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CSET World History
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1. Pillaged the coasts of Europe in the 8th century - The Danes were responsible for the major invasions of England - In France - the Carolingian king was forced to cede Normandy to the Vikings
England during the later Middle Ages
The Scientific Revolution
The Viking (Norse) invaders
Martin Luther
2. 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
English Parliament
Ibn Battuta
Mycenaean civilization
3. The region that is now Mexico - Central America - and the western coast of South America
Neoclassicism
The Napoleonic Code
Mesoamerica
The Israelites
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
The ancient Near East: geography
Roman contributions to the western world (greatest contribution)
The Hittites
Watt steam engine
5. 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
The Phoenicians
Mesopotamia
The Carolingians
Ottoman Empire
6. 1785 - Led to faster production of cloth
Power loom
Philosophy influenced by the Age of Reason
The 'continental system'
Calvinism
7. 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
Alexander the Great
General characteristics of the Renaissance
The Punic Wars with Carthage
Mycenaean civilization
8. Philosophy (Scholasticism) dealt with the consistency of faith and reason
Feudalism: economic
The ancient Near East: geography
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages: philosophy
The Carolingians
9. The Ming (native Chinese) ousted the Mongols - Ming (1368-1644) rulers limited contact with the West - The Manchus (1644-1911) overran China and followed a policy of isolationism - weakening China
The Ming and Manchu Dynasties
Social Darwinism
Charlemagne
Reasons for the decline of the Byzantine Empire
10. 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
John Locke
The Counter Reformation
The Scientific Revolution
The Mayas
11. 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
John Calvin
Athens and Sparta
The Punic Wars with Carthage
12. 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 feudal system
The Renaissance
Calvinism
Cleisthenes - Athens Leader
13. 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
Darwin
General characteristics of the Renaissance
Historical interpretations of the Middle Ages
Modern influence of Magna Carta
14. A collection of myths or stories - usually about the gods and their relationships to human beings; the study of myths
Effects of the Reformation
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages: society
Mythology
River Valley Civilizations
15. (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
Reasons for the spread of Christianity (the Roman period)
The Assyrians
Calvinism
Charles Martel
16. 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
Classical Greece
Mesopotamia: developments
France during the later Middle Ages
Literature and Philosophy during the rennaisance
17. The disintegration of traditional feudal loyalties - the rise of powerful monarchies - and the collapse of a single religious doctrine caused European intellectuals to think about new ways of unifying and governing nation - states - Their exploration
The ziggurat
Darwin
Indus River
The Age of Reason/Enlightenment
18. 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.)
Turk Dominance
Hindus
River Valley Civilizations
The Persians
19. 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 East African Coast
The forest states
The Roman Republic: decline
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages: philosophy
20. Replaced the Franks as legitimate rulers - The Carolingian Renaissance resulted in the establishment of a palace academy with a prescribed academic curriculum
The Carolingians
Cotton gin
The feudal system
Martin Luther
21. 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
Origins of people in America
The Magna Carta
The Napoleonic Code
The Mayas
22. Developed over many centuries - The first American Indians originated from Asia - Agriculture changed some Indian culture from a nomadic existence to farming communities
Rallying cry of the French Revolution
American Indian culture
The ziggurat
The Carolingians
23. 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
Muslim contributions - Science and technology
The Hellenistic Age
Mesopotamian civilizations
Causes of the Industrial Revolution
24. 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
Flying shuttle
Social Darwinism
Saul
Feudalism: outcomes
25. 1733 - Increased the speed of weavers
Flying shuttle
Alexander the Great
Mesopotamian civilizations
The Roman Republic: decline
26. Concrete - arch - roads (200000 miles of roads) - aqueducts and cisterns - monumental buildings (the Colosseum)
The Kingdom of Zimbabwe
Roman contributions to the western world Engineering and architecture
The Olmec
Adam Smith
27. 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
Christianity: basic doctrines
Key provisions of Magna Carta
Feudalism: political
Water frame
28. The center of Sumerian community life and served as a temple - storehouse - and treasury
The Chaldeans
The ziggurat
Voltaire - Montesquieu - Locke - and Rousseau
Arabs
29. 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 -
Mongul rule in China
Spartan way of life
Roman contributions to the western world Engineering and architecture
Myths
30. Conquered the Peloponnesus (peninsula of southern Greece) and ushered in a 'dark age' characterized by violence and instability
Iona
The Dorians
The conquest of Indigenous People of the Americas
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages
31. 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
The English Reformation
Persian War
The Peloponnesian War
Egyptian civilization: significant aspects
32. Ended in defeat for Napoleon and ended the French Empire; Napoleon was permanently exiled to St. Helena
Development of feudalism and a samurai warrior - class
The Battle of Waterloo (1815)
The Carolingians
Causes of the Industrial Revolution
33. Genghis Khan united nomadic peoples and conquered China - Kublai Khan became emperor of China - Marco Polo - the Italian explorer - opened the door to trade with China and described the Mongol Empire.
The Later Middle Ages
The ancient Near East: cultural contributions
Mongul rule in China
Steamboat
34. 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 Roman Republic
Four key beliefs of Hindus
Impact of Spanish Exploration and Conquest on Indigenous People of the Americas
Rome's political problems
35. Lived and worked under Muslim rule - Most were self - sufficient farmers - The caste system dominated their life
Impact of Spanish Exploration and Conquest on Indigenous People of the Americas
Grooved rollers
Hindus
Key provisions of Magna Carta
36. 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)
English Parliament
Constantinople
Napoleon and the First Empire
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages: commercial revival
37. 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 Babylonians
Johannes Kepler
Zoroastrianism
38. That each person is born into a caste or social group - Reincarnation: after death all people will be reborn in either human or animal form; nothing truly dies and the spirit in death passes from one living thing to another - The cow is considered sa
Mythology
Four key beliefs of Hindus
Constantine
The intellectual response to the Industrial Revolution
39. 1200-400 B.C. - South - central Mexico - Developed one of the first civilizations in Mesoamerica - Developed an agricultural community - Developed the first calendar in America - Noted artwork in many media (jade - clay - basalt - and greenstone) - M
The Olmec
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages: society
Saul
Hinduism
40. 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
Mesopotamia
Literature and Philosophy during the rennaisance
The (Protestant) Reformation
The Persians
41. Greek language and cultural accomplishments preserved - Center for world trade and exchange of culture - It spread civilization to all of eastern Europe - Codification of Roman law ('Justinian Code') - It preserved the Eastern Church ('Greek Orthodox
Athens and Sparta
Mohammed
Achievements of the Byzantine Empire
Martin Luther's beliefs
42. 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
Historical interpretations of the Middle Ages
The Roman Republic: decline
The feudal system
John Locke
43. 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
John Calvin
The topography of Africa
The Ming and Manchu Dynasties
The Holy Roman Empire during the late Middle Ages
44. 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
Roman contributions to the western world (greatest contribution)
The Punic Wars with Carthage
The Sumerians
Power loom
45. Became a revolutionary anti - Catholic movement - Basis of 'Reformed Churches -' which spread throughout Europe; Calvinism made Protestantism an international movement
Rome's economic problems
Calvinism
Development of feudalism and a samurai warrior - class
The ziggurat
46. (A.D. 747-768) a Carolingian ruler appointed by the pope as king and established the Papal States on former Byzantine lands
The Babylonians
Roman contributions to the western world (greatest contribution)
The Age of Pericles
Pepin the Short
47. 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.
Rallying cry of the French Revolution
Mohammed
Ganges River
The Israelites
48. 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
The Phoenicians
Early Japanese civilization
Persian War
Coke smelting
49. 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
The Assyrians
The topography of Africa
Spain and Portugal during the later Middle Ages
The Fall of Rome
50. 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 Holy Roman Empire during the late Middle Ages
The Roman Empire
Grooved rollers
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