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CSET World History
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1. The government system and basis for society in the Middle Ages - The system was based on land ownership; person who was allowed by a lord to use his land was called a vassal and the land was called a fief
The feudal system
Early Japanese civilization
The Dorians
Galileo Galilei
2. 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
American Indian culture
Early cultures in Mesoamerica
Mohammed
India: developments
3. 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
Constantinople
Absolutism
The Israelites
Islamic civilization: government and religion
4. Foreign trade enabled populations to grow in cities and to become sophisticated - The family was the focus of Chinese life - Women had lower status than men
Mesoamerica
Ganges River
Historical interpretations of the Middle Ages
The importance of city life in the Sung Empire
5. 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)
The Babylonians
The topography of Africa
Mesolithic or Middle Stone Age
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
Watt steam engine
Greece: geography
Turk Dominance
The Aztecs
7. Established the new Babylonian Empire under Nebuchadnezzar (605-538 B.C.) - Conquered Mesopotamia - Syria - and Palestine - Developed astrology - astronomy - advanced government bureaucracy - and architectural achievements such as the Hanging Gardens
The Napoleonic Code
Development of feudalism and a samurai warrior - class
The Chaldeans
Key provisions of Magna Carta
8. Replaced the Franks as legitimate rulers - The Carolingian Renaissance resulted in the establishment of a palace academy with a prescribed academic curriculum
The Dorians
Napoleon and the First Empire
Roman contributions to the western world (greatest contribution)
The Carolingians
9. 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)
Pepin the Short
India under Muslim rule
Galileo Galilei
Grooved rollers
10. 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
Charles Martel
Egyptian civilization: significant aspects
Feudalism: political
Reasons for the decline of the Byzantine Empire
11. 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
Neoclassicism
The topography of Africa
Paul of Tarsus (Paul the Apostle)
The Chaldeans
12. Concrete - arch - roads (200000 miles of roads) - aqueducts and cisterns - monumental buildings (the Colosseum)
Constantinople
Spinning jenny
The English Reformation
Roman contributions to the western world Engineering and architecture
13. 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
Absolutism
Paleolithic or Old Stone Age
Islamic civilization: government and religion
Reasons for the Reformation
14. The Sumerians - The Babylonians - The Hittites - The Assyrians - The Chaldeans - The Persians
Confucius
Mesopotamian civilizations
Key provisions of Magna Carta
The feudal system
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
The Hellenistic Age
The English Reformation
The Holy Roman Empire during the late Middle Ages
The Israelites
16. 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
Muslim contributions - Science and technology
Greece: geography
Modern influence of Magna Carta
Egypt: developments
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
Inventions of the Industrial Revolution
The Magna Carta
The Olmec
Greece: geography
18. 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
John Calvin
Social Darwinism and Capitalism
Islam
Reasons for the Reformation
19. 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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20. In economics - the doctrine of '___________' (limited government intervention in business affairs) stood in opposition to regulated trade
Constantine
India: developments
Laissez faire
Development of feudalism and a samurai warrior - class
21. The Norman Conquest (invasion of England by William the Conqueror - duke of Normandy) had a profound impact on the development of the culture - language - and judicial system of England - The Battle of Hastings (1066) ended Anglo - Saxon rule in Engl
Hindus
The Fall of Rome
Dissolution of the Frankish Empire
England during the later Middle Ages
22. There were three periods of feudal government
Mesopotamia
Development of feudalism and a samurai warrior - class
The Franks
Alexander the Great
23. 1785 - Led to faster production of cloth
Johannes Kepler
Saul
Power loom
Athens and Sparta
24. The decline of feudalism and manorialism was evident by the 12th century and complete by the 16th century
Coke smelting
Napoleon and the First Empire: international relations
The Sumerians
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages: feudalism/manorialism
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
Modern influence of Magna Carta
Effects of the Reformation
River Valley Civilizations
Egypt
26. 1807 - Built by American inventor Robert Fulton - The steam engine was used to build it
The topography of Africa
Steamboat
Reasons for the decline of the Byzantine Empire
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages: feudalism/manorialism
27. 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
Jesus of Nazareth
Four key beliefs of Hindus
The Israelites
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages: commercial revival
28. Established the first lasting monotheism - After the death of Solomon (922 B.C.) - the Hebrews were divided into two kingdoms (Israel and Judah) - Disunity and conquest resulted in the destruction of Israel (722 B.C.) and Judah (586 B.C.) - The revol
Literature and Philosophy during the rennaisance
The Israelites
Mycenaean civilization
Reasons for the Reformation
29. 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
Rome's economic problems
Adam Smith
Spinning jenny
30. c. 1000-1500
Impact of Spanish Exploration and Conquest on Indigenous People of the Americas
The Later Middle Ages
John Locke
Enlightened despotism
31. Became the birthplace for the Hellenic civilization
Myths
Iona
Dissolution of the Frankish Empire
The Mayas
32. A.D. 1325-1521 - Central Mexico - Conquered much of central Mexico - The Toltecs preceded them - built a great city (Tenochtitlan) and ruled an empire - Religion and war dominated life - Rich mythological and religious traditions - Architecturally ac
Arabs
The Incas
The ancient Near East: cultural contributions
The Aztecs
33. Also called enlightened absolutism - Grew out of the earlier absolutism of Louis XIV (France) and Peter the Great (Russia) - Advocated limited responsibility to God and church - A form of absolutism in which rulers were influenced by the Enlightenmen
The Phoenicians
'The Communist Manifesto'
The Aztecs
Enlightened despotism
34. The Turkish empire - By the middle of the 16th century - the Ottomans controlled not only Turkey but most of southeastern Europe - the Crimea - Iran - and a majority of the Middle East
Athens and Sparta
Calvinism
The Counter Reformation
Ottoman Empire
35. 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
Pepin the Short
Watt steam engine
Constantine
Confucius
36. Writing - Commerce - Government
The Dorians
River Valley Civilizations
Mycenaean civilization
China: developments
37. 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
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages: philosophy
The Persians
Cleisthenes - Athens Leader
The Phoenicians
38. Refers to the absolute rule of monarchs with unlimited power - The theory of absolute monarchs and the divine right of kings (rule by God's will) - Evolved from the limited power of the ruling class during the Middle Ages to the Age of Absolutism in
Mythology
Absolutism
The Ming and Manchu Dynasties
The Viking (Norse) invaders
39. Ended in defeat for Napoleon and ended the French Empire; Napoleon was permanently exiled to St. Helena
Feudalism: political
The Battle of Waterloo (1815)
Rome's economic problems
Alfred the Great
40. 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
Mohammed
General characteristics of the Renaissance
The Hittites
Flying shuttle
41. Law - rule of law/equality before the law - civil and contract law codes
Results of the Industrial Revolution
Roman contributions to the western world (greatest contribution)
India under Muslim rule
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages: feudalism/manorialism
42. 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
The Holy Roman Empire during the late Middle Ages
The caste system
The Age of Reason/Enlightenment
The Kingdom of Zimbabwe
43. 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
Hinduism
The (Protestant) Reformation
The Punic Wars with Carthage
The Mayas
44. 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 Persians
The Incas
Neolithic or New Stone Age
Alexander the Great
45. Profits linked to the manufacturing of products - Private ownership of land - Freedom of choice - A competitive free - market system - Limited government restraints
Flying shuttle
Role of the Church in the Early Middle Ages
Capitalism
Hindus
46. 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
Rome's political problems
The Babylonians
Origins of people in America
The Roman Empire
47. 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.
Mesopotamia
Sumeria
The Phoenicians
The topography of Africa
48. Works of Greeks and Romans reconnected Europeans with their ancient heritage
The spread of the Renaissance throughout Europe
Classical Greece
Feudalism: outcomes
Renaissance
49. Also known as the Catholic Reformation - Attempted to halt the spread of Protestantism - The Jesuits (Society of Jesus) became the first official Catholic response to the Reformation; Jesuits also initiated missionary and educational endeavors - The
The Holy Roman Empire during the late Middle Ages
The Counter Reformation
The ancient Near East: cultural contributions
The Incas
50. 1792 - Made it possible to meet increased demand for cotton by mechanizing the process for separating seeds from cotton fiber
Mesolithic or Middle Stone Age
Japan's geography
Cotton gin
Napoleon and the First Empire: international relations