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CSET World History
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1. The First Act of Supremacy (1534) marked the beginning of the English Reformation. - The king of England - Henry VIII - became the head of the church - The pope's refusal to annul the marriage of Henry VIII to Catherine of Aragon initiated the break
The English Reformation
River Valley Civilizations
Calvinism
The Napoleonic Code
2. Region of great cities (e.g Ur and Babylon) located between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers; chronologically the first urban hearth - dating to 3500 BCE - and which as founded in the Fertile Crescent.
River Valley Civilizations
'The Communist Manifesto'
Mesopotamia
The Mayas
3. 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
The Hittites
Neolithic or New Stone Age
Effects of the Reformation
Spartan way of life
4. 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.
Flying shuttle
The importance of city life in the Sung Empire
Calvinism
Mongul rule in China
5. 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
Neoclassicism
Philosophy influenced by the Age of Reason
Literature and Philosophy during the rennaisance
6. 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
The Peloponnesian War
Mesopotamia
Power loom
Development of feudalism and a samurai warrior - class
7. 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
Ottoman Empire
Ancient Africans' advances in their societies and cultures
Development of the Renaissance
Spartan way of life
8. Ended in defeat for Napoleon and ended the French Empire; Napoleon was permanently exiled to St. Helena
Myths
Egypt: developments
The Battle of Waterloo (1815)
Modern influence of Magna Carta
9. Lived and worked under Muslim rule - Most were self - sufficient farmers - The caste system dominated their life
Hindus
Famous empires that grew in the West African savanna
John Calvin
Islamic civilization: government and religion
10. Ghana - Mali and Songhai
The Fall of Rome
Famous empires that grew in the West African savanna
Results of the Industrial Revolution
Paul of Tarsus (Paul the Apostle)
11. 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
Alexander the Great
The forest states
Early cultures in Mesoamerica
The Age of Pericles
12. Centers of Aegean civilization; depended on the Aegean Sea to develop and extend their culture - (c. 2000-1150 B.C.) developed heavily fortified cities and based prosperity on trade and warfare
Athens and Sparta
Mycenaean civilization
Flying shuttle
English Parliament
13. 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
Mesolithic or Middle Stone Age
The Renaissance
American Indian culture
The Carolingians
14. The proper function of government was defined by ___________________. Their ideas led to the philosophical bases for the American and French revolutions.
Voltaire - Montesquieu - Locke - and Rousseau
The feudal system
The Hellenistic Age
Confucius
15. (Islamic scholar - A.D. 1305-1368) spread Islamic culture by traveling widely
Ibn Battuta
Paul of Tarsus (Paul the Apostle)
Philosophy influenced by the Age of Reason
Early cultures in Mesoamerica
16. 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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17. 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
Feudalism: economic
General characteristics of the Renaissance
Mesopotamian civilizations
Grooved rollers
18. 1760 - Improved production of iron
Development of the Renaissance
Coke smelting
Key provisions of Magna Carta
The Roman Empire
19. 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
English Parliament
The Hellenistic Age
Islam
American Indian culture
20. King's authority limited by law - rights of the king's subjects declared (i.e. habeas corpus) - respect for legal procedures
The conquest of Indigenous People of the Americas
Ibn Battuta
Development of the Renaissance
Key provisions of Magna Carta
21. 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
Paleolithic or Old Stone Age
Persian War
The caste system
The Napoleonic Code
22. Replaced the Franks as legitimate rulers - The Carolingian Renaissance resulted in the establishment of a palace academy with a prescribed academic curriculum
Paleolithic or Old Stone Age
The Scientific Revolution
The Incas
The Carolingians
23. (1848) - Written by Marx and Friedrich Engels - advanced the theories of modern scientific socialism
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24. c. A.D. 500-1000 - Dark Ages: A.D. 500-800 - The collapse of Rome and sweeping advances of Germanic and Viking raiders - Europe entered a time of chaotic political - economic - and urban decline - A struggle back toward stability
The Early Middle Ages
The ancient Near East: cultural contributions
Mesopotamia
Paleolithic or Old Stone Age
25. In eastern India - Sacred to Indians but was not the geographical river area that led to the development of Indian civilization - Associated with the rise of the Mauryan Empire in 322 B.C.
The spread of the Renaissance throughout Europe
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages: architecture
Ganges River
Modern influence of Magna Carta
26. 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
Iona
The Napoleonic Code
The ancient Near East: geography
Nicolaus Copernicus
27. 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
Roman contributions to the western world (greatest contribution)
The Aztecs
Constantine
Dissolution of the Frankish Empire
28. 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: government and religion
The Aztecs
Ibn Battuta
Islamic civilization: trade and cultural expansion
29. 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 French Revolution
The (Protestant) Reformation
Johannes Kepler
The Franks
30. 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
Sumeria
Results of the Industrial Revolution
The Battle of Waterloo (1815)
Constantinople
31. 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
North American Indians
The Incas
Spain and Portugal during the later Middle Ages
The Lydians
32. 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
Martin Luther's beliefs
The Renaissance
The Olmec
The Battle of Waterloo (1815)
33. The cultural period of the Stone Age that began about 2.5 to 2 million years ago - marked by the earliest use of tools made of chipped stone. The Paleolithic Period ended at different times in different parts of the world - generally around 10000 yea
Famous empires that grew in the West African savanna
Paleolithic or Old Stone Age
Sumeria
Feudalism: economic
34. The Abbasids overthrew the Umayyads
Division of the Muslim Empire
Ibn Battuta
Sumeria
Rallying cry of the French Revolution
35. 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
Origins of people in America
Spartan way of life
Sumeria
The Hellenistic Age
36. Christianity and church dogma were questioned
Zoroastrianism
Islamic civilization: trade and cultural expansion
The Counter Reformation
Philosophy influenced by the Age of Reason
37. Class division of society - The decline of feudalism and manorialism - The commercial revival - Education - Philosophy - Architecture
The Babylonians
Rome's political problems
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages
Spain and Portugal during the later Middle Ages
38. 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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39. 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
Islam in Africa
Ottoman Empire
The forest states
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages: commercial revival
40. 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
Reasons for the Byzantine Empire's success
Inventions of the Industrial Revolution
Neoclassicism
The importance of city life in the Sung Empire
41. Concrete - arch - roads (200000 miles of roads) - aqueducts and cisterns - monumental buildings (the Colosseum)
Roman contributions to the western world Engineering and architecture
Classical Greece
Japan's geography
Dissolution of the Frankish Empire
42. 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
The Roman Republic
River Valley Civilizations
Roman contributions to the western world Engineering and architecture
43. (Frankish military/political leader) Halted the Muslim advance into Europe at the Battle of Tours (A.D. 732); Martel's victory helped preserve western civilization
The importance of city life in the Sung Empire
Water frame
Charles Martel
The forest states
44. Developed in the interior of the continent - Grew from an iron - working settlement - Huge stone structures were constructed - Economy was based on the gold trade
Flying shuttle
The Kingdom of Zimbabwe
Renaissance
Christianity: basic doctrines
45. 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
Early Japanese civilization
Muslim contributions
England during the later Middle Ages
China: developments
46. 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
The Magna Carta
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages
The Holy Roman Empire during the late Middle Ages
'The Communist Manifesto'
47. 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
The Dorians
The Assyrians
The Chaldeans
The 'continental system'
48. An ethical religion - Of the Persians - based on concepts of good and evil
Rome's political problems
Mesoamerica
Muslim contributions
Zoroastrianism
49. Also called enlightened absolutism - Grew out of the earlier absolutism of Louis XIV (France) and Peter the Great (Russia) - Advocated limited responsibility to God and church - A form of absolutism in which rulers were influenced by the Enlightenmen
The Israelites
Early Japanese civilization
Enlightened despotism
Alexander the Great
50. 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
The Punic Wars with Carthage
Sumeria
Hinduism
Effects of the Reformation