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CSET World History
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1. Military and political leader during the later stages of the French Revolution - Emperor of the French from 1804-1815 - His legal reform - the Napoleonic Code - has been a major influence on many civil law jurisdictions worldwide - Best remembered fo
Grooved rollers
Mesolithic or Middle Stone Age
The Peloponnesian War
Napoleon and the First Empire
2. Its geographic proximity to the Arabs - Slavs - and Seljuk Turks - all of whom were becoming more powerful - The loss of commercial dominance of the Italians - Religious controversy with the West and a subsequent split with the Roman Catholic Church
Reasons for the decline of the Byzantine Empire
Greece: geography
Africa's geological diversity
The French Revolution
3. 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 (Protestant) Reformation
The Punic Wars with Carthage
Dissolution of the Frankish Empire
Enlightened despotism
4. 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
Egypt
Reasons for the Reformation
Spinning jenny
Mycenaean civilization
5. A failed French attempt to close the continent to British trade in hopes of destroying the British economy
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6. 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
The conquest of Indigenous People of the Americas
Ganges River
The Aztecs
7. 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
The forest states
Mohammed
Islam in Africa
Water frame
8. Arabs preserved the cultures of the peoples they conquered - Religious pilgrimages led to the spread of new ideas - The caliphs improved farming methods and crop yields - Military expansion also served as a vehicle for cultural exchane between the Ar
Islamic civilization: government and religion
The Lydians
Inventions of the Industrial Revolution
Mesolithic or Middle Stone Age
9. There were three periods of feudal government
Division of the Muslim Empire
Watt steam engine
John Calvin
Development of feudalism and a samurai warrior - class
10. 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
The English Reformation
The Later Middle Ages
Reasons for the Reformation
Alexander the Great
11. (460-429 B.C.) Represented the zenith of Athenian society and the height of its democracy
Jesus of Nazareth
Egypt
The Age of Pericles
The Franks
12. 1764 - Increased the speed and output of yarn spinners
Mohammed
Minoan civilization
Spinning jenny
Adam Smith
13. Works of Greeks and Romans reconnected Europeans with their ancient heritage
Early Japanese civilization
Renaissance
Hindus
Reasons for the Byzantine Empire's success
14. 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
The Magna Carta
Reasons for the spread of Christianity (the Roman period)
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages: society
The Olmec
15. Writing - Commerce - Government
The Incas
Literature and Philosophy during the rennaisance
Nicolaus Copernicus
China: developments
16. 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
Myths
The topography of Africa
The Peloponnesian War
The Aztecs
17. 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
Arabs
Absolutism
Feudalism: political
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages: feudalism/manorialism
18. 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 Olmec
The Chaldeans
Greece: geography
Origins of people in America
19. 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
Mycenaean civilization
The East African Coast
The Roman Republic
Saul
20. c. 1000-1500
Spinning jenny
The Later Middle Ages
'The Communist Manifesto'
Reasons for the Reformation
21. (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
Charles Martel
Turk Dominance
Historical interpretations of the Middle Ages
Rome's political problems
22. Society was based on a strict class division: clergy and nobility were the privileged class - peasants and artisans were the work force - and serfs were tied to the land
Mohammed
Social Darwinism and Capitalism
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages: society
Johannes Kepler
23. 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
Mongul rule in China
The Scientific Revolution
Constantinople
The 'continental system'
24. Lived and worked under Muslim rule - Most were self - sufficient farmers - The caste system dominated their life
Adam Smith
Hindus
Japan's geography
Egyptian civilization: significant aspects
25. The Sumerians - The Babylonians - The Hittites - The Assyrians - The Chaldeans - The Persians
Sumeria
Spain and Portugal during the later Middle Ages
Mesopotamian civilizations
Egyptian civilization: significant aspects
26. The Muslim empire was ruled by Arab caliphs - Arabs conquered much of the Byzantine and Persian empires (including North Africa) and Spain - The Battle of Tours (A.D. 732) resulted in the Franks halting Muslim expansion in Europe - Muslim Spain laste
Arabs
Feudalism: economic
The Punic Wars with Carthage
The Phoenicians
27. Became the birthplace for the Hellenic civilization
England during the later Middle Ages
Iona
The Later Middle Ages
Contributions of the Greek World
28. Considered one of the world's major religions and has influenced religious - political - and social thought for over 4000 years - Originated in the Indus River Valley of India and primarily spread to and throughout southeast Asia
Development of feudalism and a samurai warrior - class
Islamic civilization: trade and cultural expansion
Hinduism
Achievements of the Byzantine Empire
29. 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
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages: education
Effects of the Reformation
Steamboat
Paleolithic or Old Stone Age
30. 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
Islam
Jesus of Nazareth
Constantine
Roman contributions to the western world (greatest contribution)
31. 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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32. Ended in defeat for Napoleon and ended the French Empire; Napoleon was permanently exiled to St. Helena
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages
England during the later Middle Ages
The Battle of Waterloo (1815)
Social Darwinism
33. The rise of feudal monarchs resulted in the development of the nation - states of France - By the early 13th century - royal authority had expanded and France had become a European power - Conflicts with the pope over the extent of religious rule res
France during the later Middle Ages
The Counter Reformation
River Valley Civilizations
Isaac Newton
34. Individual conviction in one's beliefs (solidarity) - The efficiency and organization of the early church administration - - Doctrines that stressed equality and immortality - Teachings and doctrines developed by 'Church Fathers' such as Augustine we
Reasons for the spread of Christianity (the Roman period)
Islam
India under Muslim rule
John Locke
35. 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
Cleisthenes - Athens Leader
The Age of Pericles
The Napoleonic Code
Feudalism: economic
36. 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
Modern influence of Magna Carta
North American Indians
The feudal system
Role of the Church in the Early Middle Ages
37. The Olmec - The Mayas - The Aztecs - The Incas
Early cultures in Mesoamerica
Smaller civilizations of the Near East
Inventions of the Industrial Revolution
The Israelites
38. (A.D. 747-768) a Carolingian ruler appointed by the pope as king and established the Papal States on former Byzantine lands
Paleolithic or Old Stone Age
Saul
Pepin the Short
Egypt
39. The Abbasids overthrew the Umayyads
Division of the Muslim Empire
The forest states
Christianity: basic doctrines
The Roman Empire
40. The ancient Near East comprised the Tigris and Euphrates Valley - the Fertile Crescent - and the Nile Valley.
Dissolution of the Frankish Empire
The 'continental system'
The ancient Near East: geography
Hindus
41. Class division of society - The decline of feudalism and manorialism - The commercial revival - Education - Philosophy - Architecture
The Dorians
Spinning jenny
Zoroastrianism
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages
42. 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
General characteristics of the Renaissance
Voltaire - Montesquieu - Locke - and Rousseau
The ancient Near East: cultural contributions
Constantinople
43. 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 French Revolution
Myths
The (Protestant) Reformation
The Olmec
44. Attempted to stem the tide - The empire split into the Western and Eastern Roman Empires - Barbarian invasions by Germanic and Asiatic tribes (the Goths - Vandals - and Huns) devastated Rome - and it fell in A.D. 476 - The Eastern Roman Empire at Con
Mesopotamian civilizations
The Babylonians
Constantine
Social Darwinism and Capitalism
45. 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
The Mayas
The Aztecs
Confucius
Ottoman Empire
46. Developed over many centuries - The first American Indians originated from Asia - Agriculture changed some Indian culture from a nomadic existence to farming communities
The feudal system
American Indian culture
Development of feudalism and a samurai warrior - class
Iona
47. King Darius of Persia wanted to conquer all of the Greek city - states but Athens and Sparta resisted. Greek city - states vs. Persia - Greek city - states won. Athens emerged as most powerful city state in Greece.
Persian War
The Roman Republic: decline
Egyptian civilization: significant aspects
Role of the Church in the Early Middle Ages
48. 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
Alfred the Great
The Ming and Manchu Dynasties
Chinese civilization under the Sungs
Galileo Galilei
49. 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
The 'continental system'
Mycenaean civilization
The Phoenicians
Isaac Newton
50. 1792 - Made it possible to meet increased demand for cotton by mechanizing the process for separating seeds from cotton fiber
Turk Dominance
Feudalism: outcomes
The Roman Empire
Cotton gin
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