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CSET World History
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1. 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 importance of city life in the Sung Empire
North American Indians
The Phoenicians
The Hellenistic Age
2. 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)
The ancient Near East: cultural contributions
Impact of Spanish Exploration and Conquest on Indigenous People of the Americas
The Hittites
English Parliament
3. 1733 - Increased the speed of weavers
Flying shuttle
The topography of Africa
Achievements of the Byzantine Empire
Hindus
4. Conquered much of Asia Minor and Northern Mesopotamia (2000-1200 B.C.) - A major contribution included the invention of iron smelting - which revolutionized warfare
Watt steam engine
Classical Greece
The Hittites
India under Muslim rule
5. (1848) - Written by Marx and Friedrich Engels - advanced the theories of modern scientific socialism
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6. 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
Athens and Sparta
The caste system
Grooved rollers
Four key beliefs of Hindus
7. 1792 - Made it possible to meet increased demand for cotton by mechanizing the process for separating seeds from cotton fiber
The Counter Reformation
The Fall of Rome
Spartan way of life
Cotton gin
8. 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
Effects of the Reformation
The Peloponnesian War
Martin Luther's beliefs
The Early Middle Ages
9. Began with the death of Alexander the Great - 323-30 B.C. - Fusion of Greek and Eastern cultures - A time of great economic growth and expansion; an increase in international trade and commerce - Rise of cities; Rhodes - Alexandria - and Antioch repl
Greece: geography
The Hellenistic Age
The East African Coast
Hindus
10. (A.D. 871-99) established the English kingdom after stemming the Danish invasions
Capitalism
Alfred the Great
Roman contributions to the western world Engineering and architecture
Johannes Kepler
11. 1764 - Introduced the first power - driven machine to manufacture cloth
Power loom
Water frame
Pepin the Short
The Roman Republic: decline
12. 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 spread of the Renaissance throughout Europe
Origins of people in America
Islamic civilization: trade and cultural expansion
North American Indians
13. 1804 - Used initially to haul freight at coal mines and ironworks - The steam engine was used to develop it
Background to the French Revolution
Islamic civilization: government and religion
Steam locomotive
American Indian culture
14. The creators of Mesopotamian civilization (3500-3000 B.C.) - Used Tigris and Euphrates rivers for trade and commerce - as well as areas surrounding the Persian Gulf - Material progress included large - scale irrigation projects - an advanced system o
The Sumerians
Arabs
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages: feudalism/manorialism
Flying shuttle
15. The proper function of government was defined by ___________________. Their ideas led to the philosophical bases for the American and French revolutions.
Feudalism: economic
Literature and Philosophy during the rennaisance
Voltaire - Montesquieu - Locke - and Rousseau
France during the later Middle Ages
16. 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 Holy Roman Empire during the late Middle Ages
Reasons for the Byzantine Empire's success
Social Darwinism
Chinese civilization under the Sungs
17. Mathematician - physicist - astronomer - With a telescope - provided the first observational evidence in support of Copernicus - Observed the phases of Venus; discovered the four largest moons of Jupiter; observed and analyzed sunspots - Was question
Galileo Galilei
Classical Greece
Iona
The conquest of Indigenous People of the Americas
18. 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
Literature and Philosophy during the rennaisance
Absolutism
Islamic civilization: trade and cultural expansion
John Calvin
19. Profits linked to the manufacturing of products - Private ownership of land - Freedom of choice - A competitive free - market system - Limited government restraints
Enlightened despotism
Mesopotamian civilizations
Reasons for the Reformation
Capitalism
20. 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
Spain and Portugal during the later Middle Ages
Islamic civilization: trade and cultural expansion
John Calvin
The Mayas
21. 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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22. Urban culture - Planned cities (i.e. citywide sanitation systems) - Metallurgy (gold - copper - bronze - tin) - Measurement (weight - time - length - mass)
India: developments
Ibn Battuta
The Renaissance
Spartan way of life
23. The scientific revolution brought about new mechanical inventions - The availability of investment capital and the rise of the middle class provided an economic base - Geographic and social conditions in England favored industrialization
The 'continental system'
Causes of the Industrial Revolution
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages: society
Reasons for the spread of Christianity (the Roman period)
24. 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
John Calvin
Coke smelting
Neolithic or New Stone Age
25. 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
Hindus
The Assyrians
Manorialism
Classical Greece
26. 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
The Punic Wars with Carthage
Watt steam engine
Coke smelting
Literature and Philosophy during the rennaisance
27. Wrote the 'Wealth of Nations' (1776) and advocated manufacturing as the true source of a nation's wealth (the laws of the market place and not government regulations dictate national economies); considered the father of modern economics
The Early Middle Ages
Constantinople
John Calvin
Adam Smith
28. Writing (cuneiform) - Organized government - Written law code (Hammurabi's Code) - Systematized religion (Zoroastrianism) - Astronomy; astrology
The Lydians
Mesopotamia: developments
Egyptian civilization: significant aspects
Reasons for the Reformation
29. 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
India under Muslim rule
The Incas
River Valley Civilizations
Muslim contributions - Science and technology
30. 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 Viking (Norse) invaders
Causes of the Industrial Revolution
Alexander the Great
Spinning mule
31. 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)
Martin Luther
The 'continental system'
Cleisthenes - Athens Leader
The Renaissance
32. 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
Darwin
Chinese civilization under the Sungs
Martin Luther's beliefs
Effects of the Reformation
33. 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
Confucius
The Aztecs
Rallying cry of the French Revolution
Ottoman Empire
34. The Reconquista reestablished Christian control over Muslim Spain in 1492 - Portugal in 1250 - The Spanish state was marked by strong - absolutist rule - The monarch instituted inquisitions and also expelled the Jews
Constantine
Charlemagne
Spain and Portugal during the later Middle Ages
Cotton gin
35. 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
The accomplishments of the early Japanese
Christianity: basic doctrines
Islam in Africa
Athens and Sparta
36. His teachings influenced Chinese culture - Wanted to improve society - Taught that certain virtues are guidelines to happy life
The Carolingians
Confucius
Rallying cry of the French Revolution
The Hittites
37. 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
Causes of the Industrial Revolution
Pepin the Short
Contributions of the Greek World
38. King's authority limited by law - rights of the king's subjects declared (i.e. habeas corpus) - respect for legal procedures
General characteristics of the Renaissance
John Calvin
Manorialism
Key provisions of Magna Carta
39. 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
Mesopotamia
The conquest of Indigenous People of the Americas
Absolutism
40. The decline of feudalism and manorialism was evident by the 12th century and complete by the 16th century
Persian War
The Viking (Norse) invaders
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages: feudalism/manorialism
Background to the French Revolution
41. 1785 - Meant that factories were no longer dependent on water sources for power
Watt steam engine
English Parliament
The Persians
Steam locomotive
42. Occupied western Asia Minor (500s B.C.) - Their culture reached its zenith under King Croesus (Golden King) - Were responsible for the first coinage of money
The Lydians
Hinduism
Development of feudalism and a samurai warrior - class
Alexander the Great
43. (Islamic scholar - A.D. 1305-1368) spread Islamic culture by traveling widely
Renaissance
Ibn Battuta
The Phoenicians
Mesopotamia: developments
44. Became the dominant Germanic tribe - Clovis - king of the Franks (A.D. 481-511) - was converted to Christianity - Domestic feuds and civil war broke out among the Merovingians (A.D. 561) - Political power shifted away from the monarchy
Reasons for the Reformation
The Franks
Iona
Absolutism
45. 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.)
The French Revolution
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages
The Roman Republic: decline
The intellectual response to the Industrial Revolution
46. 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
Neoclassicism
The Roman Republic
The Hittites
Steamboat
47. 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
The conquest of Indigenous People of the Americas
Mycenaean civilization
Jesus of Nazareth
Causes of the Industrial Revolution
48. 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
The Scientific Revolution
Role of the Church in the Early Middle Ages
Key provisions of Magna Carta
The (Protestant) Reformation
49. The first system of independent states - The first system of writing (cuneiform and hieroglyphics) - The first massive architectural achievements (ziggurat and pyramid) - The first lasting monotheism - The beginning of science - mathematics - and ast
Isaac Newton
The Carolingians
John Calvin
The ancient Near East: cultural contributions
50. 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
France during the later Middle Ages
Four key beliefs of Hindus
Egyptian civilization: significant aspects
Historical interpretations of the Middle Ages