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CSET World History
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1. 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
Charles Martel
The importance of city life in the Sung Empire
The Age of Reason/Enlightenment
American Indian culture
2. 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
Neoclassicism
Hindus
Origins of people in America
The East African Coast
3. (460-429 B.C.) Represented the zenith of Athenian society and the height of its democracy
Sumeria
Feudalism: outcomes
Napoleon and the First Empire
The Age of Pericles
4. Ghana - Mali and Songhai
Famous empires that grew in the West African savanna
Results of the Industrial Revolution
The Persians
Neoclassicism
5. 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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6. 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
The Kingdom of Zimbabwe
Steam locomotive
7. (A.D. 747-768) a Carolingian ruler appointed by the pope as king and established the Papal States on former Byzantine lands
Mesopotamia: developments
John Calvin
Pepin the Short
Manorialism
8. His teachings influenced Chinese culture - Wanted to improve society - Taught that certain virtues are guidelines to happy life
The Scientific Revolution
Christianity: basic doctrines
Charlemagne
Confucius
9. 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
Johannes Kepler
Coke smelting
Power loom
The Magna Carta
10. 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
Egypt
Galileo Galilei
The Assyrians
The Hittites
11. The Hopewell people were skilled farmers and flourished in the Ohio and Mississippi valleys (200 B.C.- A.D. 400) - Mississippian culture developed in A.D. 800 and built large religious mound structures - The Anasazi culture (A.D. 800-1300) developed
Mesopotamia
The Roman Republic
River Valley Civilizations
North American Indians
12. The Olmec - The Mayas - The Aztecs - The Incas
Athens and Sparta
Early cultures in Mesoamerica
The East African Coast
The spread of the Renaissance throughout Europe
13. Lasted five centuries - The Pax Romana (Roman peace) was two centuries without a major war (27 B.C.- A.D. 180) - By the end of the second century A.D. - Rome was in economic and political decline - which weakened the empire
Mycenaean civilization
The Roman Empire
Spartan way of life
Rome's economic problems
14. Developed over many centuries - The first American Indians originated from Asia - Agriculture changed some Indian culture from a nomadic existence to farming communities
Minoan civilization
Isaac Newton
American Indian culture
Cotton gin
15. 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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16. 1764 - Introduced the first power - driven machine to manufacture cloth
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages
Water frame
Results of the Industrial Revolution
Muslim contributions
17. 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
Martin Luther
The Hellenistic Age
The spread of the Renaissance throughout Europe
The Scientific Revolution
18. Transformed society and changed the way people looked at the natural world - In doing so - science came into direct conflict with the teachings of the Church - Began in the 16th century - Important people: Nicolaus Copernicus - Galileo Galilei - Joha
The Scientific Revolution
Four key beliefs of Hindus
Islamic civilization: trade and cultural expansion
General characteristics of the Renaissance
19. Conquered Sumeria and established a new empire (2300-1750 B.C.) - The code of Hammurabi was the first universal written codification of laws in recorded history (c. 1750 B.C.) - Ahievements included a centralized government and advancements in algebr
Classical Greece
Galileo Galilei
The Babylonians
The Hellenistic Age
20. 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
Enlightened despotism
Persian War
Greece: geography
The Olmec
21. No privileges/tax exemptions based on lineage - Government promotion was based on ability - Modernized French law (equality before the law)
The Napoleonic Code
Athens and Sparta
The conquest of Indigenous People of the Americas
The (Protestant) Reformation
22. Replaced the Franks as legitimate rulers - The Carolingian Renaissance resulted in the establishment of a palace academy with a prescribed academic curriculum
Confucius
The Carolingians
Power loom
The Viking (Norse) invaders
23. 1733 - Increased the speed of weavers
Classical Greece
Flying shuttle
Modern influence of Magna Carta
The Ming and Manchu Dynasties
24. That each person is born into a caste or social group - Reincarnation: after death all people will be reborn in either human or animal form; nothing truly dies and the spirit in death passes from one living thing to another - The cow is considered sa
American Indian culture
The Scientific Revolution
Four key beliefs of Hindus
Mesopotamia: developments
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
The Holy Roman Empire during the late Middle Ages
River Valley Civilizations
American Indian culture
Islamic civilization: government and religion
26. Christianity and church dogma were questioned
Background to the French Revolution
The Olmec
Philosophy influenced by the Age of Reason
Smaller civilizations of the Near East
27. 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 'continental system'
France during the later Middle Ages
Absolutism
Effects of the Reformation
28. 1785 - Led to faster production of cloth
Power loom
Social Darwinism
Spain and Portugal during the later Middle Ages
Achievements of the Byzantine Empire
29. 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
Coke smelting
The Olmec
Athens and Sparta
India: developments
30. 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
The Magna Carta
The Later Middle Ages
Minoan civilization
Mohammed
31. 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
Renaissance
Achievements of the Byzantine Empire
The Aztecs
Islam in Africa
32. Works of Greeks and Romans reconnected Europeans with their ancient heritage
Classical Greece
The Mayas
Renaissance
River Valley Civilizations
33. Profits linked to the manufacturing of products - Private ownership of land - Freedom of choice - A competitive free - market system - Limited government restraints
Capitalism
The Viking (Norse) invaders
Spinning jenny
Saul
34. A.D. 1200-1533 Northwest coastal region and inland region of South America (Peru) - Controlled a vast empire in South America - The Tiahuanaco culture developed in the Andes Mountains - unified an extensive empire - Developed a sophisticated record -
The Incas
Iona
Isaac Newton
Nicolaus Copernicus
35. Became the birthplace for the Hellenic civilization
The Scientific Revolution
The Olmec
The Renaissance
Iona
36. 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
General characteristics of the Renaissance
The Sumerians
Rome's political problems
Steam locomotive
37. 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
Ottoman Empire
The Chaldeans
Enlightened despotism
Saul
38. The earliest Indian civilization - the Harappa culture - developed around the Indus River Valley in 2500 B.C.
Role of the Church in the Early Middle Ages
The Phoenicians
Power loom
Indus River
39. Born around 6 B.C. in the Roman province of Judea - Became an influential rabbi - His death by crucifixion and resurrection as the Christ (Greek for messiah) were writings in the Gospels
Ottoman Empire
The Chaldeans
Jesus of Nazareth
The Napoleonic Code
40. 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
Historical interpretations of the Middle Ages
Reasons for the Byzantine Empire's success
Feudalism: economic
John Locke
41. 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
Egyptian civilization: significant aspects
Causes of the Industrial Revolution
The Magna Carta
42. An Athenian ruler who came to power around 500 B.C.E. - an introduces further reforms that advanced democracy. He developed ten social classes based on where someone lived rather than their wealth. Established the Council of 500 and a policy where al
Division of the Muslim Empire
Cleisthenes - Athens Leader
Results of the Industrial Revolution
Effects of the Reformation
43. 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
Islam
The intellectual response to the Industrial Revolution
Rallying cry of the French Revolution
Africa's geological diversity
44. 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 Magna Carta
The Battle of Waterloo (1815)
Classical Greece
The Age of Pericles
45. In 'On the Origin of Species' (1859) - theorized that evolution is a continuous process in which successful species adapt to their environment in order to survive
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages: society
Darwin
Egyptian civilization: significant aspects
Muslim contributions
46. The ancient Near East comprised the Tigris and Euphrates Valley - the Fertile Crescent - and the Nile Valley.
The Early Middle Ages
The ancient Near East: geography
Athens and Sparta
Jesus of Nazareth
47. Hierarchical and interdependent - Church - Lords/nobles - Vassals/lesser lords - Knights - Peasants (free and serfs) - Grants of land given by lords in exchange for oaths of loyalty - Private armies of vassals and their knights protected lords and th
The Aztecs
Feudalism: political
The intellectual response to the Industrial Revolution
Japan's geography
48. 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)
The Carolingians
The accomplishments of the early Japanese
English Parliament
Background to the French Revolution
49. 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
Galileo Galilei
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages: commercial revival
Mesopotamia
50. 'Liberty - Equality and Fraternity'
Feudalism: economic
Power loom
The Age of Reason/Enlightenment
Rallying cry of the French Revolution