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CSET World History
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1. 1733 - Increased the speed of weavers
The Counter Reformation
Reasons for the spread of Christianity (the Roman period)
Flying shuttle
The Magna Carta
2. 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
Paleolithic or Old Stone Age
Christianity: basic doctrines
Origins of people in America
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages: philosophy
3. King's authority limited by law - rights of the king's subjects declared (i.e. habeas corpus) - respect for legal procedures
The Chaldeans
Key provisions of Magna Carta
The ancient Near East: geography
Martin Luther's beliefs
4. 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
The accomplishments of the early Japanese
The Ming and Manchu Dynasties
Absolutism
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages: feudalism/manorialism
5. (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
Results of the Industrial Revolution
Charles Martel
The Magna Carta
The Dorians
6. 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
Early cultures in Mesoamerica
Enlightened despotism
Arabs
Grooved rollers
7. Stimulated new states of West Africa and spread Islamic culture and religion
General characteristics of the Renaissance
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages: education
Islam in Africa
Roman contributions to the western world Culture: history - literature
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
Mycenaean civilization
Mesopotamian civilizations
Chinese civilization under the Sungs
The Counter Reformation
9. Became the birthplace for the Hellenic civilization
Iona
The Age of Pericles
American Indian culture
John Calvin
10. 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
The ziggurat
Coke smelting
Paleolithic or Old Stone Age
Role of the Church in the Early Middle Ages
11. 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 Chaldeans
Ganges River
Hinduism
The Early Middle Ages
12. 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
Feudalism: political
Pepin the Short
Ottoman Empire
13. The Olmec - The Mayas - The Aztecs - The Incas
Causes of the Industrial Revolution
Classical Greece
Early cultures in Mesoamerica
The intellectual response to the Industrial Revolution
14. Attempted to stem the tide - The empire split into the Western and Eastern Roman Empires - Barbarian invasions by Germanic and Asiatic tribes (the Goths - Vandals - and Huns) devastated Rome - and it fell in A.D. 476 - The Eastern Roman Empire at Con
General characteristics of the Renaissance
The Early Middle Ages
Constantine
John Calvin
15. 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
Ancient Africans' advances in their societies and cultures
Achievements of the Byzantine Empire
The French Revolution
The feudal system
16. Institutions: hospitals - medical schools - libraries - universities - Agriculture: cash crops - crop rotation - Mathematics: algebra - algorithms - Arabic numerals - decimal point - Globalization: exploration - work of scholars - trade (Atlantic - M
Martin Luther
The Lydians
Jesus of Nazareth
Muslim contributions
17. Transformed society and changed the way people looked at the natural world - In doing so - science came into direct conflict with the teachings of the Church - Began in the 16th century - Important people: Nicolaus Copernicus - Galileo Galilei - Joha
Enlightened despotism
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages: commercial revival
The Scientific Revolution
The Renaissance
18. Influenced its history - Japanese culture reflects a reverence for nature - Mountains - forests - and coastal areas determined cultural growth
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19. Lived and worked under Muslim rule - Most were self - sufficient farmers - The caste system dominated their life
The Lydians
Hindus
Historical interpretations of the Middle Ages
The East African Coast
20. There were three periods of feudal government
The Early Middle Ages
The ancient Near East: cultural contributions
Mesopotamia: developments
Development of feudalism and a samurai warrior - class
21. Established the first kingdom in Palestine (c. 1030-1010 B.C.)
Alexander the Great
Confucius
Saul
France during the later Middle Ages
22. The Abbasids overthrew the Umayyads
Ottoman Empire
Division of the Muslim Empire
Egypt
Development of feudalism and a samurai warrior - class
23. The decline of feudalism and manorialism was evident by the 12th century and complete by the 16th century
Results of the Industrial Revolution
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages: feudalism/manorialism
The Aztecs
Egypt: developments
24. 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
The Early Middle Ages
Achievements of the Byzantine Empire
The Carolingians
The Viking (Norse) invaders
25. Began in Italy during the 14th century - The Crusades focused attention eastward (on Greece and the Near East) - By the 14th century - the move toward secularization was predominant - Conflicts between the papacy and the Holy Roman Empire in the 13th
Development of the Renaissance
Water frame
Four key beliefs of Hindus
Cleisthenes - Athens Leader
26. The agricultural organization and economic foundation of feudalism
Johannes Kepler
Development of feudalism and a samurai warrior - class
The accomplishments of the early Japanese
Manorialism
27. A traditional or legendary story - usually concerning some being or hero or event - with or without a determinable basis of fact or a natural explanation - especially one that is concerned with deities or demigods and explains some practice - rite -
Famous empires that grew in the West African savanna
Myths
Water frame
John Locke
28. Ended in defeat for Napoleon and ended the French Empire; Napoleon was permanently exiled to St. Helena
The Battle of Waterloo (1815)
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages
Flying shuttle
North American Indians
29. 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
Four key beliefs of Hindus
Ganges River
Iona
Role of the Church in the Early Middle Ages
30. Profits linked to the manufacturing of products - Private ownership of land - Freedom of choice - A competitive free - market system - Limited government restraints
Capitalism
Persian War
The Israelites
Philosophy influenced by the Age of Reason
31. Trade and commerce led to a high standard of living in cities - Muslim trade helped spread Islamic culture to foreign lands - Many factors helped trade expand - including no taxation and strong banking practices
Islamic civilization: trade and cultural expansion
Galileo Galilei
Enlightened despotism
Mesopotamia: developments
32. 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 Early Middle Ages
Water frame
The intellectual response to the Industrial Revolution
Paleolithic or Old Stone Age
33. In economics - the doctrine of '___________' (limited government intervention in business affairs) stood in opposition to regulated trade
England during the later Middle Ages
Laissez faire
Jesus of Nazareth
Saul
34. International relations placed France against Europe. Napoleon won territory from the Holy Roman Empire and forced Spain to cede the Louisiana territory to France
Rome's political problems
Historical interpretations of the Middle Ages
Napoleon and the First Empire: international relations
The Chaldeans
35. 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 Assyrians
Cleisthenes - Athens Leader
Social Darwinism and Capitalism
Roman contributions to the western world (greatest contribution)
36. The Sumerians - The Babylonians - The Hittites - The Assyrians - The Chaldeans - The Persians
Charles Martel
Mesopotamian civilizations
Effects of the Reformation
The Olmec
37. Architecture was dominated by the Romanesque (11th -12th century) and Gothic (13th -15th century) styles
Cotton gin
The Fall of Rome
The Magna Carta
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages: architecture
38. The center of Sumerian community life and served as a temple - storehouse - and treasury
The ancient Near East: geography
India under Muslim rule
The ziggurat
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages: feudalism/manorialism
39. 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
Early cultures in Mesoamerica
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages: education
Historical interpretations of the Middle Ages
Reasons for the spread of Christianity (the Roman period)
40. 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 Byzantine Empire's success
Reasons for the Reformation
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages: philosophy
The Dorians
41. A collection of myths or stories - usually about the gods and their relationships to human beings; the study of myths
Mythology
The Babylonians
Social Darwinism and Capitalism
The Counter Reformation
42. 1783 - Allowed iron - makers to roll out iron into different shapes
The Sumerians
The Renaissance
Grooved rollers
Social Darwinism and Capitalism
43. Became the first explorers - traders - and colonizers of the ancient world; their civilization reached its peak in 1000 B.C. - Greatest seafaring civilization in the ancient world - Developed extensive trade networks throughout the Mediterranean and
Reasons for the spread of Christianity (the Roman period)
The Viking (Norse) invaders
The Phoenicians
John Locke
44. (1848) - Written by Marx and Friedrich Engels - advanced the theories of modern scientific socialism
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45. In 'On the Origin of Species' (1859) - theorized that evolution is a continuous process in which successful species adapt to their environment in order to survive
The importance of city life in the Sung Empire
The Age of Reason/Enlightenment
The Later Middle Ages
Darwin
46. The ancient Near East comprised the Tigris and Euphrates Valley - the Fertile Crescent - and the Nile Valley.
Mesopotamia: developments
Achievements of the Byzantine Empire
The ancient Near East: geography
Rome's political problems
47. (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
Smaller civilizations of the Near East
Saul
Charlemagne
Athens and Sparta
48. Region of great cities (e.g Ur and Babylon) located between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers; chronologically the first urban hearth - dating to 3500 BCE - and which as founded in the Fertile Crescent.
Flying shuttle
Hinduism
Mesopotamia
Four key beliefs of Hindus
49. Class division of society - The decline of feudalism and manorialism - The commercial revival - Education - Philosophy - Architecture
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages
'The Communist Manifesto'
Alexander the Great
The Age of Reason/Enlightenment
50. 1483-1546 - Northern Germany - Rejection of hierarchical priesthood and papal authority - Questioned the right of the pope to grant indulgences (full or partial remission of temporal punishment due for sins which have already been forgiven)
The feudal system
Martin Luther
The Roman Empire
Muslim contributions - Science and technology