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CSET World History
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1. No privileges/tax exemptions based on lineage - Government promotion was based on ability - Modernized French law (equality before the law)
Historical interpretations of the Middle Ages
The accomplishments of the early Japanese
The Napoleonic Code
The Roman Republic: decline
2. 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
Results of the Industrial Revolution
Mohammed
Isaac Newton
The Persians
3. 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
The Babylonians
The Peloponnesian War
The feudal system
Ibn Battuta
4. 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
Early cultures in Mesoamerica
The Assyrians
Philosophy influenced by the Age of Reason
Zoroastrianism
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
Spinning mule
North American Indians
The Lydians
6. 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
Steam locomotive
John Calvin
The Holy Roman Empire during the late Middle Ages
Egyptian civilization: significant aspects
7. The Phoenicians - The Lydians - The Israelites
The Babylonians
Capitalism
General characteristics of the Renaissance
Smaller civilizations of the Near East
8. 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 (Protestant) Reformation
The Ming and Manchu Dynasties
The topography of Africa
Cleisthenes - Athens Leader
9. c. 1350-1600 - The revival of intellectualism - literature - philosophy - and artistic achievement - Spread westward and into northern Europe - Continued the road started in the Middle Ages that would lead to modern Europe
Indus River
Adam Smith
The Renaissance
Jesus of Nazareth
10. 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
France during the later Middle Ages
Japan's geography
Muslim contributions - Science and technology
Social Darwinism
11. 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
Origins of people in America
Absolutism
Africa's geological diversity
The topography of Africa
12. 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
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages
Roman contributions to the western world (greatest contribution)
Paul of Tarsus (Paul the Apostle)
Background to the French Revolution
13. 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
John Calvin
The Magna Carta
The (Protestant) Reformation
Spain and Portugal during the later Middle Ages
14. 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 Hellenistic Age
Spinning jenny
Early Japanese civilization
Martin Luther's beliefs
15. 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)
China: developments
Adam Smith
Social Darwinism
Paul of Tarsus (Paul the Apostle)
16. (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
Charles Martel
Spain and Portugal during the later Middle Ages
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages
Pepin the Short
17. The Olmec - The Mayas - The Aztecs - The Incas
The Early Middle Ages
Early cultures in Mesoamerica
Reasons for the Byzantine Empire's success
Charles Martel
18. 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 forest states
The Viking (Norse) invaders
The Persians
Feudalism: outcomes
19. 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
Indus River
Napoleon and the First Empire
Egypt
Nicolaus Copernicus
20. 1764 - Introduced the first power - driven machine to manufacture cloth
Ottoman Empire
The importance of city life in the Sung Empire
The Aztecs
Water frame
21. 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
Constantine
Capitalism
Absolutism
Adam Smith
22. The proper function of government was defined by ___________________. Their ideas led to the philosophical bases for the American and French revolutions.
Mycenaean civilization
Voltaire - Montesquieu - Locke - and Rousseau
The feudal system
The accomplishments of the early Japanese
23. 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 Punic Wars with Carthage
Nicolaus Copernicus
The Ming and Manchu Dynasties
Ibn Battuta
24. 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
The Viking (Norse) invaders
Islam
Water frame
Mesopotamia: developments
25. 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
The 'continental system'
Social Darwinism and Capitalism
The intellectual response to the Industrial Revolution
The ancient Near East: geography
26. The decline of feudalism and manorialism was evident by the 12th century and complete by the 16th century
The forest states
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages: feudalism/manorialism
Napoleon and the First Empire: international relations
The Hellenistic Age
27. (1848) - Written by Marx and Friedrich Engels - advanced the theories of modern scientific socialism
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28. Stimulated new states of West Africa and spread Islamic culture and religion
North American Indians
Spain and Portugal during the later Middle Ages
Islam in Africa
Adam Smith
29. Became a revolutionary anti - Catholic movement - Basis of 'Reformed Churches -' which spread throughout Europe; Calvinism made Protestantism an international movement
Islam in Africa
Nicolaus Copernicus
Calvinism
Minoan civilization
30. Lived and worked under Muslim rule - Most were self - sufficient farmers - The caste system dominated their life
Early Japanese civilization
Hindus
Egyptian civilization: significant aspects
Effects of the Reformation
31. Hastened by the Frankish system of inheritance - The Treaty of Verdun (A.D. 843) divided Charlemagne's empire among his three grandsons - Carolingian rule ended in the 10th century because of the decline in central authority and the invasions of the
Iona
The English Reformation
Dissolution of the Frankish Empire
Development of feudalism and a samurai warrior - class
32. Wrote the 'Wealth of Nations' (1776) and advocated manufacturing as the true source of a nation's wealth (the laws of the market place and not government regulations dictate national economies); considered the father of modern economics
Greece: geography
Laissez faire
Adam Smith
Islam
33. c. 1000-1500
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages: commercial revival
The Later Middle Ages
John Locke
The Fall of Rome
34. 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.)
Athens and Sparta
The Roman Republic: decline
The intellectual response to the Industrial Revolution
Laissez faire
35. 1483-1546 - Northern Germany - Rejection of hierarchical priesthood and papal authority - Questioned the right of the pope to grant indulgences (full or partial remission of temporal punishment due for sins which have already been forgiven)
Martin Luther
The Hellenistic Age
Mesoamerica
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages: feudalism/manorialism
36. Concrete - arch - roads (200000 miles of roads) - aqueducts and cisterns - monumental buildings (the Colosseum)
Absolutism
The Ming and Manchu Dynasties
Reasons for the spread of Christianity (the Roman period)
Roman contributions to the western world Engineering and architecture
37. The Sumerians - The Babylonians - The Hittites - The Assyrians - The Chaldeans - The Persians
Roman contributions to the western world (greatest contribution)
Enlightened despotism
Mesopotamian civilizations
Origins of people in America
38. Writing (cuneiform) - Organized government - Written law code (Hammurabi's Code) - Systematized religion (Zoroastrianism) - Astronomy; astrology
Spinning mule
Feudalism: outcomes
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages: feudalism/manorialism
Mesopotamia: developments
39. 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
Africa's geological diversity
Social Darwinism
Iona
The Early Middle Ages
40. 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
John Locke
Neoclassicism
Islam in Africa
Calvinism
41. 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
Adam Smith
The Israelites
Alexander the Great
The forest states
42. 1785 - Meant that factories were no longer dependent on water sources for power
Watt steam engine
Confucius
India under Muslim rule
Mesolithic or Middle Stone Age
43. A.D. 250-900 - Yucatan peninsula - Achieved a complex civilization - cities were trade and religious centers - excelled in many fields - including mathematics - science - astronomy - and engineering (pyramid building) - Only known written language of
Absolutism
The Mayas
Hindus
Africa's geological diversity
44. 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
Africa's geological diversity
Historical interpretations of the Middle Ages
Sumeria
The Mayas
45. Urban culture - Planned cities (i.e. citywide sanitation systems) - Metallurgy (gold - copper - bronze - tin) - Measurement (weight - time - length - mass)
Mesopotamia
Japan's geography
'The Communist Manifesto'
India: developments
46. 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
The Kingdom of Zimbabwe
Feudalism: economic
Contributions of the Greek World
Classical Greece
47. (A.D. 768-814) A Carolingian ruler - dominated the political structure of the early Middle Ages - crowned 'Emperor of the Romans' by Pope Leo in A.D. 800 and had a major impact on the history of Europe - revived the concept of the Holy Roman Empire a
Charlemagne
Jesus of Nazareth
The Holy Roman Empire during the late Middle Ages
Development of feudalism and a samurai warrior - class
48. 1785 - Led to faster production of cloth
Power loom
Background to the French Revolution
Islam
John Calvin
49. Lineage was the basis of tribal organization - Religion - politics - and law became the focus of African culture - Art and sculpture were emphasized
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50. 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
Egypt: developments
Spain and Portugal during the later Middle Ages
The Fall of Rome
Alexander the Great
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