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CSET World History
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1. 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
Christianity: basic doctrines
Mongul rule in China
Feudalism: political
The ancient Near East: cultural contributions
2. Became a revolutionary anti - Catholic movement - Basis of 'Reformed Churches -' which spread throughout Europe; Calvinism made Protestantism an international movement
The Later Middle Ages
Calvinism
Minoan civilization
The English Reformation
3. 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 Ming and Manchu Dynasties
The Sumerians
Rome's political problems
The Incas
4. 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
Egypt: developments
Spinning jenny
The Lydians
Laissez faire
5. In economics - the doctrine of '___________' (limited government intervention in business affairs) stood in opposition to regulated trade
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages: architecture
Laissez faire
Roman contributions to the western world Culture: history - literature
The ziggurat
6. 1733 - Increased the speed of weavers
Flying shuttle
The Phoenicians
The Age of Reason/Enlightenment
Capitalism
7. 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
Muslim contributions
India: developments
Turk Dominance
The importance of city life in the Sung Empire
8. 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
Philosophy influenced by the Age of Reason
Confucius
The intellectual response to the Industrial Revolution
Isaac Newton
9. Conquered much of Asia Minor and Northern Mesopotamia (2000-1200 B.C.) - A major contribution included the invention of iron smelting - which revolutionized warfare
Early Japanese civilization
Roman contributions to the western world Engineering and architecture
Effects of the Reformation
The Hittites
10. (A.D. 747-768) a Carolingian ruler appointed by the pope as king and established the Papal States on former Byzantine lands
Islam in Africa
Pepin the Short
Minoan civilization
Flying shuttle
11. Political outcomes: stability - leading lords emerged as kings - foundation for nation - states - Economic outcomes: self - sufficiency - foundation for urbanization - Productive surpluses and specialization of skills would lead to trade - Trade woul
Mesopotamia: developments
Philosophy influenced by the Age of Reason
The Scientific Revolution
Feudalism: outcomes
12. A failed French attempt to close the continent to British trade in hopes of destroying the British economy
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13. The ancient Near East comprised the Tigris and Euphrates Valley - the Fertile Crescent - and the Nile Valley.
Coke smelting
The ancient Near East: geography
Mesopotamian civilizations
The Holy Roman Empire during the late Middle Ages
14. 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
Flying shuttle
Achievements of the Byzantine Empire
Muslim contributions
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages: education
15. The region that is now Mexico - Central America - and the western coast of South America
The Aztecs
Mesoamerica
The feudal system
The Hittites
16. 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
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages: society
The English Reformation
Constantine
Egypt: developments
17. 1785 - Meant that factories were no longer dependent on water sources for power
North American Indians
Sumeria
The accomplishments of the early Japanese
Watt steam engine
18. 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
Zoroastrianism
The Sumerians
Myths
Egypt
19. 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
Division of the Muslim Empire
Causes of the Industrial Revolution
Africa's geological diversity
Effects of the Reformation
20. Established the first kingdom in Palestine (c. 1030-1010 B.C.)
Saul
Islam in Africa
Napoleon and the First Empire: international relations
The Ming and Manchu Dynasties
21. 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
Mohammed
Turk Dominance
Cleisthenes - Athens Leader
Ancient Africans' advances in their societies and cultures
22. 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
'The Communist Manifesto'
The topography of Africa
Egypt: developments
The Aztecs
23. Writing - Commerce - Government
Absolutism
China: developments
The Olmec
The Assyrians
24. 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 Olmec
Results of the Industrial Revolution
'The Communist Manifesto'
Historical interpretations of the Middle Ages
25. The pope was dominant in religious matters and the monarch in secular matters - A continuing power struggle evolved between the papacy and the secular ruler during the late Middle Ages
Rome's political problems
The Holy Roman Empire during the late Middle Ages
Flying shuttle
The topography of Africa
26. Established the new Babylonian Empire under Nebuchadnezzar (605-538 B.C.) - Conquered Mesopotamia - Syria - and Palestine - Developed astrology - astronomy - advanced government bureaucracy - and architectural achievements such as the Hanging Gardens
Coke smelting
The Chaldeans
Voltaire - Montesquieu - Locke - and Rousseau
Smaller civilizations of the Near East
27. Conquered the Peloponnesus (peninsula of southern Greece) and ushered in a 'dark age' characterized by violence and instability
The Lydians
The Dorians
The 'continental system'
English Parliament
28. 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
Philosophy influenced by the Age of Reason
Grooved rollers
Steam locomotive
The French Revolution
29. 1785 - Led to faster production of cloth
Power loom
The 'continental system'
The Counter Reformation
Islamic civilization: government and religion
30. No privileges/tax exemptions based on lineage - Government promotion was based on ability - Modernized French law (equality before the law)
The Napoleonic Code
The 'continental system'
The accomplishments of the early Japanese
The Carolingians
31. Urban culture - Planned cities (i.e. citywide sanitation systems) - Metallurgy (gold - copper - bronze - tin) - Measurement (weight - time - length - mass)
Minoan civilization
Ancient Africans' advances in their societies and cultures
The Franks
India: developments
32. 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
The Chaldeans
Mesolithic or Middle Stone Age
Origins of people in America
The Renaissance
33. 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
The caste system
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages: philosophy
Napoleon and the First Empire
Neolithic or New Stone Age
34. An ethical religion - Of the Persians - based on concepts of good and evil
Zoroastrianism
Constantinople
England during the later Middle Ages
Calvinism
35. (Islamic scholar - A.D. 1305-1368) spread Islamic culture by traveling widely
Ancient Africans' advances in their societies and cultures
Islam
The Holy Roman Empire during the late Middle Ages
Ibn Battuta
36. Ended in defeat for Napoleon and ended the French Empire; Napoleon was permanently exiled to St. Helena
The Battle of Waterloo (1815)
Renaissance
Saul
The topography of Africa
37. 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
Contributions of the Greek World
Mesoamerica
Rome's economic problems
Background to the French Revolution
38. 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
Hinduism
Social Darwinism
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages: philosophy
Islamic civilization: government and religion
39. There were three periods of feudal government
Reasons for the spread of Christianity (the Roman period)
Galileo Galilei
Development of feudalism and a samurai warrior - class
Coke smelting
40. 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
Christianity: basic doctrines
Classical Greece
Inventions of the Industrial Revolution
The Kingdom of Zimbabwe
41. Writing (cuneiform) - Organized government - Written law code (Hammurabi's Code) - Systematized religion (Zoroastrianism) - Astronomy; astrology
Role of the Church in the Early Middle Ages
Mesopotamia: developments
Roman contributions to the western world Engineering and architecture
The Hellenistic Age
42. 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
Causes of the Industrial Revolution
Egyptian civilization: significant aspects
Historical interpretations of the Middle Ages
Neoclassicism
43. King Darius of Persia wanted to conquer all of the Greek city - states but Athens and Sparta resisted. Greek city - states vs. Persia - Greek city - states won. Athens emerged as most powerful city state in Greece.
The Israelites
Persian War
India under Muslim rule
Alfred the Great
44. The agricultural organization and economic foundation of feudalism
Capitalism
Christianity: basic doctrines
Steamboat
Manorialism
45. 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 Age of Reason/Enlightenment
Mesopotamia: developments
The Israelites
Enlightened despotism
46. Influenced its history - Japanese culture reflects a reverence for nature - Mountains - forests - and coastal areas determined cultural growth
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47. 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
Christianity: basic doctrines
The Counter Reformation
The Franks
48. 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
Social Darwinism and Capitalism
Saul
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages: commercial revival
49. His teachings influenced Chinese culture - Wanted to improve society - Taught that certain virtues are guidelines to happy life
Hinduism
Confucius
Roman contributions to the western world (greatest contribution)
Roman contributions to the western world Engineering and architecture
50. 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.
Paul of Tarsus (Paul the Apostle)
The Lydians
Ganges River
Mongul rule in China