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CSET World History
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1. 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
Hindus
The accomplishments of the early Japanese
Galileo Galilei
English Parliament
2. (1848) - Written by Marx and Friedrich Engels - advanced the theories of modern scientific socialism
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3. 1807 - Built by American inventor Robert Fulton - The steam engine was used to build it
Constantine
The conquest of Indigenous People of the Americas
Steamboat
Darwin
4. Aztecs conquered by Cortes in 1521 - Inca Empire conquered by Pizarro in 1513
The conquest of Indigenous People of the Americas
The Olmec
North American Indians
Mesoamerica
5. Occupied western Asia Minor (500s B.C.) - Their culture reached its zenith under King Croesus (Golden King) - Were responsible for the first coinage of money
The Lydians
The forest states
Paul of Tarsus (Paul the Apostle)
Enlightened despotism
6. 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
Spartan way of life
American Indian culture
The Renaissance
7. The earliest Indian civilization - the Harappa culture - developed around the Indus River Valley in 2500 B.C.
Origins of people in America
The Kingdom of Zimbabwe
Spinning mule
Indus River
8. 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
Philosophy influenced by the Age of Reason
The topography of Africa
The spread of the Renaissance throughout Europe
Mohammed
9. Constitutionalism/importance of a written constitution - individual rights - due process of the law - concept of a representative government - taxation with representation - trial by jury - Would later be a significant influence on the American Const
Ottoman Empire
The Israelites
Hindus
Modern influence of Magna Carta
10. 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
The Lydians
The East African Coast
Indus River
Christianity: basic doctrines
11. 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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12. (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
Egypt
Effects of the Reformation
The Israelites
Charles Martel
13. 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
Spartan way of life
The Sumerians
Results of the Industrial Revolution
Classical Greece
14. Urban culture - Planned cities (i.e. citywide sanitation systems) - Metallurgy (gold - copper - bronze - tin) - Measurement (weight - time - length - mass)
India: developments
Achievements of the Byzantine Empire
Mesolithic or Middle Stone Age
John Locke
15. 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
Christianity: basic doctrines
The Hellenistic Age
Jesus of Nazareth
Origins of people in America
16. Muslims controlled India for centuries - Muslim invaders came into India in the 11th and 12th centuries and created kingdoms in the north - The Delhi Sultanate was the most powerful (1206-1526)
The Battle of Waterloo (1815)
Islam in Africa
India under Muslim rule
Literature and Philosophy during the rennaisance
17. 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
The Holy Roman Empire during the late Middle Ages
Jesus of Nazareth
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages: education
Feudalism: outcomes
18. 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
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19. 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
Isaac Newton
The Incas
France during the later Middle Ages
Smaller civilizations of the Near East
20. 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
Feudalism: outcomes
The Punic Wars with Carthage
Adam Smith
The accomplishments of the early Japanese
21. 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
Rallying cry of the French Revolution
The Age of Reason/Enlightenment
Feudalism: political
Myths
22. Based on the teachings of Mohammed - The spread of Islam started in the seventh century A.D. - The Koran became the center for Islamic moral and ethical conduct - Mohammed established a theocracy based on Islamic law
The Punic Wars with Carthage
Islam
Reasons for the spread of Christianity (the Roman period)
Myths
23. A dramatic increase in productivity and the rise of the factory system - Demographic changes (from rural to urban centers) - The division of society into defined classes (propertied and nonpropertied) - The development of modern capitalism
The English Reformation
Spartan way of life
Neolithic or New Stone Age
Results of the Industrial Revolution
24. Became the birthplace for the Hellenic civilization
Iona
The Holy Roman Empire during the late Middle Ages
Roman contributions to the western world Engineering and architecture
Neoclassicism
25. 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
Myths
Pepin the Short
Egyptian civilization: significant aspects
Mycenaean civilization
26. 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
Voltaire - Montesquieu - Locke - and Rousseau
Alexander the Great
Zoroastrianism
Causes of the Industrial Revolution
27. Profits linked to the manufacturing of products - Private ownership of land - Freedom of choice - A competitive free - market system - Limited government restraints
Adam Smith
Capitalism
Ganges River
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages: philosophy
28. 1783 - Allowed iron - makers to roll out iron into different shapes
Grooved rollers
The Roman Republic: decline
Charlemagne
Famous empires that grew in the West African savanna
29. There were three periods of feudal government
The Chaldeans
Development of feudalism and a samurai warrior - class
Contributions of the Greek World
Spinning jenny
30. 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
Division of the Muslim Empire
Neoclassicism
Four key beliefs of Hindus
Sumeria
31. 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
Achievements of the Byzantine Empire
'The Communist Manifesto'
Galileo Galilei
Steamboat
32. 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
The Carolingians
Smaller civilizations of the Near East
Development of the Renaissance
33. 1792 - Made it possible to meet increased demand for cotton by mechanizing the process for separating seeds from cotton fiber
Cotton gin
Spartan way of life
Rome's political problems
Ganges River
34. King's authority limited by law - rights of the king's subjects declared (i.e. habeas corpus) - respect for legal procedures
Key provisions of Magna Carta
Roman contributions to the western world Engineering and architecture
Laissez faire
Spinning mule
35. The Phoenicians - The Lydians - The Israelites
The conquest of Indigenous People of the Americas
Background to the French Revolution
Dissolution of the Frankish Empire
Smaller civilizations of the Near East
36. 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
Egyptian civilization: significant aspects
Results of the Industrial Revolution
Famous empires that grew in the West African savanna
Grooved rollers
37. 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
Spinning mule
Rallying cry of the French Revolution
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages: architecture
Classical Greece
38. 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
The Viking (Norse) invaders
Reasons for the Byzantine Empire's success
Mesopotamia
The French Revolution
39. A collection of myths or stories - usually about the gods and their relationships to human beings; the study of myths
Mythology
Mohammed
Mesopotamia: developments
Spain and Portugal during the later Middle Ages
40. Replaced the Franks as legitimate rulers - The Carolingian Renaissance resulted in the establishment of a palace academy with a prescribed academic curriculum
The Hittites
The Carolingians
India under Muslim rule
Spartan way of life
41. 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.
The Fall of Rome
Mesopotamia
China: developments
Enlightened despotism
42. 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
Islam in Africa
Development of feudalism and a samurai warrior - class
France during the later Middle Ages
Origins of people in America
43. Writing (cuneiform) - Organized government - Written law code (Hammurabi's Code) - Systematized religion (Zoroastrianism) - Astronomy; astrology
Dissolution of the Frankish Empire
The Franks
The Punic Wars with Carthage
Mesopotamia: developments
44. Astronomer - Challenged the Church doctrine of a geocentric (earth - centered) theory of the universe (Ptolemy's theory; was the prevailing thought for more than 1000 years) - Believed that the sun was the center of the solar system - and the earth m
The Kingdom of Zimbabwe
Nicolaus Copernicus
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages: feudalism/manorialism
The English Reformation
45. The agricultural organization and economic foundation of feudalism
Manorialism
The East African Coast
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages: feudalism/manorialism
Pepin the Short
46. 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 East African Coast
The spread of the Renaissance throughout Europe
Japan's geography
The Ming and Manchu Dynasties
47. Christianity and church dogma were questioned
The Punic Wars with Carthage
Philosophy influenced by the Age of Reason
Spinning jenny
The feudal system
48. 1779 - A power - driven machine that produced fine - strong yarn
Spinning mule
Muslim contributions - Science and technology
Islam
North American Indians
49. The proper function of government was defined by ___________________. Their ideas led to the philosophical bases for the American and French revolutions.
Martin Luther
Voltaire - Montesquieu - Locke - and Rousseau
Persian War
Alexander the Great
50. The period of human culture that began around 10000 years ago in the Middle East and 4000 years ago later in other parts of the world. It is characterized by the beginning of farming - the domestication of animals - the development of crafts such as
Neolithic or New Stone Age
The Lydians
The topography of Africa
England during the later Middle Ages