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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
The French Revolution
Steamboat
Dissolution of the Frankish Empire
The Olmec
2. The Phoenicians - The Lydians - The Israelites
Modern influence of Magna Carta
Smaller civilizations of the Near East
Effects of the Reformation
Rome's political problems
3. Architecture was dominated by the Romanesque (11th -12th century) and Gothic (13th -15th century) styles
Inventions of the Industrial Revolution
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages: architecture
Feudalism: political
Early Japanese civilization
4. Ended in defeat for Napoleon and ended the French Empire; Napoleon was permanently exiled to St. Helena
The Early Middle Ages
The ancient Near East: geography
Roman contributions to the western world Culture: history - literature
The Battle of Waterloo (1815)
5. (1848) - Written by Marx and Friedrich Engels - advanced the theories of modern scientific socialism
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6. 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
The Scientific Revolution
The Franks
Dissolution of the Frankish Empire
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages: commercial revival
7. 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 Communist Manifesto'
The Incas
Classical Greece
Causes of the Industrial Revolution
8. 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
The feudal system
Chinese civilization under the Sungs
Mythology
The Viking (Norse) invaders
9. 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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10. 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
Cotton gin
Isaac Newton
Neolithic or New Stone Age
Turk Dominance
11. 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
Napoleon and the First Empire: international relations
Literature and Philosophy during the rennaisance
Reasons for the Reformation
Ottoman Empire
12. 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
Feudalism: outcomes
Origins of people in America
Mycenaean civilization
Reasons for the Byzantine Empire's success
13. 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
English Parliament
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages: society
Early Japanese civilization
Hinduism
14. 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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15. 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
Calvinism
Muslim contributions
India under Muslim rule
The Fall of Rome
16. 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 conquest of Indigenous People of the Americas
The Babylonians
India under Muslim rule
Isaac Newton
17. 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
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages: architecture
The Israelites
Nicolaus Copernicus
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages: commercial revival
18. 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
Mythology
Turk Dominance
The (Protestant) Reformation
The importance of city life in the Sung Empire
19. The Olmec - The Mayas - The Aztecs - The Incas
Early Japanese civilization
Contributions of the Greek World
Roman contributions to the western world Engineering and architecture
Early cultures in Mesoamerica
20. (Frankish military/political leader) Halted the Muslim advance into Europe at the Battle of Tours (A.D. 732); Martel's victory helped preserve western civilization
The Hellenistic Age
Charles Martel
The Battle of Waterloo (1815)
The Early Middle Ages
21. 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 Renaissance
The forest states
Effects of the Reformation
The spread of the Renaissance throughout Europe
22. 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
Reasons for the Reformation
Confucius
Sumeria
England during the later Middle Ages
23. Writing - Commerce - Government
Turk Dominance
China: developments
Water frame
Calvinism
24. 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
Egypt: developments
Minoan civilization
The Magna Carta
Alexander the Great
25. 20000-30000 years ago - during the last Ice Age - the first humans crossed over the Bering Sea land bridge into the Americas - As they migrated southward - they inhabited the hemisphere from Alaska to Tierra del Fuego - Their widespread dispersion le
Background to the French Revolution
Origins of people in America
The Age of Pericles
Mohammed
26. Four rivers (Nile - Congo - Niger - and Zambezi) were important to Africa's economic history - Egyptian civilization developed in the Nile Valley - Africa above the Sahara (Northern Africa) is often associated with Arab influence - The irregular coas
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27. 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
The Aztecs
Role of the Church in the Early Middle Ages
'The Communist Manifesto'
Mycenaean civilization
28. 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
Causes of the Industrial Revolution
Constantinople
Galileo Galilei
The intellectual response to the Industrial Revolution
29. Hierarchical and interdependent - Church - Lords/nobles - Vassals/lesser lords - Knights - Peasants (free and serfs) - Grants of land given by lords in exchange for oaths of loyalty - Private armies of vassals and their knights protected lords and th
The Punic Wars with Carthage
Feudalism: political
River Valley Civilizations
Early cultures in Mesoamerica
30. 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
Minoan civilization
Cleisthenes - Athens Leader
Watt steam engine
France during the later Middle Ages
31. 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
Causes of the Industrial Revolution
Reasons for the Reformation
Alexander the Great
Achievements of the Byzantine Empire
32. 1785 - Meant that factories were no longer dependent on water sources for power
Contributions of the Greek World
Feudalism: political
Watt steam engine
The Fall of Rome
33. 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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34. 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
North American Indians
Christianity: basic doctrines
English Parliament
The Hellenistic Age
35. 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
Spartan way of life
The Kingdom of Zimbabwe
Reasons for the spread of Christianity (the Roman period)
Coke smelting
36. Attempted to unify the entire Near East under one rule (500s B.C.) - Established an international government - - Failed to conquer the Greeks; Persia was eventually conquered by Alexander the Great (334-331 B.C.)
Sumeria
The Persians
Martin Luther
The Lydians
37. Philosophy (Scholasticism) dealt with the consistency of faith and reason
The Counter Reformation
Steam locomotive
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages: philosophy
Sumeria
38. 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 topography of Africa
Voltaire - Montesquieu - Locke - and Rousseau
Mongul rule in China
The Age of Reason/Enlightenment
39. 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
General characteristics of the Renaissance
Hinduism
Rome's political problems
Egypt
40. The region that is now Mexico - Central America - and the western coast of South America
Mesoamerica
The (Protestant) Reformation
Steamboat
The Aztecs
41. No privileges/tax exemptions based on lineage - Government promotion was based on ability - Modernized French law (equality before the law)
The Napoleonic Code
The forest states
The Punic Wars with Carthage
Development of the Renaissance
42. 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
The Renaissance
Flying shuttle
Christianity: basic doctrines
China: developments
43. 4000-323 B.C. Organized warfare: Mycenae (military stronghold) - Sparta - phalanx (military formation - Literature: epic poetry (Iliad - Odyssey) - plays (drama - tragedy - comedy) - History: Herodotus (historian who reported the Persian Wars) - Thu
The Franks
Paul of Tarsus (Paul the Apostle)
The Ming and Manchu Dynasties
Contributions of the Greek World
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
Charlemagne
Islam
The English Reformation
Role of the Church in the Early Middle Ages
45. The earliest Indian civilization - the Harappa culture - developed around the Indus River Valley in 2500 B.C.
Reasons for the decline of the Byzantine Empire
Constantinople
Indus River
Reasons for the Byzantine Empire's success
46. The center of Sumerian community life and served as a temple - storehouse - and treasury
The ziggurat
The English Reformation
Feudalism: economic
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages: society
47. Writing (cuneiform) - Organized government - Written law code (Hammurabi's Code) - Systematized religion (Zoroastrianism) - Astronomy; astrology
Mesopotamia: developments
The accomplishments of the early Japanese
Muslim contributions
Dissolution of the Frankish Empire
48. A collection of myths or stories - usually about the gods and their relationships to human beings; the study of myths
Alfred the Great
Napoleon and the First Empire: international relations
Mythology
The intellectual response to the Industrial Revolution
49. 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 -
The Carolingians
Feudalism: outcomes
The Persians
The Roman Republic
50. 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
Causes of the Industrial Revolution
Cotton gin
Martin Luther