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CSET World History
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1. 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
Renaissance
Egyptian civilization: significant aspects
The Magna Carta
Turk Dominance
2. Influenced its history - Japanese culture reflects a reverence for nature - Mountains - forests - and coastal areas determined cultural growth
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3. Complex religion of gods - rituals - and governance (pharaoh)- Writing (hieroglyphics) - Engineering and building (pyramids) - Mathematics
Egypt: developments
The Magna Carta
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages
Manorialism
4. 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
France during the later Middle Ages
Galileo Galilei
Napoleon and the First Empire
5. (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
Roman contributions to the western world Culture: history - literature
Philosophy influenced by the Age of Reason
Ganges River
Johannes Kepler
6. Urban culture - Planned cities (i.e. citywide sanitation systems) - Metallurgy (gold - copper - bronze - tin) - Measurement (weight - time - length - mass)
Paleolithic or Old Stone Age
India: developments
The (Protestant) Reformation
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages: philosophy
7. 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
Four key beliefs of Hindus
Islamic civilization: trade and cultural expansion
Athens and Sparta
General characteristics of the Renaissance
8. Christianity and church dogma were questioned
Classical Greece
Philosophy influenced by the Age of Reason
Jesus of Nazareth
The intellectual response to the Industrial Revolution
9. 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
Persian War
Constantinople
Dissolution of the Frankish Empire
Famous empires that grew in the West African savanna
10. An early Jewish convert to Christianity - was responsible for the spread of Christian theology and the resulting response from the Roman empire (opposition/resistance; Christianity firmly rooted in the collapsing world of Roman rule)
Hindus
Paul of Tarsus (Paul the Apostle)
Arabs
The Incas
11. The agricultural organization and economic foundation of feudalism
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages: philosophy
Saul
Manorialism
Zoroastrianism
12. The Phoenicians - The Lydians - The Israelites
Causes of the Industrial Revolution
Mesopotamia: developments
Smaller civilizations of the Near East
The Hellenistic Age
13. 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
The Later Middle Ages
The Fall of Rome
Roman contributions to the western world Culture: history - literature
Egyptian civilization: significant aspects
14. 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
The caste system
The Roman Republic
Literature and Philosophy during the rennaisance
The Babylonians
15. The center of Sumerian community life and served as a temple - storehouse - and treasury
Muslim contributions - Science and technology
Coke smelting
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages: education
The ziggurat
16. 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 -
Voltaire - Montesquieu - Locke - and Rousseau
The Incas
England during the later Middle Ages
Myths
17. Concrete - arch - roads (200000 miles of roads) - aqueducts and cisterns - monumental buildings (the Colosseum)
China: developments
The Scientific Revolution
Feudalism: outcomes
Roman contributions to the western world Engineering and architecture
18. Writing - Commerce - Government
Roman contributions to the western world (greatest contribution)
China: developments
The 'continental system'
Indus River
19. 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
The Fall of Rome
Myths
Coke smelting
Background to the French Revolution
20. Philosophy (Scholasticism) dealt with the consistency of faith and reason
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages: philosophy
Results of the Industrial Revolution
The Holy Roman Empire during the late Middle Ages
Christianity: basic doctrines
21. 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 Magna Carta
Nicolaus Copernicus
Japan's geography
The Sumerians
22. Refers to the absolute rule of monarchs with unlimited power - The theory of absolute monarchs and the divine right of kings (rule by God's will) - Evolved from the limited power of the ruling class during the Middle Ages to the Age of Absolutism in
China: developments
Absolutism
Roman contributions to the western world (greatest contribution)
The Battle of Waterloo (1815)
23. Genghis Khan united nomadic peoples and conquered China - Kublai Khan became emperor of China - Marco Polo - the Italian explorer - opened the door to trade with China and described the Mongol Empire.
Mesopotamian civilizations
Islamic civilization: government and religion
The Sumerians
Mongul rule in China
24. 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
Johannes Kepler
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages: education
The Holy Roman Empire during the late Middle Ages
North American Indians
25. Law - rule of law/equality before the law - civil and contract law codes
Roman contributions to the western world (greatest contribution)
Galileo Galilei
The French Revolution
Philosophy influenced by the Age of Reason
26. Salvation through faith rather than sacraments - 'Ninety - five Theses' served as a catalyst in starting the Reformation - Luther's excommunication initiated the Reformation; Lutheranism developed its own following - Lutheranism decentralized religio
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27. 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
Capitalism
Background to the French Revolution
Galileo Galilei
Chinese civilization under the Sungs
28. The Olmec - The Mayas - The Aztecs - The Incas
The 'continental system'
English Parliament
Renaissance
Early cultures in Mesoamerica
29. Dominated the culture of the 18th century - There was an attempt to revive the classic style and form of ancient Greece and Rome - In literature - the novel was the outcome; in architecture - the Rococo style was dominant - In music - Haydn and Mozar
The ziggurat
Johannes Kepler
Neoclassicism
The Battle of Waterloo (1815)
30. 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
Chinese civilization under the Sungs
Development of the Renaissance
Effects of the Reformation
Zoroastrianism
31. 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
Division of the Muslim Empire
Charlemagne
Development of feudalism and a samurai warrior - class
Darwin
32. Astronomer - Challenged the Church doctrine of a geocentric (earth - centered) theory of the universe (Ptolemy's theory; was the prevailing thought for more than 1000 years) - Believed that the sun was the center of the solar system - and the earth m
Nicolaus Copernicus
Roman contributions to the western world Culture: history - literature
Charles Martel
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages: architecture
33. 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 French Revolution
The Punic Wars with Carthage
Laissez faire
Causes of the Industrial Revolution
34. Architecture was dominated by the Romanesque (11th -12th century) and Gothic (13th -15th century) styles
Galileo Galilei
Hinduism
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages: architecture
Watt steam engine
35. The first system of independent states - The first system of writing (cuneiform and hieroglyphics) - The first massive architectural achievements (ziggurat and pyramid) - The first lasting monotheism - The beginning of science - mathematics - and ast
The ancient Near East: cultural contributions
Early Japanese civilization
John Locke
The Lydians
36. 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
The Hittites
Turk Dominance
Rome's economic problems
Four key beliefs of Hindus
37. Its geographic proximity to the Arabs - Slavs - and Seljuk Turks - all of whom were becoming more powerful - The loss of commercial dominance of the Italians - Religious controversy with the West and a subsequent split with the Roman Catholic Church
Ancient Africans' advances in their societies and cultures
The English Reformation
Egypt
Reasons for the decline of the Byzantine Empire
38. 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
The spread of the Renaissance throughout Europe
Contributions of the Greek World
Arabs
Results of the Industrial Revolution
39. The medieval political unity of Europe was replaced by the spirit of modern nationalism - The authority of the state was strengthened - The middle class was strengthened - Calvinism gave capitalism its psychological base - Religious wars reflected th
Effects of the Reformation
Cleisthenes - Athens Leader
Reasons for the Reformation
Early cultures in Mesoamerica
40. 1200-400 B.C. - South - central Mexico - Developed one of the first civilizations in Mesoamerica - Developed an agricultural community - Developed the first calendar in America - Noted artwork in many media (jade - clay - basalt - and greenstone) - M
Manorialism
The English Reformation
Rome's economic problems
The Olmec
41. Constitutionalism/importance of a written constitution - individual rights - due process of the law - concept of a representative government - taxation with representation - trial by jury - Would later be a significant influence on the American Const
Hindus
Modern influence of Magna Carta
Islam in Africa
Greece: geography
42. 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
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages: commercial revival
Mesopotamia: developments
Mesolithic or Middle Stone Age
The 'continental system'
43. 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 Ming and Manchu Dynasties
The Viking (Norse) invaders
The Early Middle Ages
Ganges River
44. 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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45. 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
The Kingdom of Zimbabwe
The Early Middle Ages
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages: architecture
Sumeria
46. Became the birthplace for the Hellenic civilization
Iona
General characteristics of the Renaissance
The Babylonians
Saul
47. (1848) - Written by Marx and Friedrich Engels - advanced the theories of modern scientific socialism
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48. 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
Napoleon and the First Empire
The Peloponnesian War
Paul of Tarsus (Paul the Apostle)
The 'continental system'
49. (A.D. 871-99) established the English kingdom after stemming the Danish invasions
Islam
The Franks
Alfred the Great
Coke smelting
50. 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
Myths
Voltaire - Montesquieu - Locke - and Rousseau
Origins of people in America
The Renaissance