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CSET World History
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1. 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
Grooved rollers
Jesus of Nazareth
The Kingdom of Zimbabwe
The Olmec
2. 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
Power loom
The spread of the Renaissance throughout Europe
Paul of Tarsus (Paul the Apostle)
Development of feudalism and a samurai warrior - class
3. 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
Ganges River
The Persians
River Valley Civilizations
England during the later Middle Ages
4. 1760 - Improved production of iron
Spinning jenny
Coke smelting
Smaller civilizations of the Near East
Charlemagne
5. 431-404 B.C. - Devastated Sparta - Athens - and their Greek city - state allies - Sparta was victorious but unable to unite the Greek city - states - Greek individualism was a catalyst in the collapse of the Greek city - state alliances
Coke smelting
Role of the Church in the Early Middle Ages
The Viking (Norse) invaders
The Peloponnesian War
6. The decline of feudalism and manorialism was evident by the 12th century and complete by the 16th century
Famous empires that grew in the West African savanna
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages: feudalism/manorialism
Calvinism
Ottoman Empire
7. Developed in the interior of the continent - Grew from an iron - working settlement - Huge stone structures were constructed - Economy was based on the gold trade
Literature and Philosophy during the rennaisance
The Kingdom of Zimbabwe
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages: architecture
Islamic civilization: government and religion
8. Ended in defeat for Napoleon and ended the French Empire; Napoleon was permanently exiled to St. Helena
Minoan civilization
The Battle of Waterloo (1815)
Saul
Feudalism: political
9. 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
Roman contributions to the western world Culture: history - literature
The Fall of Rome
The Lydians
Reasons for the Byzantine Empire's success
10. Conquered much of Asia Minor and Northern Mesopotamia (2000-1200 B.C.) - A major contribution included the invention of iron smelting - which revolutionized warfare
Neoclassicism
The Hittites
Division of the Muslim Empire
The spread of the Renaissance throughout Europe
11. 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
Achievements of the Byzantine Empire
Nicolaus Copernicus
Role of the Church in the Early Middle Ages
The Holy Roman Empire during the late Middle Ages
12. The proper function of government was defined by ___________________. Their ideas led to the philosophical bases for the American and French revolutions.
Constantine
The Aztecs
Voltaire - Montesquieu - Locke - and Rousseau
English Parliament
13. Became a revolutionary anti - Catholic movement - Basis of 'Reformed Churches -' which spread throughout Europe; Calvinism made Protestantism an international movement
Calvinism
Watt steam engine
The East African Coast
Capitalism
14. 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
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages: society
The topography of Africa
The accomplishments of the early Japanese
The Assyrians
15. 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
Muslim contributions - Science and technology
The French Revolution
Voltaire - Montesquieu - Locke - and Rousseau
Impact of Spanish Exploration and Conquest on Indigenous People of the Americas
16. No privileges/tax exemptions based on lineage - Government promotion was based on ability - Modernized French law (equality before the law)
The Napoleonic Code
The ancient Near East: cultural contributions
River Valley Civilizations
Development of the Renaissance
17. 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
The Magna Carta
The Punic Wars with Carthage
Mesopotamian civilizations
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages: commercial revival
18. 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
Isaac Newton
The Holy Roman Empire during the late Middle Ages
The intellectual response to the Industrial Revolution
Rome's political problems
19. (Islamic scholar - A.D. 1305-1368) spread Islamic culture by traveling widely
The (Protestant) Reformation
The Renaissance
Ibn Battuta
River Valley Civilizations
20. King's authority limited by law - rights of the king's subjects declared (i.e. habeas corpus) - respect for legal procedures
Mesopotamian civilizations
Key provisions of Magna Carta
Causes of the Industrial Revolution
Effects of the Reformation
21. Writing - Commerce - Government
Greece: geography
Development of the Renaissance
The intellectual response to the Industrial Revolution
China: developments
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
The Later Middle Ages
Results of the Industrial Revolution
Paleolithic or Old Stone Age
The (Protestant) Reformation
23. 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
Nicolaus Copernicus
The East African Coast
Neoclassicism
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages: education
24. Began with the teachings of Jesus of Nazareth (compassion for the poor and downtrodden) - Emphasized the Holy Bible as the word of God - the sacraments as the instruments of God's grace - and the importance of a moral life for salvation
Neolithic or New Stone Age
The Later Middle Ages
Christianity: basic doctrines
Napoleon and the First Empire: international relations
25. 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
Development of feudalism and a samurai warrior - class
Spinning mule
American Indian culture
John Calvin
26. No formal system in place to choose Roman emperors; some chosen directly by the emperor - others were heirs to the throne - others were able to buy the throne - Informal and corrupt process of succession resulted in weak and ineffective rulers and ma
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27. c. A.D. 500-1000 - Dark Ages: A.D. 500-800 - The collapse of Rome and sweeping advances of Germanic and Viking raiders - Europe entered a time of chaotic political - economic - and urban decline - A struggle back toward stability
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages
The Early Middle Ages
Renaissance
The accomplishments of the early Japanese
28. 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
Chinese civilization under the Sungs
Historical interpretations of the Middle Ages
John Locke
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
Classical Greece
The (Protestant) Reformation
The Israelites
The 'continental system'
30. The government system and basis for society in the Middle Ages - The system was based on land ownership; person who was allowed by a lord to use his land was called a vassal and the land was called a fief
The feudal system
Mycenaean civilization
North American Indians
Martin Luther's beliefs
31. 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
Muslim contributions - Science and technology
North American Indians
The Sumerians
John Locke
32. 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
Contributions of the Greek World
The Magna Carta
Early cultures in Mesoamerica
Hinduism
33. 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
France during the later Middle Ages
Division of the Muslim Empire
Background to the French Revolution
Mycenaean civilization
34. 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
The Napoleonic Code
The forest states
Key provisions of Magna Carta
Martin Luther
35. 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
Manorialism
Reasons for the spread of Christianity (the Roman period)
Constantine
The Chaldeans
36. Dissatisfaction with church ritual and Latin overtones - Humanism emphasized man's needs and concerns - The printing press allowed mass communication (Luther's 95 Theses were translated - widely copied - distributed throughout Europe) - Luther's exco
Reasons for the Reformation
The Peloponnesian War
Feudalism: economic
The Renaissance
37. 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
The forest states
The Ming and Manchu Dynasties
Feudalism: outcomes
River Valley Civilizations
38. Egyptian life was dominated by concerns for the afterlife - religion - and the pharaoh - Medical advances and specialized surgery were major contributions - The Egyptians invented a hieroglyphic writing system - Commerce flourished throughout Arabia
Egyptian civilization: significant aspects
Iona
The Incas
Philosophy influenced by the Age of Reason
39. 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 Roman Republic: decline
The forest states
Galileo Galilei
The Incas
40. 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
Greece: geography
Johannes Kepler
The Roman Empire
41. 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
Steam locomotive
England during the later Middle Ages
Smaller civilizations of the Near East
Egypt
42. 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
Islamic civilization: trade and cultural expansion
Sumeria
Adam Smith
Watt steam engine
43. (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
Origins of people in America
The Kingdom of Zimbabwe
Charlemagne
Neoclassicism
44. 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
The Early Middle Ages
Early cultures in Mesoamerica
Turk Dominance
The importance of city life in the Sung Empire
45. 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
The feudal system
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages: education
Roman contributions to the western world (greatest contribution)
The ancient Near East: cultural contributions
46. 1764 - Increased the speed and output of yarn spinners
Mesopotamian civilizations
Spinning jenny
Rome's political problems
The Sumerians
47. 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
Egyptian civilization: significant aspects
The Hittites
The feudal system
Social Darwinism and Capitalism
48. 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.
China: developments
Mongul rule in China
Achievements of the Byzantine Empire
Literature and Philosophy during the rennaisance
49. As the Western Roman Empire was under relentless attack from barbarian tribes - people looked to the Church for salvation - The Church became the preserver of civilization and its unifying force in both political and religious life - Church entered i
Role of the Church in the Early Middle Ages
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages: philosophy
Rome's economic problems
English Parliament
50. 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
Nicolaus Copernicus
Feudalism: political
Isaac Newton
Muslim contributions - Science and technology