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CSET World History
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1. 356-323 B.C. - Of Macedonia - Established the Hellenistic Age - Conquered Persia - Asia Minor - and Egypt; established a world empire - Bureaucracy replaced the city - state as the form of government - Following his death - dynasties were established
Rallying cry of the French Revolution
The Scientific Revolution
Alexander the Great
Egypt: developments
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
Roman contributions to the western world Culture: history - literature
Islamic civilization: government and religion
Inventions of the Industrial Revolution
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages: commercial revival
3. 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.
Feudalism: outcomes
Mongul rule in China
Alfred the Great
Africa's geological diversity
4. 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
Smaller civilizations of the Near East
Galileo Galilei
The Israelites
The ancient Near East: cultural contributions
5. 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
The Aztecs
Muslim contributions - Science and technology
John Calvin
Social Darwinism and Capitalism
6. 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 Renaissance
John Locke
The Persians
The East African Coast
7. Philosophy (Scholasticism) dealt with the consistency of faith and reason
Greece: geography
The Kingdom of Zimbabwe
Reasons for the spread of Christianity (the Roman period)
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages: philosophy
8. 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)
Roman contributions to the western world Engineering and architecture
The Later Middle Ages
Muslim contributions
Paul of Tarsus (Paul the Apostle)
9. 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
Roman contributions to the western world Culture: history - literature
Mongul rule in China
The intellectual response to the Industrial Revolution
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages: society
10. 'Liberty - Equality and Fraternity'
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages: education
Water frame
Rallying cry of the French Revolution
Darwin
11. 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: economic
The Magna Carta
England during the later Middle Ages
The Roman Empire
12. 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
Results of the Industrial Revolution
The Peloponnesian War
General characteristics of the Renaissance
Philosophy influenced by the Age of Reason
13. The Abbasids overthrew the Umayyads
Division of the Muslim Empire
Roman contributions to the western world Culture: history - literature
The English Reformation
Japan's geography
14. The oldest known civilization on earth - established in the Tigris - Euphrates Valley in the 4th millennium BC. Sumerian civilization took the form of a cluster of city - states - the best known of which is Ur. Sumerians were the first to use the pot
The conquest of Indigenous People of the Americas
Power loom
Sumeria
Isaac Newton
15. 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
Background to the French Revolution
The Chaldeans
The Franks
The topography of Africa
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)
Persian War
Turk Dominance
India under Muslim rule
Causes of the Industrial Revolution
17. 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
Sumeria
Inventions of the Industrial Revolution
Laissez faire
Enlightened despotism
18. Developed strong governments - Benin grew wealthy and powerful until European contact threatened society - Slave trade produced wealth for the cities and the expansion of the slave trade extended into Africa's interior - Trade - taxes - and a powerfu
Reasons for the spread of Christianity (the Roman period)
The forest states
Iona
Galileo Galilei
19. An Athenian ruler who came to power around 500 B.C.E. - an introduces further reforms that advanced democracy. He developed ten social classes based on where someone lived rather than their wealth. Established the Council of 500 and a policy where al
Islamic civilization: government and religion
Cleisthenes - Athens Leader
India under Muslim rule
Ottoman Empire
20. Dominated the culture of the 18th century - There was an attempt to revive the classic style and form of ancient Greece and Rome - In literature - the novel was the outcome; in architecture - the Rococo style was dominant - In music - Haydn and Mozar
Neoclassicism
Voltaire - Montesquieu - Locke - and Rousseau
Egypt
Pepin the Short
21. The Olmec - The Mayas - The Aztecs - The Incas
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages: commercial revival
The feudal system
General characteristics of the Renaissance
Early cultures in Mesoamerica
22. 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
Persian War
Muslim contributions - Science and technology
Smaller civilizations of the Near East
Ibn Battuta
23. 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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24. 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 English Reformation
The Carolingians
The Persians
Results of the Industrial Revolution
25. 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
Islamic civilization: government and religion
River Valley Civilizations
Greece: geography
The Roman Empire
26. 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
The Age of Reason/Enlightenment
Flying shuttle
Mycenaean civilization
France during the later Middle Ages
27. The region that is now Mexico - Central America - and the western coast of South America
Roman contributions to the western world Engineering and architecture
Mesoamerica
Roman contributions to the western world Culture: history - literature
Saul
28. 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
Achievements of the Byzantine Empire
Feudalism: economic
Nicolaus Copernicus
Ibn Battuta
29. 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
Background to the French Revolution
The Roman Empire
The Magna Carta
The caste system
30. In economics - the doctrine of '___________' (limited government intervention in business affairs) stood in opposition to regulated trade
Islam
The Carolingians
Laissez faire
Historical interpretations of the Middle Ages
31. Lineage was the basis of tribal organization - Religion - politics - and law became the focus of African culture - Art and sculpture were emphasized
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32. Writing - Commerce - Government
China: developments
India under Muslim rule
Persian War
Classical Greece
33. 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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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
The Holy Roman Empire during the late Middle Ages
Johannes Kepler
Paleolithic or Old Stone Age
The Babylonians
35. 1792 - Made it possible to meet increased demand for cotton by mechanizing the process for separating seeds from cotton fiber
Mongul rule in China
Galileo Galilei
English Parliament
Cotton gin
36. 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
Manorialism
Development of the Renaissance
The Assyrians
Development of feudalism and a samurai warrior - class
37. 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
Effects of the Reformation
The (Protestant) Reformation
Athens and Sparta
Darwin
38. Law - rule of law/equality before the law - civil and contract law codes
Rome's political problems
The Carolingians
Roman contributions to the western world (greatest contribution)
The Age of Pericles
39. 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
Spinning mule
Steamboat
The (Protestant) Reformation
Egypt: developments
40. 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 Roman Empire
The Hittites
Renaissance
Islam
41. Called for a free and open economic system was needed - Expanded Darwin's theory of evolution to include society as a whole - viewed society as a 'struggle for existence'; only the 'fittest' members of society would survive - The accumulation of weal
Flying shuttle
The Ming and Manchu Dynasties
Neoclassicism
Social Darwinism
42. 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
Indus River
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages: education
England during the later Middle Ages
Development of the Renaissance
43. 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
Rallying cry of the French Revolution
India under Muslim rule
The Olmec
Paleolithic or Old Stone Age
44. Aztecs conquered by Cortes in 1521 - Inca Empire conquered by Pizarro in 1513
The intellectual response to the Industrial Revolution
The conquest of Indigenous People of the Americas
The Israelites
Egyptian civilization: significant aspects
45. Dissatisfaction with church ritual and Latin overtones - Humanism emphasized man's needs and concerns - The printing press allowed mass communication (Luther's 95 Theses were translated - widely copied - distributed throughout Europe) - Luther's exco
Spartan way of life
Cleisthenes - Athens Leader
Reasons for the Reformation
Dissolution of the Frankish Empire
46. Influenced its history - Japanese culture reflects a reverence for nature - Mountains - forests - and coastal areas determined cultural growth
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47. Developed over many centuries - The first American Indians originated from Asia - Agriculture changed some Indian culture from a nomadic existence to farming communities
Mesopotamian civilizations
American Indian culture
Ganges River
Causes of the Industrial Revolution
48. Works of Greeks and Romans reconnected Europeans with their ancient heritage
Alexander the Great
Constantine
India: developments
Renaissance
49. 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
Isaac Newton
Roman contributions to the western world Culture: history - literature
The Age of Reason/Enlightenment
General characteristics of the Renaissance
50. 1779 - A power - driven machine that produced fine - strong yarn
American Indian culture
Spain and Portugal during the later Middle Ages
Spinning mule
Islamic civilization: government and religion