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CSET World History
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1. 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
The Phoenicians
Classical Greece
Charles Martel
John Locke
2. Science: methodology - theory and experimentation - astrolabe (astronomical instrument used to locate and predict the positions of the sun - moon - planet and stars) - alchemy - Technology: mechanical clocks - pointed arch - stained glass - windmill
Muslim contributions - Science and technology
Capitalism
The forest states
The Viking (Norse) invaders
3. 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 Punic Wars with Carthage
The topography of Africa
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages: education
Islam in Africa
4. The decline of feudalism and manorialism was evident by the 12th century and complete by the 16th century
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages: feudalism/manorialism
The English Reformation
Darwin
Sumeria
5. In economics - the doctrine of '___________' (limited government intervention in business affairs) stood in opposition to regulated trade
Laissez faire
Reasons for the decline of the Byzantine Empire
Alfred the Great
Hinduism
6. 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
Neolithic or New Stone Age
Alfred the Great
Hinduism
The Dorians
7. 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
Causes of the Industrial Revolution
Watt steam engine
The caste system
Inventions of the Industrial Revolution
8. The emphasis was on man rather than God - There was a reawakening or rebirth of classical models - The ideal of the 'universal man' was widely held
The Battle of Waterloo (1815)
The Hellenistic Age
General characteristics of the Renaissance
Cleisthenes - Athens Leader
9. 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: feudalism/manorialism
The Assyrians
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages: philosophy
Spinning jenny
10. 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
Development of feudalism and a samurai warrior - class
Christianity: basic doctrines
Muslim contributions
The Early Middle Ages
11. Complex religion of gods - rituals - and governance (pharaoh)- Writing (hieroglyphics) - Engineering and building (pyramids) - Mathematics
The Dorians
Egypt: developments
The Age of Pericles
Mesolithic or Middle Stone Age
12. (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
Background to the French Revolution
Early Japanese civilization
Feudalism: economic
Charlemagne
13. 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
The Scientific Revolution
The East African Coast
Paul of Tarsus (Paul the Apostle)
Ottoman Empire
14. The Abbasids overthrew the Umayyads
Napoleon and the First Empire: international relations
The Fall of Rome
The Punic Wars with Carthage
Division of the Muslim Empire
15. 1779 - A power - driven machine that produced fine - strong yarn
The Battle of Waterloo (1815)
The Magna Carta
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages: society
Spinning mule
16. King Darius of Persia wanted to conquer all of the Greek city - states but Athens and Sparta resisted. Greek city - states vs. Persia - Greek city - states won. Athens emerged as most powerful city state in Greece.
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages: society
Hinduism
Persian War
The Age of Reason/Enlightenment
17. 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.
Mongul rule in China
Islamic civilization: trade and cultural expansion
The Age of Pericles
Ganges River
18. 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
Mesolithic or Middle Stone Age
Egypt
The Babylonians
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages: commercial revival
19. 1764 - Introduced the first power - driven machine to manufacture cloth
The Lydians
Water frame
Charlemagne
The feudal system
20. 1785 - Meant that factories were no longer dependent on water sources for power
Islamic civilization: government and religion
Watt steam engine
Steamboat
Mesopotamia
21. 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
Development of feudalism and a samurai warrior - class
The Age of Pericles
Jesus of Nazareth
Isaac Newton
22. Architecture was dominated by the Romanesque (11th -12th century) and Gothic (13th -15th century) styles
Origins of people in America
The Age of Pericles
Persian War
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages: architecture
23. 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 ancient Near East: cultural contributions
Rallying cry of the French Revolution
Darwin
The spread of the Renaissance throughout Europe
24. The Norman Conquest (invasion of England by William the Conqueror - duke of Normandy) had a profound impact on the development of the culture - language - and judicial system of England - The Battle of Hastings (1066) ended Anglo - Saxon rule in Engl
Dissolution of the Frankish Empire
England during the later Middle Ages
Spartan way of life
Modern influence of Magna Carta
25. (A.D. 871-99) established the English kingdom after stemming the Danish invasions
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages: education
Egypt: developments
Alfred the Great
India: developments
26. 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.)
The Magna Carta
The Persians
Islam
The Hellenistic Age
27. The ancient Near East comprised the Tigris and Euphrates Valley - the Fertile Crescent - and the Nile Valley.
'The Communist Manifesto'
Division of the Muslim Empire
Egypt: developments
The ancient Near East: geography
28. 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 Later Middle Ages
Four key beliefs of Hindus
The Counter Reformation
Results of the Industrial Revolution
29. 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 Kingdom of Zimbabwe
Neoclassicism
Africa's geological diversity
Chinese civilization under the Sungs
30. 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
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages
The Persians
Constantine
The Assyrians
31. 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
Isaac Newton
The Age of Pericles
Impact of Spanish Exploration and Conquest on Indigenous People of the Americas
Smaller civilizations of the Near East
32. 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 importance of city life in the Sung Empire
Neoclassicism
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages: philosophy
33. 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 -
Zoroastrianism
The 'continental system'
The Incas
India: developments
34. 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
Nicolaus Copernicus
The Babylonians
The Holy Roman Empire during the late Middle Ages
Alfred the Great
35. 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
American Indian culture
The Sumerians
The Phoenicians
The Holy Roman Empire during the late Middle Ages
36. (460-429 B.C.) Represented the zenith of Athenian society and the height of its democracy
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages: feudalism/manorialism
The Age of Pericles
Muslim contributions
North American Indians
37. Military and political leader during the later stages of the French Revolution - Emperor of the French from 1804-1815 - His legal reform - the Napoleonic Code - has been a major influence on many civil law jurisdictions worldwide - Best remembered fo
Literature and Philosophy during the rennaisance
The conquest of Indigenous People of the Americas
The Chaldeans
Napoleon and the First Empire
38. Ended in defeat for Napoleon and ended the French Empire; Napoleon was permanently exiled to St. Helena
The Battle of Waterloo (1815)
The ancient Near East: cultural contributions
Smaller civilizations of the Near East
Pepin the Short
39. 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
Enlightened despotism
The ancient Near East: geography
Athens and Sparta
40. 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 Punic Wars with Carthage
Historical interpretations of the Middle Ages
The Lydians
Effects of the Reformation
41. 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
Spain and Portugal during the later Middle Ages
Literature and Philosophy during the rennaisance
Reasons for the decline of the Byzantine Empire
Arabs
42. 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
Dissolution of the Frankish Empire
Steamboat
The Hellenistic Age
Christianity: basic doctrines
43. 'Liberty - Equality and Fraternity'
Africa's geological diversity
Rallying cry of the French Revolution
Water frame
Rome's economic problems
44. 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
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages: commercial revival
The topography of Africa
Ancient Africans' advances in their societies and cultures
The Franks
45. 1785 - Led to faster production of cloth
The Renaissance
Egypt: developments
River Valley Civilizations
Power loom
46. Aztecs conquered by Cortes in 1521 - Inca Empire conquered by Pizarro in 1513
Early cultures in Mesoamerica
Mesoamerica
The conquest of Indigenous People of the Americas
Capitalism
47. 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.
Roman contributions to the western world Culture: history - literature
Mesopotamia
Rome's economic problems
Key provisions of Magna Carta
48. 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
Paul of Tarsus (Paul the Apostle)
Africa's geological diversity
The topography of Africa
Galileo Galilei
49. No privileges/tax exemptions based on lineage - Government promotion was based on ability - Modernized French law (equality before the law)
Reasons for the Byzantine Empire's success
The Napoleonic Code
John Locke
Renaissance
50. 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
The ancient Near East: geography
Reasons for the spread of Christianity (the Roman period)
The caste system
American Indian culture