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CSET World History
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1. 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
Effects of the Reformation
The Age of Reason/Enlightenment
Literature and Philosophy during the rennaisance
Minoan civilization
2. The ancient Near East comprised the Tigris and Euphrates Valley - the Fertile Crescent - and the Nile Valley.
Mohammed
The ancient Near East: geography
The Magna Carta
Greece: geography
3. Arabs preserved the cultures of the peoples they conquered - Religious pilgrimages led to the spread of new ideas - The caliphs improved farming methods and crop yields - Military expansion also served as a vehicle for cultural exchane between the Ar
Islam in Africa
Mesolithic or Middle Stone Age
Islamic civilization: government and religion
The Early Middle Ages
4. 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
Ibn Battuta
The Battle of Waterloo (1815)
The French Revolution
Achievements of the Byzantine Empire
5. 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
Dissolution of the Frankish Empire
The Viking (Norse) invaders
Isaac Newton
Background to the French Revolution
6. Assumed leadership of the Muslim world - The Seljuks fought with the crusaders and regained lost land - Mongols invaded the eastern Muslim Empire - The Ottoman Empire expanded territory and lasted for many centuries - Constantinople was the center of
Adam Smith
Voltaire - Montesquieu - Locke - and Rousseau
Laissez faire
Turk Dominance
7. 1807 - Built by American inventor Robert Fulton - The steam engine was used to build it
Steamboat
Zoroastrianism
Martin Luther
Christianity: basic doctrines
8. 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
The Carolingians
Feudalism: outcomes
The Peloponnesian War
9. 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
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Cleisthenes - Athens Leader
The Roman Republic
Social Darwinism
10. 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
Famous empires that grew in the West African savanna
Roman contributions to the western world Engineering and architecture
The Aztecs
The Roman Empire
11. c. 1000-1500
Neolithic or New Stone Age
The Later Middle Ages
The Carolingians
Causes of the Industrial Revolution
12. Established a civilization in the Nile Valley (3000 B.C.) - Natural barriers (desert and sea) - as well as its isolation from other civilizations - greatly hindered foreign invaders; spared Egypt from the repeated political disruptions characteristic
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The Kingdom of Zimbabwe
Egypt
Modern influence of Magna Carta
13. Manor estates - Owned by lords - Peasant serfs given land to work in exchange for percentage of crop - Free peasants worked as skilled laborers - Dues and fees charged for tenancy - use of roads - bridges - etc.
Feudalism: economic
Ancient Africans' advances in their societies and cultures
The ancient Near East: cultural contributions
The Hittites
14. Conquered the Peloponnesus (peninsula of southern Greece) and ushered in a 'dark age' characterized by violence and instability
The Mayas
The Dorians
The Ming and Manchu Dynasties
The caste system
15. (A.D. 747-768) a Carolingian ruler appointed by the pope as king and established the Papal States on former Byzantine lands
Turk Dominance
Pepin the Short
Historical interpretations of the Middle Ages
Mesopotamian civilizations
16. 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)
English Parliament
Egypt: developments
The Hellenistic Age
Greece: geography
17. The Muslim empire was ruled by Arab caliphs - Arabs conquered much of the Byzantine and Persian empires (including North Africa) and Spain - The Battle of Tours (A.D. 732) resulted in the Franks halting Muslim expansion in Europe - Muslim Spain laste
The Age of Pericles
Arabs
Reasons for the Byzantine Empire's success
Chinese civilization under the Sungs
18. No privileges/tax exemptions based on lineage - Government promotion was based on ability - Modernized French law (equality before the law)
The Napoleonic Code
The importance of city life in the Sung Empire
The Hellenistic Age
Spain and Portugal during the later Middle Ages
19. 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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20. 'Liberty - Equality and Fraternity'
Iona
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages: commercial revival
Napoleon and the First Empire: international relations
Rallying cry of the French Revolution
21. 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 intellectual response to the Industrial Revolution
The Early Middle Ages
Mesopotamia
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages: architecture
22. Mathematician - astronomer - Believed God had created the world according to an intelligible plan and that man could understand this plan through application of reason -'Three laws of Planetary Motion'
Feudalism: outcomes
Johannes Kepler
The Roman Republic: decline
Reasons for the decline of the Byzantine Empire
23. 1785 - Led to faster production of cloth
The Holy Roman Empire during the late Middle Ages
Reasons for the spread of Christianity (the Roman period)
Power loom
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages: feudalism/manorialism
24. There were three periods of feudal government
The Aztecs
'The Communist Manifesto'
Reasons for the Byzantine Empire's success
Development of feudalism and a samurai warrior - class
25. Complex religion of gods - rituals - and governance (pharaoh)- Writing (hieroglyphics) - Engineering and building (pyramids) - Mathematics
Athens and Sparta
Egypt: developments
Role of the Church in the Early Middle Ages
The caste system
26. 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.
Persian War
Muslim contributions - Science and technology
The Incas
Mythology
27. 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 ancient Near East: cultural contributions
Alexander the Great
Islam
The Olmec
28. 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
Jesus of Nazareth
Early Japanese civilization
Mythology
Isaac Newton
29. 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
Turk Dominance
The spread of the Renaissance throughout Europe
John Calvin
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages: architecture
30. 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
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Calvinism
North American Indians
31. 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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32. Greek language and cultural accomplishments preserved - Center for world trade and exchange of culture - It spread civilization to all of eastern Europe - Codification of Roman law ('Justinian Code') - It preserved the Eastern Church ('Greek Orthodox
Causes of the Industrial Revolution
Arabs
Achievements of the Byzantine Empire
The Mayas
33. Concrete - arch - roads (200000 miles of roads) - aqueducts and cisterns - monumental buildings (the Colosseum)
Origins of people in America
The Lydians
Roman contributions to the western world Engineering and architecture
Napoleon and the First Empire
34. Reflected the new secular trends - Humanism stressed the importance of the individual - Machiavelli's 'The Prince' stressed that 'the ends justify the means' as a political philosophy - The influence of the 'classical' arts was strong - and a new emp
Literature and Philosophy during the rennaisance
The Viking (Norse) invaders
The accomplishments of the early Japanese
Development of feudalism and a samurai warrior - class
35. 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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36. An Aegean civilization - Minoan civilization of Crete (c. 4000-1400 B.C.) based its prosperity on extensive commerce
Feudalism: political
Four key beliefs of Hindus
Minoan civilization
Reasons for the decline of the Byzantine Empire
37. 1760 - Improved production of iron
The Carolingians
The Israelites
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages: feudalism/manorialism
Coke smelting
38. 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
The ancient Near East: geography
Ibn Battuta
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages: philosophy
Sumeria
39. His teachings influenced Chinese culture - Wanted to improve society - Taught that certain virtues are guidelines to happy life
Confucius
The (Protestant) Reformation
Ancient Africans' advances in their societies and cultures
Contributions of the Greek World
40. 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
The Scientific Revolution
Ottoman Empire
Causes of the Industrial Revolution
Martin Luther's beliefs
41. An ethical religion - Of the Persians - based on concepts of good and evil
Iona
Absolutism
Zoroastrianism
The Persians
42. 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
Four key beliefs of Hindus
The Sumerians
England during the later Middle Ages
General characteristics of the Renaissance
43. Refers to the absolute rule of monarchs with unlimited power - The theory of absolute monarchs and the divine right of kings (rule by God's will) - Evolved from the limited power of the ruling class during the Middle Ages to the Age of Absolutism in
The Babylonians
Historical interpretations of the Middle Ages
The feudal system
Absolutism
44. 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)
The Counter Reformation
Calvinism
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Paul of Tarsus (Paul the Apostle)
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
Persian War
India under Muslim rule
John Calvin
Myths
46. Architecture was dominated by the Romanesque (11th -12th century) and Gothic (13th -15th century) styles
Ancient Africans' advances in their societies and cultures
Ibn Battuta
Neolithic or New Stone Age
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages: architecture
47. 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.)
Laissez faire
The Roman Republic: decline
The Counter Reformation
Indus River
48. 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
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages: education
Early Japanese civilization
The topography of Africa
The French Revolution
49. 1779 - A power - driven machine that produced fine - strong yarn
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Reasons for the decline of the Byzantine Empire
Calvinism
Achievements of the Byzantine Empire
50. 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
Development of feudalism and a samurai warrior - class
Nicolaus Copernicus
Egypt
Classical Greece