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CSET World History
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1. 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
Mohammed
The East African Coast
Social Darwinism and Capitalism
Spinning mule
2. A totalitarian and militaristic state dependent on slave labor to sustain its agricultural system; state owned most of the land - Warrior state - dependent on a superior military (result of constant threat of rebellion) - Spartan citizens were outnum
Hinduism
The ziggurat
Spartan way of life
The spread of the Renaissance throughout Europe
3. 1733 - Increased the speed of weavers
Feudalism: economic
Effects of the Reformation
Key provisions of Magna Carta
Flying shuttle
4. 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
Confucius
Effects of the Reformation
Roman contributions to the western world Culture: history - literature
Impact of Spanish Exploration and Conquest on Indigenous People of the Americas
5. 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
Minoan civilization
The Israelites
Johannes Kepler
Constantinople
6. Conquered much of Asia Minor and Northern Mesopotamia (2000-1200 B.C.) - A major contribution included the invention of iron smelting - which revolutionized warfare
Four key beliefs of Hindus
The Franks
India under Muslim rule
The Hittites
7. Writing (cuneiform) - Organized government - Written law code (Hammurabi's Code) - Systematized religion (Zoroastrianism) - Astronomy; astrology
The Incas
Capitalism
The East African Coast
Mesopotamia: developments
8. (A.D. 871-99) established the English kingdom after stemming the Danish invasions
Literature and Philosophy during the rennaisance
Arabs
Alfred the Great
Saul
9. Salvation through faith rather than sacraments - 'Ninety - five Theses' served as a catalyst in starting the Reformation - Luther's excommunication initiated the Reformation; Lutheranism developed its own following - Lutheranism decentralized religio
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10. 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
Nicolaus Copernicus
Absolutism
Impact of Spanish Exploration and Conquest on Indigenous People of the Americas
11. Manufacturing: flying shuttle - Birth of the factory system: spinning jenny - water frame - spinning mule - watt steam engine - power loom - cotton gin - Iron - making: coke smelting - grooved rollers - Transportation: steam locomotive - steamboat
The Franks
Water frame
Confucius
Inventions of the Industrial Revolution
12. 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
Historical interpretations of the Middle Ages
The Lydians
Causes of the Industrial Revolution
Capitalism
13. 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 Hittites
The ancient Near East: geography
Chinese civilization under the Sungs
The Phoenicians
14. 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
Mythology
Achievements of the Byzantine Empire
Causes of the Industrial Revolution
Literature and Philosophy during the rennaisance
15. The most important city - states in ancient Greece; both developed a unique culture and distinct political structure - Established the world's first democracy (c. 507 B.C.) - developed democratic institutions - Developed philosophy as represented by
Athens and Sparta
River Valley Civilizations
Social Darwinism
The ancient Near East: cultural contributions
16. Established the first kingdom in Palestine (c. 1030-1010 B.C.)
Martin Luther's beliefs
The Roman Republic: decline
The feudal system
Saul
17. Influenced its history - Japanese culture reflects a reverence for nature - Mountains - forests - and coastal areas determined cultural growth
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18. (Virgil's Aeneid - Ovid's Metamorphoses) - rhetoric (the art and study of the use of language with persuasive effect) - Continued the Greek tradition in literature - art - sculpture - and the humanities
Roman contributions to the western world Culture: history - literature
The Early Middle Ages
Japan's geography
Key provisions of Magna Carta
19. 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
Paleolithic or Old Stone Age
The Franks
North American Indians
Flying shuttle
20. 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
Mesoamerica
Grooved rollers
John Locke
Roman contributions to the western world (greatest contribution)
21. 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
Saul
Reasons for the Reformation
Neoclassicism
The Punic Wars with Carthage
22. 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 Early Middle Ages
Paleolithic or Old Stone Age
France during the later Middle Ages
Absolutism
23. Developed in the interior of the continent - Grew from an iron - working settlement - Huge stone structures were constructed - Economy was based on the gold trade
Islam in Africa
The Kingdom of Zimbabwe
Neoclassicism
England during the later Middle Ages
24. An early Jewish convert to Christianity - was responsible for the spread of Christian theology and the resulting response from the Roman empire (opposition/resistance; Christianity firmly rooted in the collapsing world of Roman rule)
Literature and Philosophy during the rennaisance
Roman contributions to the western world Culture: history - literature
Paul of Tarsus (Paul the Apostle)
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages: philosophy
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
Origins of people in America
The Assyrians
Reasons for the spread of Christianity (the Roman period)
English Parliament
26. 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
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27. No privileges/tax exemptions based on lineage - Government promotion was based on ability - Modernized French law (equality before the law)
The Punic Wars with Carthage
The Napoleonic Code
Persian War
Rallying cry of the French Revolution
28. 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
Paul of Tarsus (Paul the Apostle)
The ancient Near East: cultural contributions
The Magna Carta
The ziggurat
29. The Phoenicians - The Lydians - The Israelites
Literature and Philosophy during the rennaisance
Darwin
John Locke
Smaller civilizations of the Near East
30. 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)
Constantine
English Parliament
The Chaldeans
Hindus
31. 1785 - Led to faster production of cloth
Power loom
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages: commercial revival
Ottoman Empire
The Lydians
32. 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 Punic Wars with Carthage
The accomplishments of the early Japanese
Adam Smith
Hinduism
33. 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
Adam Smith
The ziggurat
The Aztecs
Philosophy influenced by the Age of Reason
34. Saw the development of city - states - East African civilization was based on international trade and seaport cities - Swahili culture developed its own language and thrived in the city - states - The Portuguese destroyed much of the East African tra
Background to the French Revolution
Rome's political problems
The East African Coast
The Hittites
35. 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 East African Coast
Historical interpretations of the Middle Ages
The Renaissance
36. Developed over many centuries - The first American Indians originated from Asia - Agriculture changed some Indian culture from a nomadic existence to farming communities
Athens and Sparta
The Punic Wars with Carthage
Cleisthenes - Athens Leader
American Indian culture
37. There were three periods of feudal government
The Roman Republic
The East African Coast
Development of feudalism and a samurai warrior - class
Social Darwinism and Capitalism
38. 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 Roman Republic: decline
Rallying cry of the French Revolution
The ziggurat
Early Japanese civilization
39. Writing - Commerce - Government
Hinduism
China: developments
Rome's economic problems
Islam
40. Ended in defeat for Napoleon and ended the French Empire; Napoleon was permanently exiled to St. Helena
The Battle of Waterloo (1815)
Pepin the Short
Capitalism
Spinning mule
41. 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 Assyrians
The caste system
Steam locomotive
The Persians
42. The decline of feudalism and manorialism was evident by the 12th century and complete by the 16th century
Persian War
River Valley Civilizations
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages: feudalism/manorialism
The Peloponnesian War
43. Renaissance secularism created tension between princely kingdoms and the authority of the Church - There also emerged within the Church questions about its worldly rather than spiritual interest in acquiring power and wealth - This internal struggle
The (Protestant) Reformation
Spinning mule
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages: society
Mohammed
44. 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 Incas
Darwin
Historical interpretations of the Middle Ages
The Holy Roman Empire during the late Middle Ages
45. 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
Martin Luther's beliefs
Spartan way of life
Japan's geography
46. Urban culture - Planned cities (i.e. citywide sanitation systems) - Metallurgy (gold - copper - bronze - tin) - Measurement (weight - time - length - mass)
American Indian culture
India: developments
The Hittites
Rallying cry of the French Revolution
47. (460-429 B.C.) Represented the zenith of Athenian society and the height of its democracy
The Age of Pericles
Results of the Industrial Revolution
The English Reformation
Adam Smith
48. 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
Achievements of the Byzantine Empire
Roman contributions to the western world (greatest contribution)
Egypt
The French Revolution
49. 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
India: developments
Smaller civilizations of the Near East
The caste system
Mycenaean civilization
50. 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
Key provisions of Magna Carta
John Calvin
Neoclassicism
General characteristics of the Renaissance