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CSET World History
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1. 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
Spinning mule
Dissolution of the Frankish Empire
Grooved rollers
Hinduism
2. 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
The Punic Wars with Carthage
The Napoleonic Code
Mesopotamia
3. 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
Constantinople
Islam in Africa
'The Communist Manifesto'
4. The Turkish empire - By the middle of the 16th century - the Ottomans controlled not only Turkey but most of southeastern Europe - the Crimea - Iran - and a majority of the Middle East
Ottoman Empire
Classical Greece
Minoan civilization
The forest states
5. 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 Chaldeans
The intellectual response to the Industrial Revolution
Water frame
Enlightened despotism
6. 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
Water frame
The Persians
General characteristics of the Renaissance
The ziggurat
7. The cultural period of the Stone Age that began about 2.5 to 2 million years ago - marked by the earliest use of tools made of chipped stone. The Paleolithic Period ended at different times in different parts of the world - generally around 10000 yea
Rome's economic problems
Paleolithic or Old Stone Age
Africa's geological diversity
The French Revolution
8. Replaced the Franks as legitimate rulers - The Carolingian Renaissance resulted in the establishment of a palace academy with a prescribed academic curriculum
Early cultures in Mesoamerica
The ancient Near East: cultural contributions
The Scientific Revolution
The Carolingians
9. 1779 - A power - driven machine that produced fine - strong yarn
Egyptian civilization: significant aspects
The intellectual response to the Industrial Revolution
The Mayas
Spinning mule
10. Also known as the Catholic Reformation - Attempted to halt the spread of Protestantism - The Jesuits (Society of Jesus) became the first official Catholic response to the Reformation; Jesuits also initiated missionary and educational endeavors - The
The Mayas
The Counter Reformation
Charlemagne
Dissolution of the Frankish Empire
11. 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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12. 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
Origins of people in America
The Renaissance
The Babylonians
Minoan civilization
13. Developed their own language and sophisticated system of writing - developed literature and poetry - developed the Shinto religion - placed great emphasis on a love of nature - beauty - and good manners
Manorialism
The accomplishments of the early Japanese
The Carolingians
Coke smelting
14. 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
Rome's political problems
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages: philosophy
Impact of Spanish Exploration and Conquest on Indigenous People of the Americas
15. An ethical religion - Of the Persians - based on concepts of good and evil
Zoroastrianism
The Carolingians
The Dorians
Arabs
16. Ended in defeat for Napoleon and ended the French Empire; Napoleon was permanently exiled to St. Helena
Effects of the Reformation
The Roman Empire
The Battle of Waterloo (1815)
Power loom
17. Muslims controlled India for centuries - Muslim invaders came into India in the 11th and 12th centuries and created kingdoms in the north - The Delhi Sultanate was the most powerful (1206-1526)
Classical Greece
India under Muslim rule
Social Darwinism and Capitalism
Modern influence of Magna Carta
18. 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
The Roman Republic: decline
Social Darwinism and Capitalism
The ancient Near East: geography
Steam locomotive
19. Disease devastated native populations - Smallpox - measles - typhus - From Mexico - spread into the American southwest and southward toward the Andes - From 1520-1620 - 20 million dead - Conquest aided by weakening of native forces - Mass transfer of
The Early Middle Ages
Impact of Spanish Exploration and Conquest on Indigenous People of the Americas
Background to the French Revolution
Reasons for the Reformation
20. 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 -
Johannes Kepler
Coke smelting
Nicolaus Copernicus
The Roman Republic
21. (Virgil's Aeneid - Ovid's Metamorphoses) - rhetoric (the art and study of the use of language with persuasive effect) - Continued the Greek tradition in literature - art - sculpture - and the humanities
India under Muslim rule
Pepin the Short
Roman contributions to the western world Culture: history - literature
The Hellenistic Age
22. 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
Hindus
Results of the Industrial Revolution
Causes of the Industrial Revolution
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages: commercial revival
23. Immediate cause: continuous barbaric invasion - Internal factors included political instability - decreasing farm production - inflation - excessive taxation - and the decline of the military - including the use of mercenaries - The rise of Christian
Philosophy influenced by the Age of Reason
Social Darwinism and Capitalism
Capitalism
The Fall of Rome
24. 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
Hinduism
Ganges River
The Aztecs
25. 1792 - Made it possible to meet increased demand for cotton by mechanizing the process for separating seeds from cotton fiber
The Lydians
Cotton gin
Ibn Battuta
Results of the Industrial Revolution
26. The Abbasids overthrew the Umayyads
Reasons for the Byzantine Empire's success
Division of the Muslim Empire
Egypt: developments
The Chaldeans
27. Writing - Commerce - Government
The Kingdom of Zimbabwe
Hinduism
China: developments
The Magna Carta
28. 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
John Locke
Nicolaus Copernicus
Christianity: basic doctrines
The Phoenicians
29. Ghana - Mali and Songhai
The French Revolution
Ibn Battuta
Famous empires that grew in the West African savanna
The Early Middle Ages
30. 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
Sumeria
The Magna Carta
Islam
The Franks
31. 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
Charlemagne
Mycenaean civilization
Athens and Sparta
The Peloponnesian War
32. Saw the development of city - states - East African civilization was based on international trade and seaport cities - Swahili culture developed its own language and thrived in the city - states - The Portuguese destroyed much of the East African tra
Reasons for the Reformation
The East African Coast
Renaissance
Development of feudalism and a samurai warrior - class
33. 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
Cleisthenes - Athens Leader
Philosophy influenced by the Age of Reason
The importance of city life in the Sung Empire
The Incas
34. The decline of feudalism and manorialism was evident by the 12th century and complete by the 16th century
Ancient Africans' advances in their societies and cultures
Isaac Newton
Reasons for the Reformation
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages: feudalism/manorialism
35. Profits linked to the manufacturing of products - Private ownership of land - Freedom of choice - A competitive free - market system - Limited government restraints
Early cultures in Mesoamerica
Capitalism
The Assyrians
Water frame
36. The agricultural organization and economic foundation of feudalism
Causes of the Industrial Revolution
Nicolaus Copernicus
Manorialism
The Hellenistic Age
37. 146 B.C. After which Rome emerged as the dominant power in the Mediterranean - Rome incorporated Greek culture into its empire - Roman expansion resulted in a world republic
Reasons for the spread of Christianity (the Roman period)
The Punic Wars with Carthage
Dissolution of the Frankish Empire
The (Protestant) Reformation
38. 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
England during the later Middle Ages
The French Revolution
The Incas
The Carolingians
39. 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
The Renaissance
The Babylonians
Power loom
Indus River
40. 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 Age of Reason/Enlightenment
The Peloponnesian War
The Early Middle Ages
Sumeria
41. 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
Japan's geography
Modern influence of Magna Carta
Steam locomotive
Early Japanese civilization
42. A totalitarian and militaristic state dependent on slave labor to sustain its agricultural system; state owned most of the land - Warrior state - dependent on a superior military (result of constant threat of rebellion) - Spartan citizens were outnum
Development of the Renaissance
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages: feudalism/manorialism
Chinese civilization under the Sungs
Spartan way of life
43. 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 Later Middle Ages
The intellectual response to the Industrial Revolution
The Holy Roman Empire during the late Middle Ages
The (Protestant) Reformation
44. The First Act of Supremacy (1534) marked the beginning of the English Reformation. - The king of England - Henry VIII - became the head of the church - The pope's refusal to annul the marriage of Henry VIII to Catherine of Aragon initiated the break
The English Reformation
Islam
Charles Martel
Egyptian civilization: significant aspects
45. Works of Greeks and Romans reconnected Europeans with their ancient heritage
Achievements of the Byzantine Empire
Napoleon and the First Empire: international relations
Renaissance
The Holy Roman Empire during the late Middle Ages
46. 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
Early cultures in Mesoamerica
Muslim contributions
Mohammed
47. The Renaissance of northern Europe emphasized the teachings of Christianity and placed less reliance on humanism - The French Renaissance reflected a democratic realism - The English Renaissance did not flower until the Elizabethan Age
The spread of the Renaissance throughout Europe
The Battle of Waterloo (1815)
Early cultures in Mesoamerica
Turk Dominance
48. 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
Watt steam engine
The caste system
River Valley Civilizations
Muslim contributions
49. 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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50. (A.D. 871-99) established the English kingdom after stemming the Danish invasions
Alfred the Great
Napoleon and the First Empire
The forest states
Indus River