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CSET World History
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1. 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
Literature and Philosophy during the rennaisance
Darwin
General characteristics of the Renaissance
India under Muslim rule
2. 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
The Viking (Norse) invaders
Mesopotamia
India under Muslim rule
Social Darwinism and Capitalism
3. (Virgil's Aeneid - Ovid's Metamorphoses) - rhetoric (the art and study of the use of language with persuasive effect) - Continued the Greek tradition in literature - art - sculpture - and the humanities
Spain and Portugal during the later Middle Ages
Achievements of the Byzantine Empire
Roman contributions to the western world Culture: history - literature
Muslim contributions
4. 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
Achievements of the Byzantine Empire
Results of the Industrial Revolution
Isaac Newton
The accomplishments of the early Japanese
5. 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
Key provisions of Magna Carta
Martin Luther
Social Darwinism and Capitalism
Contributions of the Greek World
6. (Islamic scholar - A.D. 1305-1368) spread Islamic culture by traveling widely
Rallying cry of the French Revolution
Ibn Battuta
'The Communist Manifesto'
Development of the Renaissance
7. (1848) - Written by Marx and Friedrich Engels - advanced the theories of modern scientific socialism
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8. 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
The Battle of Waterloo (1815)
Ottoman Empire
Mythology
Division of the Muslim Empire
9. The ancient Near East comprised the Tigris and Euphrates Valley - the Fertile Crescent - and the Nile Valley.
Results of the Industrial Revolution
The ancient Near East: geography
Reasons for the decline of the Byzantine Empire
England during the later Middle Ages
10. 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
Iona
The Franks
Spinning jenny
Spartan way of life
11. (460-429 B.C.) Represented the zenith of Athenian society and the height of its democracy
Charles Martel
The Age of Pericles
The Franks
Role of the Church in the Early Middle Ages
12. 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
The Lydians
Effects of the Reformation
The Roman Republic
Johannes Kepler
13. 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
Neolithic or New Stone Age
The spread of the Renaissance throughout Europe
Constantine
Chinese civilization under the Sungs
14. 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
The Aztecs
Modern influence of Magna Carta
Arabs
Constantine
15. 1804 - Used initially to haul freight at coal mines and ironworks - The steam engine was used to develop it
The accomplishments of the early Japanese
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages: architecture
Steam locomotive
Calvinism
16. 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
Islamic civilization: government and religion
The Punic Wars with Carthage
Spartan way of life
The ziggurat
17. Saw the development of city - states - East African civilization was based on international trade and seaport cities - Swahili culture developed its own language and thrived in the city - states - The Portuguese destroyed much of the East African tra
The accomplishments of the early Japanese
The East African Coast
Alfred the Great
Origins of people in America
18. 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
The Roman Empire
England during the later Middle Ages
Iona
The Sumerians
19. Economic prosperity - domination of the commercial trade routes controlled by Constantinople - monopoly of the silk trade - The Byzantines made excellent use of diplomacy to avoid invasions - and they were geographically distant from the tribes who s
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20. Christianity and church dogma were questioned
Ottoman Empire
Social Darwinism and Capitalism
Philosophy influenced by the Age of Reason
The Scientific Revolution
21. Dissatisfaction with church ritual and Latin overtones - Humanism emphasized man's needs and concerns - The printing press allowed mass communication (Luther's 95 Theses were translated - widely copied - distributed throughout Europe) - Luther's exco
Social Darwinism
Reasons for the Reformation
Christianity: basic doctrines
Renaissance
22. 1785 - Led to faster production of cloth
Constantinople
Power loom
Alexander the Great
Development of the Renaissance
23. 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
The (Protestant) Reformation
The Punic Wars with Carthage
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages: commercial revival
England during the later Middle Ages
24. Profits linked to the manufacturing of products - Private ownership of land - Freedom of choice - A competitive free - market system - Limited government restraints
Capitalism
Alfred the Great
Persian War
The Dorians
25. 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
Japan's geography
Manorialism
The Roman Empire
Darwin
26. Became the birthplace for the Hellenic civilization
The English Reformation
The French Revolution
Reasons for the Byzantine Empire's success
Iona
27. Philosophy (Scholasticism) dealt with the consistency of faith and reason
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages: philosophy
The 'continental system'
Isaac Newton
English Parliament
28. The earliest Indian civilization - the Harappa culture - developed around the Indus River Valley in 2500 B.C.
Indus River
Martin Luther
The (Protestant) Reformation
Reasons for the Reformation
29. 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
England during the later Middle Ages
Mesolithic or Middle Stone Age
The Later Middle Ages
France during the later Middle Ages
30. Lived and worked under Muslim rule - Most were self - sufficient farmers - The caste system dominated their life
The Viking (Norse) invaders
The Magna Carta
Hindus
The Incas
31. 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
The Renaissance
Hindus
Saul
The Assyrians
32. 1783 - Allowed iron - makers to roll out iron into different shapes
Reasons for the spread of Christianity (the Roman period)
Steam locomotive
Voltaire - Montesquieu - Locke - and Rousseau
Grooved rollers
33. Law - rule of law/equality before the law - civil and contract law codes
England during the later Middle Ages
Reasons for the decline of the Byzantine Empire
The Roman Republic: decline
Roman contributions to the western world (greatest contribution)
34. Ended in defeat for Napoleon and ended the French Empire; Napoleon was permanently exiled to St. Helena
The Early Middle Ages
Persian War
The Battle of Waterloo (1815)
Roman contributions to the western world Engineering and architecture
35. 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
Spartan way of life
American Indian culture
Constantine
Muslim contributions
36. An ethical religion - Of the Persians - based on concepts of good and evil
The Dorians
The Kingdom of Zimbabwe
The Israelites
Zoroastrianism
37. 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
John Locke
The Early Middle Ages
The Age of Reason/Enlightenment
Alfred the Great
38. 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
The Renaissance
Mohammed
Mesopotamia: developments
Neoclassicism
39. 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)
Martin Luther
The Early Middle Ages
The accomplishments of the early Japanese
English Parliament
40. 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
Mohammed
The Aztecs
Coke smelting
41. 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
Classical Greece
Laissez faire
Role of the Church in the Early Middle Ages
The ancient Near East: cultural contributions
42. 1733 - Increased the speed of weavers
Flying shuttle
France during the later Middle Ages
The Franks
The Napoleonic Code
43. The decline of feudalism and manorialism was evident by the 12th century and complete by the 16th century
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages: feudalism/manorialism
Ibn Battuta
Greece: geography
The Early Middle Ages
44. 1760 - Improved production of iron
Smaller civilizations of the Near East
Coke smelting
Martin Luther's beliefs
Persian War
45. In economics - the doctrine of '___________' (limited government intervention in business affairs) stood in opposition to regulated trade
Effects of the Reformation
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages: philosophy
Laissez faire
Coke smelting
46. Attempted to stem the tide - The empire split into the Western and Eastern Roman Empires - Barbarian invasions by Germanic and Asiatic tribes (the Goths - Vandals - and Huns) devastated Rome - and it fell in A.D. 476 - The Eastern Roman Empire at Con
Origins of people in America
The Hittites
Egypt
Constantine
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
Achievements of the Byzantine Empire
Feudalism: political
The East African Coast
The spread of the Renaissance throughout Europe
48. 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 Roman Republic
Mesoamerica
The caste system
Mesopotamia: developments
49. 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
The Renaissance
Alexander the Great
Johannes Kepler
Ancient Africans' advances in their societies and cultures
50. 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 -
Myths
Charlemagne
The Lydians
The French Revolution