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CSET World History
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1. (1848) - Written by Marx and Friedrich Engels - advanced the theories of modern scientific socialism
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2. 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
Saul
The Magna Carta
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages: feudalism/manorialism
The spread of the Renaissance throughout Europe
3. (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
The English Reformation
The Franks
The ziggurat
4. (460-429 B.C.) Represented the zenith of Athenian society and the height of its democracy
The Age of Pericles
The importance of city life in the Sung Empire
Mohammed
The (Protestant) Reformation
5. 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
John Locke
Myths
The English Reformation
6. 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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7. The center of Sumerian community life and served as a temple - storehouse - and treasury
Inventions of the Industrial Revolution
Greece: geography
The ziggurat
The Carolingians
8. The Phoenicians - The Lydians - The Israelites
Rome's political problems
Division of the Muslim Empire
Spartan way of life
Smaller civilizations of the Near East
9. 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
Indus River
The Age of Reason/Enlightenment
Neoclassicism
The Counter Reformation
10. The region that is now Mexico - Central America - and the western coast of South America
Egyptian civilization: significant aspects
The East African Coast
The Persians
Mesoamerica
11. (Islamic scholar - A.D. 1305-1368) spread Islamic culture by traveling widely
Christianity: basic doctrines
The Assyrians
Ibn Battuta
Roman contributions to the western world (greatest contribution)
12. 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
Mycenaean civilization
The 'continental system'
The Aztecs
Adam Smith
13. 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
Steam locomotive
Muslim contributions
Mesopotamia
Ottoman Empire
14. 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: trade and cultural expansion
Isaac Newton
Nicolaus Copernicus
Hinduism
15. 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
Steamboat
The Mayas
The Babylonians
Flying shuttle
16. 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
The Napoleonic Code
Laissez faire
Early Japanese civilization
Indus River
17. Developed strong governments - Benin grew wealthy and powerful until European contact threatened society - Slave trade produced wealth for the cities and the expansion of the slave trade extended into Africa's interior - Trade - taxes - and a powerfu
Persian War
The forest states
Confucius
Egyptian civilization: significant aspects
18. Called for a free and open economic system was needed - Expanded Darwin's theory of evolution to include society as a whole - viewed society as a 'struggle for existence'; only the 'fittest' members of society would survive - The accumulation of weal
Social Darwinism
The Incas
Roman contributions to the western world Culture: history - literature
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages: society
19. 'Liberty - Equality and Fraternity'
The ancient Near East: cultural contributions
Christianity: basic doctrines
Rallying cry of the French Revolution
Key provisions of Magna Carta
20. Complex religion of gods - rituals - and governance (pharaoh)- Writing (hieroglyphics) - Engineering and building (pyramids) - Mathematics
Mesopotamia: developments
Egypt: developments
Alfred the Great
Zoroastrianism
21. 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)
Confucius
The Viking (Norse) invaders
English Parliament
The forest states
22. Economic prosperity - domination of the commercial trade routes controlled by Constantinople - monopoly of the silk trade - The Byzantines made excellent use of diplomacy to avoid invasions - and they were geographically distant from the tribes who s
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23. 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
The Roman Empire
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages: education
The Franks
Feudalism: political
24. 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
Manorialism
The Roman Republic
Smaller civilizations of the Near East
The Scientific Revolution
25. The earliest Indian civilization - the Harappa culture - developed around the Indus River Valley in 2500 B.C.
Indus River
The Magna Carta
Charles Martel
The (Protestant) Reformation
26. 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
Islamic civilization: trade and cultural expansion
Napoleon and the First Empire
Achievements of the Byzantine Empire
Ganges River
27. 1804 - Used initially to haul freight at coal mines and ironworks - The steam engine was used to develop it
Capitalism
Steam locomotive
The Persians
Minoan civilization
28. The ancient Near East comprised the Tigris and Euphrates Valley - the Fertile Crescent - and the Nile Valley.
Athens and Sparta
Paul of Tarsus (Paul the Apostle)
Smaller civilizations of the Near East
The ancient Near East: geography
29. 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
'The Communist Manifesto'
Watt steam engine
Paul of Tarsus (Paul the Apostle)
30. Science: methodology - theory and experimentation - astrolabe (astronomical instrument used to locate and predict the positions of the sun - moon - planet and stars) - alchemy - Technology: mechanical clocks - pointed arch - stained glass - windmill
Myths
The Assyrians
Muslim contributions - Science and technology
Saul
31. 509-27 B.C. Started after Etruscan control was overthrown - Society was divided into the patricians (propertied class) - plebians (main body of Roman citizens) - and slaves - Government was based on consuls - the Senate - and the Centurial Assembly -
Japan's geography
The Roman Republic
The Israelites
Famous empires that grew in the West African savanna
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.
Four key beliefs of Hindus
General characteristics of the Renaissance
France during the later Middle Ages
Mongul rule in China
33. 1764 - Introduced the first power - driven machine to manufacture cloth
Causes of the Industrial Revolution
Isaac Newton
Constantine
Water frame
34. Manufacturing: flying shuttle - Birth of the factory system: spinning jenny - water frame - spinning mule - watt steam engine - power loom - cotton gin - Iron - making: coke smelting - grooved rollers - Transportation: steam locomotive - steamboat
Ibn Battuta
Inventions of the Industrial Revolution
Feudalism: economic
The importance of city life in the Sung Empire
35. c. 1000-1500
Water frame
The Later Middle Ages
The Napoleonic Code
The Peloponnesian War
36. 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
India: developments
Adam Smith
Saul
Islam
37. 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
North American Indians
Persian War
Spinning jenny
Origins of people in America
38. Conquered much of Asia Minor and Northern Mesopotamia (2000-1200 B.C.) - A major contribution included the invention of iron smelting - which revolutionized warfare
Results of the Industrial Revolution
The ziggurat
Mycenaean civilization
The Hittites
39. The Sumerians - The Babylonians - The Hittites - The Assyrians - The Chaldeans - The Persians
Social Darwinism
Ancient Africans' advances in their societies and cultures
Mesopotamian civilizations
The forest states
40. 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
Zoroastrianism
The Napoleonic Code
Modern influence of Magna Carta
The Viking (Norse) invaders
41. Works of Greeks and Romans reconnected Europeans with their ancient heritage
The 'continental system'
The Punic Wars with Carthage
Renaissance
The Age of Pericles
42. International relations placed France against Europe. Napoleon won territory from the Holy Roman Empire and forced Spain to cede the Louisiana territory to France
The Early Middle Ages
Napoleon and the First Empire: international relations
Early Japanese civilization
Charlemagne
43. Influenced its history - Japanese culture reflects a reverence for nature - Mountains - forests - and coastal areas determined cultural growth
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44. A failed French attempt to close the continent to British trade in hopes of destroying the British economy
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45. Established the first kingdom in Palestine (c. 1030-1010 B.C.)
The French Revolution
Neoclassicism
The Israelites
Saul
46. 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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47. 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)
The Chaldeans
Roman contributions to the western world (greatest contribution)
Martin Luther
Capitalism
48. Mainly composed of three regions: desert - savanna - and tropical rainforest - The Sahara desert dominates the continent (covers most of northern Africa) - Trade and commerce were connected to the geographical potential of the area - Large population
The Peloponnesian War
The topography of Africa
Mythology
Myths
49. An ethical religion - Of the Persians - based on concepts of good and evil
The English Reformation
The intellectual response to the Industrial Revolution
The Age of Pericles
Zoroastrianism
50. 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
Napoleon and the First Empire: international relations
Mesolithic or Middle Stone Age
Spain and Portugal during the later Middle Ages
The Mayas