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CSET World History
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1. 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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2. Influenced its history - Japanese culture reflects a reverence for nature - Mountains - forests - and coastal areas determined cultural growth
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3. (1848) - Written by Marx and Friedrich Engels - advanced the theories of modern scientific socialism
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4. 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
John Locke
Hindus
Capitalism
5. 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
Greece: geography
Darwin
Laissez faire
6. 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
John Calvin
Minoan civilization
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages: education
The 'continental system'
7. 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
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages: feudalism/manorialism
Roman contributions to the western world (greatest contribution)
The ancient Near East: geography
Classical Greece
8. 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
Constantinople
Feudalism: outcomes
Reasons for the Reformation
Voltaire - Montesquieu - Locke - and Rousseau
9. 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
The caste system
The Later Middle Ages
Isaac Newton
The 'continental system'
10. Began with the death of Alexander the Great - 323-30 B.C. - Fusion of Greek and Eastern cultures - A time of great economic growth and expansion; an increase in international trade and commerce - Rise of cities; Rhodes - Alexandria - and Antioch repl
The East African Coast
The 'continental system'
Charles Martel
The Hellenistic Age
11. Society was based on a strict class division: clergy and nobility were the privileged class - peasants and artisans were the work force - and serfs were tied to the land
Mongul rule in China
The Incas
Grooved rollers
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages: society
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
Reasons for the spread of Christianity (the Roman period)
Mesopotamia
The Lydians
John Locke
13. Aztecs conquered by Cortes in 1521 - Inca Empire conquered by Pizarro in 1513
The conquest of Indigenous People of the Americas
The Persians
Mesopotamia
Darwin
14. 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
The ancient Near East: cultural contributions
River Valley Civilizations
Sumeria
The Israelites
15. 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 conquest of Indigenous People of the Americas
The Phoenicians
Mesopotamia: developments
Iona
16. 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
Historical interpretations of the Middle Ages
Martin Luther's beliefs
River Valley Civilizations
The Peloponnesian War
17. 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
Christianity: basic doctrines
Historical interpretations of the Middle Ages
Cleisthenes - Athens Leader
The Israelites
18. Stimulated new states of West Africa and spread Islamic culture and religion
Steamboat
Early cultures in Mesoamerica
Reasons for the Reformation
Islam in Africa
19. 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
The Olmec
Early Japanese civilization
Iona
Development of the Renaissance
20. 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
Muslim contributions
The intellectual response to the Industrial Revolution
The Dorians
Pepin the Short
21. The Abbasids overthrew the Umayyads
Japan's geography
The Roman Empire
Division of the Muslim Empire
Calvinism
22. Writing - Commerce - Government
China: developments
Feudalism: economic
England during the later Middle Ages
The Magna Carta
23. King's authority limited by law - rights of the king's subjects declared (i.e. habeas corpus) - respect for legal procedures
Key provisions of Magna Carta
Feudalism: economic
The spread of the Renaissance throughout Europe
Mesopotamian civilizations
24. No formal system in place to choose Roman emperors; some chosen directly by the emperor - others were heirs to the throne - others were able to buy the throne - Informal and corrupt process of succession resulted in weak and ineffective rulers and ma
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25. 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
The Battle of Waterloo (1815)
The French Revolution
Spain and Portugal during the later Middle Ages
Galileo Galilei
26. Institutions: hospitals - medical schools - libraries - universities - Agriculture: cash crops - crop rotation - Mathematics: algebra - algorithms - Arabic numerals - decimal point - Globalization: exploration - work of scholars - trade (Atlantic - M
The Renaissance
American Indian culture
Muslim contributions
Literature and Philosophy during the rennaisance
27. 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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28. 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
American Indian culture
The Olmec
The Holy Roman Empire during the late Middle Ages
Role of the Church in the Early Middle Ages
29. Began with the teachings of Jesus of Nazareth (compassion for the poor and downtrodden) - Emphasized the Holy Bible as the word of God - the sacraments as the instruments of God's grace - and the importance of a moral life for salvation
Four key beliefs of Hindus
Christianity: basic doctrines
Dissolution of the Frankish Empire
Napoleon and the First Empire: international relations
30. The Ming (native Chinese) ousted the Mongols - Ming (1368-1644) rulers limited contact with the West - The Manchus (1644-1911) overran China and followed a policy of isolationism - weakening China
The Napoleonic Code
The Ming and Manchu Dynasties
The Assyrians
Feudalism: outcomes
31. Conquered much of Asia Minor and Northern Mesopotamia (2000-1200 B.C.) - A major contribution included the invention of iron smelting - which revolutionized warfare
The Roman Republic: decline
The Hittites
England during the later Middle Ages
The topography of Africa
32. 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 Magna Carta
The Aztecs
Inventions of the Industrial Revolution
Sumeria
33. 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.
The Age of Pericles
Mongul rule in China
Jesus of Nazareth
The forest states
34. 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
Paul of Tarsus (Paul the Apostle)
Johannes Kepler
Achievements of the Byzantine Empire
Calvinism
35. Concrete - arch - roads (200000 miles of roads) - aqueducts and cisterns - monumental buildings (the Colosseum)
The 'continental system'
Roman contributions to the western world Engineering and architecture
The Sumerians
Hindus
36. Borrowed from China - Archaeology has revealed Japan's ancient past - Japanese culture developed during the Heian Era (794-1156) - Poetic form such as the Haiku developed - and literature spread
The Counter Reformation
The Carolingians
Philosophy influenced by the Age of Reason
Early Japanese civilization
37. 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
Feudalism: economic
The Roman Republic: decline
Napoleon and the First Empire: international relations
Spain and Portugal during the later Middle Ages
38. 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
The Punic Wars with Carthage
Islamic civilization: trade and cultural expansion
Calvinism
Ganges River
39. Disease devastated native populations - Smallpox - measles - typhus - From Mexico - spread into the American southwest and southward toward the Andes - From 1520-1620 - 20 million dead - Conquest aided by weakening of native forces - Mass transfer of
Impact of Spanish Exploration and Conquest on Indigenous People of the Americas
The 'continental system'
The Napoleonic Code
The Dorians
40. 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)
Achievements of the Byzantine Empire
The Hellenistic Age
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages: society
English Parliament
41. Profits linked to the manufacturing of products - Private ownership of land - Freedom of choice - A competitive free - market system - Limited government restraints
Mongul rule in China
Capitalism
The Hittites
Adam Smith
42. 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
Inventions of the Industrial Revolution
The Magna Carta
Background to the French Revolution
Indus River
43. 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
Hinduism
The Sumerians
Hindus
Enlightened despotism
44. Established the first kingdom in Palestine (c. 1030-1010 B.C.)
Saul
The Holy Roman Empire during the late Middle Ages
Mesopotamia
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages: philosophy
45. Capitalism was regarded as the 'natural environment' in which 'survival of the fittest' could be tested - belief that some races were superior to others - that poverty indicated unfitness - and that a class - structured society was desirable
Role of the Church in the Early Middle Ages
Ibn Battuta
Capitalism
Social Darwinism and Capitalism
46. Class division of society - The decline of feudalism and manorialism - The commercial revival - Education - Philosophy - Architecture
China: developments
Paleolithic or Old Stone Age
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages: feudalism/manorialism
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
The Early Middle Ages
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages: architecture
France during the later Middle Ages
Napoleon and the First Empire: international relations
48. Ghana - Mali and Songhai
Feudalism: economic
Famous empires that grew in the West African savanna
The forest states
The Napoleonic Code
49. 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
Martin Luther
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages: commercial revival
The Lydians
Arabs
50. The period of human culture that began around 10000 years ago in the Middle East and 4000 years ago later in other parts of the world. It is characterized by the beginning of farming - the domestication of animals - the development of crafts such as
John Locke
Neolithic or New Stone Age
The Roman Republic: decline
England during the later Middle Ages