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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
The forest states
Mohammed
Literature and Philosophy during the rennaisance
The Counter Reformation
2. 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
Egypt
Mohammed
Christianity: basic doctrines
Capitalism
3. 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
John Locke
Egyptian civilization: significant aspects
The French Revolution
Four key beliefs of Hindus
4. Conquered the Peloponnesus (peninsula of southern Greece) and ushered in a 'dark age' characterized by violence and instability
The Dorians
Flying shuttle
Napoleon and the First Empire: international relations
Roman contributions to the western world (greatest contribution)
5. The agricultural organization and economic foundation of feudalism
Steamboat
Manorialism
Egypt: developments
The Assyrians
6. Rugged landscape of mountains and valleys - scattered islands led to the development of independent city - states (polis) rather than one unified empire - Scarcity of good agricultural land encouraged seafaring in eastern Greece - The southern mainla
The Persians
Dissolution of the Frankish Empire
Greece: geography
Results of the Industrial Revolution
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
Indus River
Achievements of the Byzantine Empire
The ancient Near East: geography
Causes of the Industrial Revolution
8. 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
England during the later Middle Ages
The caste system
Adam Smith
North American Indians
9. 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
Charlemagne
John Locke
Isaac Newton
Flying shuttle
10. Works of Greeks and Romans reconnected Europeans with their ancient heritage
Renaissance
Christianity: basic doctrines
Inventions of the Industrial Revolution
Mesopotamia: developments
11. The Olmec - The Mayas - The Aztecs - The Incas
Key provisions of Magna Carta
Early cultures in Mesoamerica
Reasons for the spread of Christianity (the Roman period)
Constantine
12. 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
The spread of the Renaissance throughout Europe
The feudal system
The Hellenistic Age
Galileo Galilei
13. The center of Sumerian community life and served as a temple - storehouse - and treasury
The Phoenicians
The ziggurat
Flying shuttle
Alexander the Great
14. In economics - the doctrine of '___________' (limited government intervention in business affairs) stood in opposition to regulated trade
Mesopotamia: developments
The importance of city life in the Sung Empire
Laissez faire
The Roman Republic
15. 1785 - Meant that factories were no longer dependent on water sources for power
Paul of Tarsus (Paul the Apostle)
England during the later Middle Ages
Watt steam engine
The Chaldeans
16. Began in Italy during the 14th century - The Crusades focused attention eastward (on Greece and the Near East) - By the 14th century - the move toward secularization was predominant - Conflicts between the papacy and the Holy Roman Empire in the 13th
Jesus of Nazareth
Martin Luther's beliefs
Athens and Sparta
Development of the Renaissance
17. 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
Grooved rollers
Enlightened despotism
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages: feudalism/manorialism
Dissolution of the Frankish Empire
18. 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 Age of Reason/Enlightenment
Ibn Battuta
John Locke
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages
19. 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
Adam Smith
Mesoamerica
The Olmec
Achievements of the Byzantine Empire
20. An ethical religion - Of the Persians - based on concepts of good and evil
Zoroastrianism
The Age of Pericles
Origins of people in America
Reasons for the Byzantine Empire's success
21. 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
Water frame
Athens and Sparta
The Assyrians
The Early Middle Ages
22. 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
The Kingdom of Zimbabwe
Watt steam engine
Voltaire - Montesquieu - Locke - and Rousseau
Origins of people in America
23. 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
Jesus of Nazareth
India under Muslim rule
The Fall of Rome
The Ming and Manchu Dynasties
24. (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 Carolingians
Water frame
Roman contributions to the western world Culture: history - literature
Charles Martel
25. 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
Smaller civilizations of the Near East
Feudalism: outcomes
River Valley Civilizations
26. 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.)
Smaller civilizations of the Near East
The Persians
North American Indians
The Roman Republic: decline
27. Capitalism was regarded as the 'natural environment' in which 'survival of the fittest' could be tested - belief that some races were superior to others - that poverty indicated unfitness - and that a class - structured society was desirable
Social Darwinism and Capitalism
China: developments
Steam locomotive
Flying shuttle
28. 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 Holy Roman Empire during the late Middle Ages
The (Protestant) Reformation
The Olmec
The Assyrians
29. 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 Locke
Egypt: developments
Pepin the Short
The topography of Africa
30. Established a civilization in the Nile Valley (3000 B.C.) - Natural barriers (desert and sea) - as well as its isolation from other civilizations - greatly hindered foreign invaders; spared Egypt from the repeated political disruptions characteristic
Alexander the Great
The Aztecs
Flying shuttle
Egypt
31. 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 caste system
Sumeria
Isaac Newton
The Punic Wars with Carthage
32. Immediate cause: continuous barbaric invasion - Internal factors included political instability - decreasing farm production - inflation - excessive taxation - and the decline of the military - including the use of mercenaries - The rise of Christian
The Fall of Rome
Iona
Alfred the Great
Islam
33. Economic prosperity - domination of the commercial trade routes controlled by Constantinople - monopoly of the silk trade - The Byzantines made excellent use of diplomacy to avoid invasions - and they were geographically distant from the tribes who s
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34. 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
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35. 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
Saul
Classical Greece
The ancient Near East: geography
Reasons for the spread of Christianity (the Roman period)
36. 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
Napoleon and the First Empire
Four key beliefs of Hindus
The Phoenicians
37. The cultural period of the Stone Age that developed primarily in Europe between the Paleolithic and Neolithic periods - beginning around 10000 years ago and lasting in various places as late as 3000 bce. The Mesolithic is marked by the appearance of
Adam Smith
Division of the Muslim Empire
The topography of Africa
Mesolithic or Middle Stone Age
38. 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 importance of city life in the Sung Empire
Spain and Portugal during the later Middle Ages
Feudalism: political
Japan's geography
39. Lasted five centuries - The Pax Romana (Roman peace) was two centuries without a major war (27 B.C.- A.D. 180) - By the end of the second century A.D. - Rome was in economic and political decline - which weakened the empire
Feudalism: political
The forest states
The Assyrians
The Roman Empire
40. 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
Islamic civilization: trade and cultural expansion
The Age of Reason/Enlightenment
The topography of Africa
Martin Luther's beliefs
41. Law - rule of law/equality before the law - civil and contract law codes
Chinese civilization under the Sungs
The Carolingians
Roman contributions to the western world (greatest contribution)
Neolithic or New Stone Age
42. 1792 - Made it possible to meet increased demand for cotton by mechanizing the process for separating seeds from cotton fiber
Voltaire - Montesquieu - Locke - and Rousseau
Cotton gin
Spinning mule
Arabs
43. 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
Mycenaean civilization
Minoan civilization
The Babylonians
Early Japanese civilization
44. (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 Hellenistic Age
Constantine
Ancient Africans' advances in their societies and cultures
45. His teachings influenced Chinese culture - Wanted to improve society - Taught that certain virtues are guidelines to happy life
Confucius
Isaac Newton
Egypt
The Magna Carta
46. 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
Confucius
The Age of Pericles
Feudalism: political
Renaissance
47. Philosophy (Scholasticism) dealt with the consistency of faith and reason
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages: philosophy
The Assyrians
The Magna Carta
The Early Middle Ages
48. Replaced the Franks as legitimate rulers - The Carolingian Renaissance resulted in the establishment of a palace academy with a prescribed academic curriculum
The Carolingians
Roman contributions to the western world (greatest contribution)
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages: society
Roman contributions to the western world Culture: history - literature
49. 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
River Valley Civilizations
The Age of Reason/Enlightenment
The Holy Roman Empire during the late Middle Ages
Japan's geography
50. 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
Chinese civilization under the Sungs
Isaac Newton
Flying shuttle
The Babylonians
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