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CSET World History
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1. 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
The Peloponnesian War
Charles Martel
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages: society
The Holy Roman Empire during the late Middle Ages
2. 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
Modern influence of Magna Carta
Mythology
Africa's geological diversity
Napoleon and the First Empire
3. 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
Inventions of the Industrial Revolution
Mohammed
Hinduism
4. The Abbasids overthrew the Umayyads
The Babylonians
The feudal system
Capitalism
Division of the Muslim Empire
5. 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
Watt steam engine
The Kingdom of Zimbabwe
Isaac Newton
Feudalism: political
6. 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
Cleisthenes - Athens Leader
Contributions of the Greek World
Arabs
Neoclassicism
7. 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.
Division of the Muslim Empire
Persian War
The Hittites
Ottoman Empire
8. His teachings influenced Chinese culture - Wanted to improve society - Taught that certain virtues are guidelines to happy life
Mesolithic or Middle Stone Age
Athens and Sparta
English Parliament
Confucius
9. 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
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages: education
Ottoman Empire
Martin Luther
The Franks
10. 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
Absolutism
The French Revolution
Mycenaean civilization
The Counter Reformation
11. 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 Israelites
Persian War
Spinning jenny
The Babylonians
12. 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)
Ottoman Empire
The Sumerians
English Parliament
Impact of Spanish Exploration and Conquest on Indigenous People of the Americas
13. 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
Social Darwinism and Capitalism
Spain and Portugal during the later Middle Ages
Impact of Spanish Exploration and Conquest on Indigenous People of the Americas
The Counter Reformation
14. 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 Roman Empire
Reasons for the Byzantine Empire's success
Steamboat
The Age of Reason/Enlightenment
15. 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
Islamic civilization: trade and cultural expansion
Minoan civilization
Muslim contributions
The spread of the Renaissance throughout Europe
16. The scientific revolution brought about new mechanical inventions - The availability of investment capital and the rise of the middle class provided an economic base - Geographic and social conditions in England favored industrialization
Causes of the Industrial Revolution
English Parliament
The Carolingians
The Holy Roman Empire during the late Middle Ages
17. 1785 - Meant that factories were no longer dependent on water sources for power
Roman contributions to the western world Engineering and architecture
Martin Luther's beliefs
Watt steam engine
The Age of Reason/Enlightenment
18. 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
Feudalism: economic
Mesolithic or Middle Stone Age
The Lydians
The Roman Empire
19. 1783 - Allowed iron - makers to roll out iron into different shapes
Grooved rollers
Egypt: developments
Four key beliefs of Hindus
The Roman Empire
20. 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
Mycenaean civilization
Water frame
Isaac Newton
The Napoleonic Code
21. 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)
Paul of Tarsus (Paul the Apostle)
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages: feudalism/manorialism
Constantine
The topography of Africa
22. The government system and basis for society in the Middle Ages - The system was based on land ownership; person who was allowed by a lord to use his land was called a vassal and the land was called a fief
Classical Greece
The feudal system
Arabs
John Locke
23. Established the first kingdom in Palestine (c. 1030-1010 B.C.)
Classical Greece
The Incas
Saul
Steam locomotive
24. Class division of society - The decline of feudalism and manorialism - The commercial revival - Education - Philosophy - Architecture
Paleolithic or Old Stone Age
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages
Calvinism
The Napoleonic Code
25. Profits linked to the manufacturing of products - Private ownership of land - Freedom of choice - A competitive free - market system - Limited government restraints
Turk Dominance
Johannes Kepler
Mycenaean civilization
Capitalism
26. 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
The Franks
Historical interpretations of the Middle Ages
Paul of Tarsus (Paul the Apostle)
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages: feudalism/manorialism
27. Lived and worked under Muslim rule - Most were self - sufficient farmers - The caste system dominated their life
The Hellenistic Age
The Phoenicians
Hindus
Flying shuttle
28. Rugged landscape of mountains and valleys - scattered islands led to the development of independent city - states (polis) rather than one unified empire - Scarcity of good agricultural land encouraged seafaring in eastern Greece - The southern mainla
Darwin
Greece: geography
Roman contributions to the western world (greatest contribution)
John Calvin
29. A failed French attempt to close the continent to British trade in hopes of destroying the British economy
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30. 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
The Lydians
India: developments
Japan's geography
31. Conquered the Peloponnesus (peninsula of southern Greece) and ushered in a 'dark age' characterized by violence and instability
Cleisthenes - Athens Leader
Confucius
The Dorians
Mohammed
32. 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.
Mongul rule in China
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages: education
The French Revolution
The Carolingians
33. 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 Hittites
Mohammed
Reasons for the spread of Christianity (the Roman period)
Early cultures in Mesoamerica
34. 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
Persian War
Effects of the Reformation
Results of the Industrial Revolution
Power loom
35. Ravaged by economic and political decline and repeated civil wars - Caesar was assassinated in 44 B.C. - Augustus became the first emperor of the Roman Empire (27 B.C.)
Napoleon and the First Empire
Causes of the Industrial Revolution
The Roman Republic: decline
The Napoleonic Code
36. An ethical religion - Of the Persians - based on concepts of good and evil
Enlightened despotism
Mongul rule in China
Zoroastrianism
Steam locomotive
37. A collection of myths or stories - usually about the gods and their relationships to human beings; the study of myths
The spread of the Renaissance throughout Europe
Mythology
The Israelites
The Holy Roman Empire during the late Middle Ages
38. 1785 - Led to faster production of cloth
The Early Middle Ages
France during the later Middle Ages
Egypt: developments
Power loom
39. Stimulated new states of West Africa and spread Islamic culture and religion
Roman contributions to the western world Culture: history - literature
Islam in Africa
Spinning mule
Role of the Church in the Early Middle Ages
40. 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
Martin Luther
Ancient Africans' advances in their societies and cultures
The caste system
The Holy Roman Empire during the late Middle Ages
41. 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
Enlightened despotism
The Assyrians
General characteristics of the Renaissance
Paleolithic or Old Stone Age
42. 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
Neoclassicism
Mythology
The Assyrians
The Aztecs
43. 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 Chaldeans
India under Muslim rule
Alexander the Great
The Olmec
44. 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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45. 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
The intellectual response to the Industrial Revolution
John Calvin
Laissez faire
Charles Martel
46. 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
The French Revolution
John Locke
The Babylonians
The East African Coast
47. Attempted to unify the entire Near East under one rule (500s B.C.) - Established an international government - - Failed to conquer the Greeks; Persia was eventually conquered by Alexander the Great (334-331 B.C.)
The Persians
The ancient Near East: cultural contributions
American Indian culture
Christianity: basic doctrines
48. Developed over many centuries - The first American Indians originated from Asia - Agriculture changed some Indian culture from a nomadic existence to farming communities
American Indian culture
The Kingdom of Zimbabwe
The importance of city life in the Sung Empire
The Olmec
49. The earliest Indian civilization - the Harappa culture - developed around the Indus River Valley in 2500 B.C.
Indus River
Calvinism
The Roman Empire
Spinning mule
50. 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
The ancient Near East: geography
The Sumerians
Cotton gin
Feudalism: outcomes