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CSET World History
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1. A collection of myths or stories - usually about the gods and their relationships to human beings; the study of myths
Development of the Renaissance
The 'continental system'
The Roman Empire
Mythology
2. 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
3. A.D. 570-632 - Emerged from the deserts of Arabia; appeared as a messenger of God (Allah) and a prophet of Allah's monotheistic faith - According to Islamic traditions - Mohammed was last in a line of prophets that traced back to Abraham and included
The Franks
The ancient Near East: cultural contributions
Feudalism: outcomes
Mohammed
4. The ancient Near East comprised the Tigris and Euphrates Valley - the Fertile Crescent - and the Nile Valley.
Athens and Sparta
Pepin the Short
Reasons for the Byzantine Empire's success
The ancient Near East: geography
5. 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
6. 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
Absolutism
Myths
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages: education
Japan's geography
7. 1783 - Allowed iron - makers to roll out iron into different shapes
The Aztecs
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages
Power loom
Grooved rollers
8. 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
Mythology
Charlemagne
Saul
Adam Smith
9. The medieval political unity of Europe was replaced by the spirit of modern nationalism - The authority of the state was strengthened - The middle class was strengthened - Calvinism gave capitalism its psychological base - Religious wars reflected th
Effects of the Reformation
Japan's geography
Reasons for the Byzantine Empire's success
The intellectual response to the Industrial Revolution
10. 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
Impact of Spanish Exploration and Conquest on Indigenous People of the Americas
Role of the Church in the Early Middle Ages
Neoclassicism
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages: education
11. 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
Role of the Church in the Early Middle Ages
Mythology
Origins of people in America
Development of the Renaissance
12. Writing (cuneiform) - Organized government - Written law code (Hammurabi's Code) - Systematized religion (Zoroastrianism) - Astronomy; astrology
The feudal system
Mohammed
Mesopotamia: developments
Christianity: basic doctrines
13. Established the first kingdom in Palestine (c. 1030-1010 B.C.)
Persian War
Reasons for the spread of Christianity (the Roman period)
The English Reformation
Saul
14. 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 Franks
France during the later Middle Ages
Effects of the Reformation
The Punic Wars with Carthage
15. 1779 - A power - driven machine that produced fine - strong yarn
Paul of Tarsus (Paul the Apostle)
The Carolingians
Spinning mule
The Counter Reformation
16. 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
Martin Luther
The ancient Near East: cultural contributions
Classical Greece
Roman contributions to the western world (greatest contribution)
17. 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
Division of the Muslim Empire
Feudalism: outcomes
Alexander the Great
Impact of Spanish Exploration and Conquest on Indigenous People of the Americas
18. Class division of society - The decline of feudalism and manorialism - The commercial revival - Education - Philosophy - Architecture
Rallying cry of the French Revolution
Myths
Reasons for the Reformation
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages
19. Ghana - Mali and Songhai
John Calvin
Mesopotamia: developments
Famous empires that grew in the West African savanna
Alfred the Great
20. International relations placed France against Europe. Napoleon won territory from the Holy Roman Empire and forced Spain to cede the Louisiana territory to France
Muslim contributions
Ganges River
Napoleon and the First Empire: international relations
Voltaire - Montesquieu - Locke - and Rousseau
21. 1760 - Improved production of iron
Coke smelting
The spread of the Renaissance throughout Europe
The Scientific Revolution
The Sumerians
22. 500 BC to the conquest of Greece by the Macedonian king Philip II in 338 BC; highpoint of greek civ - Sophic emphasis on the individual - revol of philosophy by Socrates - Plato's emphasis on ethics - Aristotle emphasis on observable reality - Herodo
The Peloponnesian War
Napoleon and the First Empire
The Early Middle Ages
Classical Greece
23. Established at Byzantium by Emperor Constantine as a 'New Rome' in the East in A.D. 330 - Strategically located (where Europe and Asia meet) - had excellent defensible borders - and was a crossroads of world trade - With the fall of Rome/collapse of
The Chaldeans
Rome's political problems
The Roman Republic: decline
Constantinople
24. 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
The Phoenicians
North American Indians
Jesus of Nazareth
Alfred the Great
25. 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
The Franks
The topography of Africa
General characteristics of the Renaissance
Isaac Newton
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
Mythology
River Valley Civilizations
The Kingdom of Zimbabwe
Effects of the Reformation
27. 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
Rome's economic problems
Famous empires that grew in the West African savanna
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages: commercial revival
Mesopotamia
28. 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
The Israelites
Origins of people in America
Islamic civilization: government and religion
29. A.D. 1325-1521 - Central Mexico - Conquered much of central Mexico - The Toltecs preceded them - built a great city (Tenochtitlan) and ruled an empire - Religion and war dominated life - Rich mythological and religious traditions - Architecturally ac
American Indian culture
Steamboat
Reasons for the decline of the Byzantine Empire
The Aztecs
30. In eastern India - Sacred to Indians but was not the geographical river area that led to the development of Indian civilization - Associated with the rise of the Mauryan Empire in 322 B.C.
Literature and Philosophy during the rennaisance
Watt steam engine
Ganges River
The Lydians
31. 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
Achievements of the Byzantine Empire
Napoleon and the First Empire: international relations
The forest states
Laissez faire
32. 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
Mohammed
Development of the Renaissance
Neoclassicism
The Assyrians
33. Developed over many centuries - The first American Indians originated from Asia - Agriculture changed some Indian culture from a nomadic existence to farming communities
English Parliament
Roman contributions to the western world (greatest contribution)
American Indian culture
The Israelites
34. (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 Age of Reason/Enlightenment
Spinning jenny
Charles Martel
Egyptian civilization: significant aspects
35. 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
The Phoenicians
India under Muslim rule
John Locke
Athens and Sparta
36. 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
Dissolution of the Frankish Empire
The Assyrians
The caste system
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages: education
37. 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
The Roman Republic
Impact of Spanish Exploration and Conquest on Indigenous People of the Americas
The feudal system
Philosophy influenced by the Age of Reason
38. The Olmec - The Mayas - The Aztecs - The Incas
Early cultures in Mesoamerica
The Age of Pericles
Zoroastrianism
Sumeria
39. 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
John Locke
The Scientific Revolution
Persian War
Smaller civilizations of the Near East
40. The decline of feudalism and manorialism was evident by the 12th century and complete by the 16th century
Persian War
Athens and Sparta
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages: feudalism/manorialism
The Later Middle Ages
41. 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
Saul
Turk Dominance
Galileo Galilei
Mongul rule in China
42. 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 Olmec
Hindus
Historical interpretations of the Middle Ages
Spinning mule
43. Stimulated new states of West Africa and spread Islamic culture and religion
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages: architecture
Reasons for the Reformation
Islam in Africa
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages: commercial revival
44. 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
Steam locomotive
Chinese civilization under the Sungs
Mongul rule in China
45. Emperors repeatedly raised taxes to support the ever - increasing needs of the army - Created tremendous burdens on the population - with the common people being most affected - Continual economic crises resulted in a rise in poverty and unemployment
46. 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
John Calvin
The (Protestant) Reformation
The Battle of Waterloo (1815)
Japan's geography
47. 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
Charles Martel
Calvinism
Spinning jenny
Darwin
48. Called for a free and open economic system was needed - Expanded Darwin's theory of evolution to include society as a whole - viewed society as a 'struggle for existence'; only the 'fittest' members of society would survive - The accumulation of weal
Effects of the Reformation
Social Darwinism
Jesus of Nazareth
Myths
49. Concrete - arch - roads (200000 miles of roads) - aqueducts and cisterns - monumental buildings (the Colosseum)
Cotton gin
Constantine
The Aztecs
Roman contributions to the western world Engineering and architecture
50. 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
Voltaire - Montesquieu - Locke - and Rousseau
Jesus of Nazareth
Christianity: basic doctrines
The Renaissance