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CSET World History
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1. 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 Chaldeans
The Napoleonic Code
The East African Coast
Voltaire - Montesquieu - Locke - and Rousseau
2. Conquered Sumeria and established a new empire (2300-1750 B.C.) - The code of Hammurabi was the first universal written codification of laws in recorded history (c. 1750 B.C.) - Ahievements included a centralized government and advancements in algebr
The 'continental system'
The Babylonians
Egypt: developments
Cleisthenes - Athens Leader
3. Writing - Commerce - Government
China: developments
Zoroastrianism
Social Darwinism
Feudalism: economic
4. 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
Social Darwinism and Capitalism
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages: commercial revival
The Phoenicians
The Roman Republic
5. The cultural period of the Stone Age that began about 2.5 to 2 million years ago - marked by the earliest use of tools made of chipped stone. The Paleolithic Period ended at different times in different parts of the world - generally around 10000 yea
Paleolithic or Old Stone Age
Adam Smith
'The Communist Manifesto'
Mongul rule in China
6. Firmly established by the 14th century - Gained power at the expense of the king - Composed of the House of Lords (titled nobility) and the House of Commons (gentry and middle classes)
'The Communist Manifesto'
Darwin
English Parliament
Neoclassicism
7. As the Western Roman Empire was under relentless attack from barbarian tribes - people looked to the Church for salvation - The Church became the preserver of civilization and its unifying force in both political and religious life - Church entered i
The Incas
Greece: geography
Role of the Church in the Early Middle Ages
Napoleon and the First Empire: international relations
8. 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
Mycenaean civilization
The Magna Carta
Impact of Spanish Exploration and Conquest on Indigenous People of the Americas
Neolithic or New Stone Age
9. An inequitable class structure - A disorganized legal system and no representative assembly - Enlightenment philosophy influenced the middle class - The bankruptcy of the French treasury was the immediate cause - The 'Declaration of the Rights of Man
The Scientific Revolution
Social Darwinism and Capitalism
Modern influence of Magna Carta
Background to the French Revolution
10. 1764 - Increased the speed and output of yarn spinners
Spinning jenny
The Carolingians
Role of the Church in the Early Middle Ages
India: developments
11. 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)
Paul of Tarsus (Paul the Apostle)
The Mayas
The Viking (Norse) invaders
Division of the Muslim Empire
12. 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
Renaissance
Social Darwinism
Alexander the Great
'The Communist Manifesto'
13. Education stressed the liberal arts. - Theology influenced both religion and politics - Universities were created in Paris - Oxford - and Cambridge during the 11th and 12th centuries - Latin was the language of intellectual Europe; vernacular was use
Capitalism
Watt steam engine
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages: education
The Lydians
14. 1807 - Built by American inventor Robert Fulton - The steam engine was used to build it
Power loom
Steamboat
Roman contributions to the western world Culture: history - literature
The Roman Republic: decline
15. 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 French Revolution
Achievements of the Byzantine Empire
The Ming and Manchu Dynasties
Charles Martel
16. A period of transition between ancient and modern Europe - Unique with a distinctive culture; out of feudal customs and traditions that included Greek and Roman classical culture - influences from the Arab world and the East - and tenets of Judeo - C
Historical interpretations of the Middle Ages
Indus River
Arabs
Mesopotamian civilizations
17. Class division of society - The decline of feudalism and manorialism - The commercial revival - Education - Philosophy - Architecture
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages: feudalism/manorialism
Adam Smith
The Mayas
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages
18. 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
Islamic civilization: government and religion
Martin Luther
Reasons for the decline of the Byzantine Empire
The 'continental system'
19. 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
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages: society
Sumeria
The Magna Carta
The caste system
20. (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
Darwin
The Lydians
The Olmec
Charles Martel
21. Influenced its history - Japanese culture reflects a reverence for nature - Mountains - forests - and coastal areas determined cultural growth
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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
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages: society
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages: philosophy
The French Revolution
Historical interpretations of the Middle Ages
23. 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
Chinese civilization under the Sungs
Mycenaean civilization
Athens and Sparta
The Kingdom of Zimbabwe
24. 4000-323 B.C. Organized warfare: Mycenae (military stronghold) - Sparta - phalanx (military formation - Literature: epic poetry (Iliad - Odyssey) - plays (drama - tragedy - comedy) - History: Herodotus (historian who reported the Persian Wars) - Thu
Indus River
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages
Contributions of the Greek World
The English Reformation
25. Christianity and church dogma were questioned
Mongul rule in China
Early cultures in Mesoamerica
Philosophy influenced by the Age of Reason
Ottoman Empire
26. 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
The accomplishments of the early Japanese
Chinese civilization under the Sungs
The importance of city life in the Sung Empire
Jesus of Nazareth
27. (A.D. 747-768) a Carolingian ruler appointed by the pope as king and established the Papal States on former Byzantine lands
Mohammed
Roman contributions to the western world Engineering and architecture
Pepin the Short
Rallying cry of the French Revolution
28. 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
The importance of city life in the Sung Empire
The accomplishments of the early Japanese
Neolithic or New Stone Age
Cleisthenes - Athens Leader
29. Originated in India (1500 B.C.) as part of the teachings of Hinduism - Divided people into four distinct and inflexible social groups: priests and teachers; rulers and warriors; merchants and artisans; and peasants and servants (the lowest caste) - P
Voltaire - Montesquieu - Locke - and Rousseau
The caste system
The Later Middle Ages
North American Indians
30. 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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31. 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 ancient Near East: cultural contributions
Greece: geography
Effects of the Reformation
Flying shuttle
32. Reflected the new secular trends - Humanism stressed the importance of the individual - Machiavelli's 'The Prince' stressed that 'the ends justify the means' as a political philosophy - The influence of the 'classical' arts was strong - and a new emp
Social Darwinism and Capitalism
Philosophy influenced by the Age of Reason
The conquest of Indigenous People of the Americas
Literature and Philosophy during the rennaisance
33. 1733 - Increased the speed of weavers
Nicolaus Copernicus
Famous empires that grew in the West African savanna
Flying shuttle
The Israelites
34. 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
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages: society
The conquest of Indigenous People of the Americas
Napoleon and the First Empire
35. A collection of myths or stories - usually about the gods and their relationships to human beings; the study of myths
The ancient Near East: cultural contributions
Famous empires that grew in the West African savanna
Charlemagne
Mythology
36. 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
Smaller civilizations of the Near East
Reasons for the Reformation
Saul
English Parliament
37. 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
Rallying cry of the French Revolution
The East African Coast
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages: society
The (Protestant) Reformation
38. 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
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages: education
Galileo Galilei
Historical interpretations of the Middle Ages
'The Communist Manifesto'
39. Urban culture - Planned cities (i.e. citywide sanitation systems) - Metallurgy (gold - copper - bronze - tin) - Measurement (weight - time - length - mass)
The 'continental system'
Feudalism: political
Development of the Renaissance
India: developments
40. The ancient Near East comprised the Tigris and Euphrates Valley - the Fertile Crescent - and the Nile Valley.
Enlightened despotism
The Later Middle Ages
The ancient Near East: geography
Constantinople
41. The first system of independent states - The first system of writing (cuneiform and hieroglyphics) - The first massive architectural achievements (ziggurat and pyramid) - The first lasting monotheism - The beginning of science - mathematics - and ast
India: developments
Flying shuttle
Paleolithic or Old Stone Age
The ancient Near East: cultural contributions
42. Profits linked to the manufacturing of products - Private ownership of land - Freedom of choice - A competitive free - market system - Limited government restraints
Capitalism
The Persians
The Lydians
Johannes Kepler
43. Writing (cuneiform) - Organized government - Written law code (Hammurabi's Code) - Systematized religion (Zoroastrianism) - Astronomy; astrology
Paleolithic or Old Stone Age
The English Reformation
Mesopotamia: developments
Spinning jenny
44. 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
The Persians
Charles Martel
Egypt
Early Japanese civilization
45. His teachings influenced Chinese culture - Wanted to improve society - Taught that certain virtues are guidelines to happy life
Neolithic or New Stone Age
Confucius
Philosophy influenced by the Age of Reason
Islam in Africa
46. 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
England during the later Middle Ages
Ganges River
The forest states
Japan's geography
47. The creators of Mesopotamian civilization (3500-3000 B.C.) - Used Tigris and Euphrates rivers for trade and commerce - as well as areas surrounding the Persian Gulf - Material progress included large - scale irrigation projects - an advanced system o
Role of the Church in the Early Middle Ages
Spinning jenny
The Hittites
The Sumerians
48. Conquered much of Asia Minor and Northern Mesopotamia (2000-1200 B.C.) - A major contribution included the invention of iron smelting - which revolutionized warfare
Mesolithic or Middle Stone Age
The ancient Near East: geography
The Hittites
Renaissance
49. The Abbasids overthrew the Umayyads
Minoan civilization
Division of the Muslim Empire
The Hellenistic Age
Africa's geological diversity
50. Wrote the 'Wealth of Nations' (1776) and advocated manufacturing as the true source of a nation's wealth (the laws of the market place and not government regulations dictate national economies); considered the father of modern economics
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages: commercial revival
Athens and Sparta
The Counter Reformation
Adam Smith