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CSET World History
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1. 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
Islamic civilization: government and religion
Reasons for the Reformation
The Roman Republic
Rome's political problems
2. 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
Martin Luther
The Hellenistic Age
The ziggurat
North American Indians
3. The Phoenicians - The Lydians - The Israelites
Smaller civilizations of the Near East
Rome's political problems
The Battle of Waterloo (1815)
Charlemagne
4. 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
Mesopotamian civilizations
The Viking (Norse) invaders
Flying shuttle
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages: commercial revival
5. Political outcomes: stability - leading lords emerged as kings - foundation for nation - states - Economic outcomes: self - sufficiency - foundation for urbanization - Productive surpluses and specialization of skills would lead to trade - Trade woul
Arabs
Feudalism: outcomes
The importance of city life in the Sung Empire
Christianity: basic doctrines
6. 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
The Viking (Norse) invaders
Historical interpretations of the Middle Ages
The Dorians
The Later Middle Ages
7. 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)
Famous empires that grew in the West African savanna
India under Muslim rule
The Scientific Revolution
Reasons for the Byzantine Empire's success
8. 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
The (Protestant) Reformation
'The Communist Manifesto'
The Aztecs
The Mayas
9. 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
Egypt
Ancient Africans' advances in their societies and cultures
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages: education
The Roman Republic: decline
10. The period of human culture that began around 10000 years ago in the Middle East and 4000 years ago later in other parts of the world. It is characterized by the beginning of farming - the domestication of animals - the development of crafts such as
The Mayas
Neolithic or New Stone Age
Alexander the Great
The Napoleonic Code
11. 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 Incas
Adam Smith
North American Indians
The Holy Roman Empire during the late Middle Ages
12. Foreign trade enabled populations to grow in cities and to become sophisticated - The family was the focus of Chinese life - Women had lower status than men
The Aztecs
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages: commercial revival
The importance of city life in the Sung Empire
Nicolaus Copernicus
13. 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
The Aztecs
Calvinism
Grooved rollers
Background to the French Revolution
14. Complex religion of gods - rituals - and governance (pharaoh)- Writing (hieroglyphics) - Engineering and building (pyramids) - Mathematics
Impact of Spanish Exploration and Conquest on Indigenous People of the Americas
Egypt: developments
Sumeria
Social Darwinism
15. 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
Pepin the Short
Reasons for the Reformation
Indus River
Alexander the Great
16. (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
The Israelites
General characteristics of the Renaissance
Steamboat
Charlemagne
17. 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.
Mongul rule in China
Islamic civilization: government and religion
Ibn Battuta
The ancient Near East: cultural contributions
18. A.D. 960-1279 - The Chinese Empire lost much territory after the fall of the Tang rulers - Advances in education - art - and science contributed to an improved way of life
Chinese civilization under the Sungs
Inventions of the Industrial Revolution
Spinning jenny
The Peloponnesian War
19. 1760 - Improved production of iron
Athens and Sparta
Coke smelting
The Israelites
Role of the Church in the Early Middle Ages
20. 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
Inventions of the Industrial Revolution
The Roman Republic: decline
Reasons for the decline of the Byzantine Empire
The Phoenicians
21. 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
Muslim contributions - Science and technology
Literature and Philosophy during the rennaisance
The caste system
The Scientific Revolution
22. Mathematician - physicist - and astronomer - The most influential scientist of the Enlightenment - Described universal gravitation and the three laws of motion - which dominated the scientific view of the physical universe for the next three centurie
Ganges River
Neolithic or New Stone Age
Isaac Newton
The Israelites
23. The earliest Indian civilization - the Harappa culture - developed around the Indus River Valley in 2500 B.C.
Indus River
Key provisions of Magna Carta
The topography of Africa
Social Darwinism and Capitalism
24. 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 Counter Reformation
Egypt
The Roman Empire
Social Darwinism and Capitalism
25. 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
Alfred the Great
Martin Luther
Literature and Philosophy during the rennaisance
The Carolingians
26. Mesopotamia (Tigris and Euphrates rivers; southwest Asia/modern - day Iraq) - floods were unpredictable and destructive; flat plains invited invasion - Egypt (banks of Nile River - Mediterranean and Red Seas; Northeastern Africa) - India (Indus and G
Martin Luther
Neoclassicism
Rallying cry of the French Revolution
River Valley Civilizations
27. Writing - Commerce - Government
China: developments
The feudal system
Paul of Tarsus (Paul the Apostle)
Absolutism
28. 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
The intellectual response to the Industrial Revolution
General characteristics of the Renaissance
The Battle of Waterloo (1815)
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages: education
29. 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
Egypt: developments
Islamic civilization: trade and cultural expansion
The Israelites
The East African Coast
30. Developed over many centuries - The first American Indians originated from Asia - Agriculture changed some Indian culture from a nomadic existence to farming communities
Development of the Renaissance
Hindus
The ancient Near East: geography
American Indian culture
31. The agricultural organization and economic foundation of feudalism
Philosophy influenced by the Age of Reason
Martin Luther
The Roman Empire
Manorialism
32. Considered one of the world's major religions and has influenced religious - political - and social thought for over 4000 years - Originated in the Indus River Valley of India and primarily spread to and throughout southeast Asia
The Punic Wars with Carthage
Hinduism
Inventions of the Industrial Revolution
Watt steam engine
33. Profits linked to the manufacturing of products - Private ownership of land - Freedom of choice - A competitive free - market system - Limited government restraints
Hinduism
Capitalism
Role of the Church in the Early Middle Ages
Martin Luther's beliefs
34. 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
Muslim contributions
The Ming and Manchu Dynasties
Ibn Battuta
John Locke
35. 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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36. c. 1000-1500
Saul
The Later Middle Ages
Mesopotamian civilizations
Muslim contributions - Science and technology
37. (Islamic scholar - A.D. 1305-1368) spread Islamic culture by traveling widely
The 'continental system'
Persian War
The forest states
Ibn Battuta
38. 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
Impact of Spanish Exploration and Conquest on Indigenous People of the Americas
Results of the Industrial Revolution
The Roman Republic: decline
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages: feudalism/manorialism
39. (A.D. 747-768) a Carolingian ruler appointed by the pope as king and established the Papal States on former Byzantine lands
The Incas
Causes of the Industrial Revolution
Pepin the Short
The Dorians
40. 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
Mycenaean civilization
Islam
The accomplishments of the early Japanese
Manorialism
41. 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
The Scientific Revolution
The French Revolution
Indus River
Roman contributions to the western world Culture: history - literature
42. 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
Egypt
The importance of city life in the Sung Empire
The Ming and Manchu Dynasties
Rome's political problems
43. 1764 - Increased the speed and output of yarn spinners
The Carolingians
Islamic civilization: government and religion
Spinning jenny
Mesolithic or Middle Stone Age
44. 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
The Olmec
General characteristics of the Renaissance
Persian War
Christianity: basic doctrines
45. Rugged landscape of mountains and valleys - scattered islands led to the development of independent city - states (polis) rather than one unified empire - Scarcity of good agricultural land encouraged seafaring in eastern Greece - The southern mainla
Islam in Africa
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages: philosophy
Reasons for the spread of Christianity (the Roman period)
Greece: geography
46. The center of Sumerian community life and served as a temple - storehouse - and treasury
The Carolingians
The ziggurat
The Babylonians
Ancient Africans' advances in their societies and cultures
47. The commercial revival led to the rise of towns. - A true middle class emerged - Economic activities in the towns were supervised by the guild system (merchant and craft guilds) - The Crusades led to the revival of international trade
Reasons for the decline of the Byzantine Empire
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages: commercial revival
The ziggurat
The intellectual response to the Industrial Revolution
48. The region that is now Mexico - Central America - and the western coast of South America
Feudalism: outcomes
Mesoamerica
Power loom
Mesolithic or Middle Stone Age
49. 1807 - Built by American inventor Robert Fulton - The steam engine was used to build it
The Mayas
Steamboat
John Calvin
Laissez faire
50. 1804 - Used initially to haul freight at coal mines and ironworks - The steam engine was used to develop it
The Carolingians
Ibn Battuta
Mohammed
Steam locomotive