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CSET World History
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1. A traditional or legendary story - usually concerning some being or hero or event - with or without a determinable basis of fact or a natural explanation - especially one that is concerned with deities or demigods and explains some practice - rite -
Grooved rollers
The spread of the Renaissance throughout Europe
Myths
The Hittites
2. In eastern India - Sacred to Indians but was not the geographical river area that led to the development of Indian civilization - Associated with the rise of the Mauryan Empire in 322 B.C.
Charles Martel
China: developments
The Renaissance
Ganges River
3. 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
Saul
Roman contributions to the western world Culture: history - literature
Cleisthenes - Athens Leader
Reasons for the Byzantine Empire's success
4. 1760 - Improved production of iron
Causes of the Industrial Revolution
The Renaissance
Coke smelting
Ganges River
5. 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
The Babylonians
Spinning jenny
The (Protestant) Reformation
Pepin the Short
6. 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
Spartan way of life
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages: education
Historical interpretations of the Middle Ages
Neolithic or New Stone Age
7. Assumed leadership of the Muslim world - The Seljuks fought with the crusaders and regained lost land - Mongols invaded the eastern Muslim Empire - The Ottoman Empire expanded territory and lasted for many centuries - Constantinople was the center of
Arabs
Turk Dominance
Philosophy influenced by the Age of Reason
Neoclassicism
8. 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 importance of city life in the Sung Empire
Early cultures in Mesoamerica
The accomplishments of the early Japanese
The Aztecs
9. Architecture was dominated by the Romanesque (11th -12th century) and Gothic (13th -15th century) styles
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages: architecture
Minoan civilization
Confucius
Arabs
10. c. 1000-1500
The Napoleonic Code
The Fall of Rome
Nicolaus Copernicus
The Later Middle Ages
11. 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
The Counter Reformation
Chinese civilization under the Sungs
Contributions of the Greek World
Alexander the Great
12. 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
Hinduism
Mesopotamia: developments
Paleolithic or Old Stone Age
England during the later Middle Ages
13. The earliest Indian civilization - the Harappa culture - developed around the Indus River Valley in 2500 B.C.
Indus River
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages: philosophy
Greece: geography
The Incas
14. Urban culture - Planned cities (i.e. citywide sanitation systems) - Metallurgy (gold - copper - bronze - tin) - Measurement (weight - time - length - mass)
Mohammed
India: developments
Mesopotamia: developments
Sumeria
15. 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.
River Valley Civilizations
Mongul rule in China
Development of the Renaissance
The Hellenistic Age
16. 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
Islamic civilization: government and religion
Reasons for the spread of Christianity (the Roman period)
Confucius
Spartan way of life
17. 1779 - A power - driven machine that produced fine - strong yarn
India under Muslim rule
Spinning mule
Spinning jenny
The Napoleonic Code
18. 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
Feudalism: economic
Chinese civilization under the Sungs
The Assyrians
General characteristics of the Renaissance
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. Borrowed from China - Archaeology has revealed Japan's ancient past - Japanese culture developed during the Heian Era (794-1156) - Poetic form such as the Haiku developed - and literature spread
Paul of Tarsus (Paul the Apostle)
Early Japanese civilization
John Calvin
Impact of Spanish Exploration and Conquest on Indigenous People of the Americas
21. The First Act of Supremacy (1534) marked the beginning of the English Reformation. - The king of England - Henry VIII - became the head of the church - The pope's refusal to annul the marriage of Henry VIII to Catherine of Aragon initiated the break
Darwin
The ziggurat
Turk Dominance
The English Reformation
22. 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
Watt steam engine
Famous empires that grew in the West African savanna
Ibn Battuta
23. Capitalism was regarded as the 'natural environment' in which 'survival of the fittest' could be tested - belief that some races were superior to others - that poverty indicated unfitness - and that a class - structured society was desirable
Social Darwinism and Capitalism
The Roman Republic: decline
Ibn Battuta
Spartan way of life
24. Disease devastated native populations - Smallpox - measles - typhus - From Mexico - spread into the American southwest and southward toward the Andes - From 1520-1620 - 20 million dead - Conquest aided by weakening of native forces - Mass transfer of
Impact of Spanish Exploration and Conquest on Indigenous People of the Americas
Muslim contributions
The importance of city life in the Sung Empire
The (Protestant) Reformation
25. (A.D. 747-768) a Carolingian ruler appointed by the pope as king and established the Papal States on former Byzantine lands
English Parliament
China: developments
Mythology
Pepin the Short
26. 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
Ganges River
The Roman Republic: decline
The Franks
The Sumerians
27. 1764 - Introduced the first power - driven machine to manufacture cloth
Achievements of the Byzantine Empire
Feudalism: economic
Africa's geological diversity
Water frame
28. An Aegean civilization - Minoan civilization of Crete (c. 4000-1400 B.C.) based its prosperity on extensive commerce
Minoan civilization
The Age of Pericles
Egypt: developments
Africa's geological diversity
29. Complex religion of gods - rituals - and governance (pharaoh)- Writing (hieroglyphics) - Engineering and building (pyramids) - Mathematics
Egypt: developments
Feudalism: political
Adam Smith
Literature and Philosophy during the rennaisance
30. 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
Famous empires that grew in the West African savanna
Four key beliefs of Hindus
The Kingdom of Zimbabwe
The Aztecs
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
The Fall of Rome
Indus River
The Carolingians
Achievements of the Byzantine Empire
32. 1807 - Built by American inventor Robert Fulton - The steam engine was used to build it
The caste system
The accomplishments of the early Japanese
The Assyrians
Steamboat
33. 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
Napoleon and the First Empire
Ibn Battuta
Feudalism: economic
The Dorians
34. Concrete - arch - roads (200000 miles of roads) - aqueducts and cisterns - monumental buildings (the Colosseum)
Roman contributions to the western world Engineering and architecture
The Lydians
Mycenaean civilization
The Roman Republic: decline
35. 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
China: developments
The intellectual response to the Industrial Revolution
Japan's geography
The Olmec
36. 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
Hinduism
Background to the French Revolution
Modern influence of Magna Carta
37. 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
The Peloponnesian War
The Babylonians
The Scientific Revolution
Mycenaean civilization
38. Law - rule of law/equality before the law - civil and contract law codes
The Punic Wars with Carthage
Roman contributions to the western world (greatest contribution)
The Sumerians
Iona
39. Became the dominant Germanic tribe - Clovis - king of the Franks (A.D. 481-511) - was converted to Christianity - Domestic feuds and civil war broke out among the Merovingians (A.D. 561) - Political power shifted away from the monarchy
Inventions of the Industrial Revolution
The Franks
'The Communist Manifesto'
The Age of Pericles
40. 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
Iona
The Olmec
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages: feudalism/manorialism
The Persians
41. 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 Olmec
The Persians
The Roman Empire
The Lydians
42. Works of Greeks and Romans reconnected Europeans with their ancient heritage
Renaissance
The Age of Reason/Enlightenment
The Magna Carta
Early cultures in Mesoamerica
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
The Age of Reason/Enlightenment
The Punic Wars with Carthage
Christianity: basic doctrines
The Counter Reformation
44. Writing (cuneiform) - Organized government - Written law code (Hammurabi's Code) - Systematized religion (Zoroastrianism) - Astronomy; astrology
Martin Luther
Mongul rule in China
The Renaissance
Mesopotamia: developments
45. (A.D. 871-99) established the English kingdom after stemming the Danish invasions
Alfred the Great
The Sumerians
Feudalism: economic
The French Revolution
46. The agricultural organization and economic foundation of feudalism
The Magna Carta
Arabs
Manorialism
The Aztecs
47. 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
Development of the Renaissance
Darwin
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages: commercial revival
'The Communist Manifesto'
48. 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
Four key beliefs of Hindus
Rome's political problems
Muslim contributions - Science and technology
The Aztecs
49. 509-27 B.C. Started after Etruscan control was overthrown - Society was divided into the patricians (propertied class) - plebians (main body of Roman citizens) - and slaves - Government was based on consuls - the Senate - and the Centurial Assembly -
The Persians
Division of the Muslim Empire
The Roman Republic
Mesoamerica
50. An ethical religion - Of the Persians - based on concepts of good and evil
Zoroastrianism
China: developments
Rome's economic problems
Mycenaean civilization