Power loom
The Counter Reformation
Myths
Feudalism: outcomes
45. 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
Manorialism
Muslim contributions
Islamic civilization: trade and cultural expansion
The Hellenistic Age
46. 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
Feudalism: outcomes
Role of the Church in the Early Middle Ages
Chinese civilization under the Sungs
Roman contributions to the western world Engineering and architecture
47. 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
Four key beliefs of Hindus
France during the later Middle Ages
General characteristics of the Renaissance
48. 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
Pepin the Short
The Aztecs
The importance of city life in the Sung Empire
Darwin
49. 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
India under Muslim rule
The Peloponnesian War
English Parliament
The Viking (Norse) invaders
50. 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
Christianity: basic doctrines
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages: society
The Counter Reformation
John Calvin