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CSET World History
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1. 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
Confucius
Steam locomotive
Mohammed
Pepin the Short
2. Architecture was dominated by the Romanesque (11th -12th century) and Gothic (13th -15th century) styles
Mohammed
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages: architecture
Origins of people in America
Athens and Sparta
3. 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
Martin Luther's beliefs
Social Darwinism
North American Indians
The Israelites
4. 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
Grooved rollers
Early Japanese civilization
Reasons for the Reformation
The Chaldeans
5. Lived and worked under Muslim rule - Most were self - sufficient farmers - The caste system dominated their life
Spartan way of life
The spread of the Renaissance throughout Europe
The Persians
Hindus
6. 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
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages: feudalism/manorialism
The caste system
The importance of city life in the Sung Empire
The Holy Roman Empire during the late Middle Ages
7. The earliest Indian civilization - the Harappa culture - developed around the Indus River Valley in 2500 B.C.
Constantinople
The Age of Reason/Enlightenment
John Calvin
Indus River
8. The period of human culture that began around 10000 years ago in the Middle East and 4000 years ago later in other parts of the world. It is characterized by the beginning of farming - the domestication of animals - the development of crafts such as
Neolithic or New Stone Age
Development of feudalism and a samurai warrior - class
The Mayas
Rome's political problems
9. 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
Zoroastrianism
The Dorians
The Olmec
The Babylonians
10. 1764 - Introduced the first power - driven machine to manufacture cloth
The forest states
Water frame
Four key beliefs of Hindus
Indus River
11. An ethical religion - Of the Persians - based on concepts of good and evil
Zoroastrianism
Minoan civilization
Iona
The Early Middle Ages
12. Works of Greeks and Romans reconnected Europeans with their ancient heritage
Renaissance
Power loom
Manorialism
Cotton gin
13. 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
Hindus
Isaac Newton
Causes of the Industrial Revolution
The Israelites
14. 1804 - Used initially to haul freight at coal mines and ironworks - The steam engine was used to develop it
Effects of the Reformation
Steam locomotive
The Ming and Manchu Dynasties
The Early Middle Ages
15. Replaced the Franks as legitimate rulers - The Carolingian Renaissance resulted in the establishment of a palace academy with a prescribed academic curriculum
The Carolingians
The Persians
River Valley Civilizations
The Scientific Revolution
16. Writing - Commerce - Government
Myths
India under Muslim rule
Contributions of the Greek World
China: developments
17. The scientific revolution brought about new mechanical inventions - The availability of investment capital and the rise of the middle class provided an economic base - Geographic and social conditions in England favored industrialization
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages: feudalism/manorialism
Alfred the Great
Causes of the Industrial Revolution
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages: commercial revival
18. 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
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages: architecture
The Ming and Manchu Dynasties
Spartan way of life
'The Communist Manifesto'
19. 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
Sumeria
Renaissance
Persian War
Contributions of the Greek World
20. Influenced its history - Japanese culture reflects a reverence for nature - Mountains - forests - and coastal areas determined cultural growth
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21. 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
Mesolithic or Middle Stone Age
Roman contributions to the western world Culture: history - literature
Roman contributions to the western world Engineering and architecture
22. 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
Chinese civilization under the Sungs
Mesolithic or Middle Stone Age
Inventions of the Industrial Revolution
Islam in Africa
23. A.D. 960-1279 - The Chinese Empire lost much territory after the fall of the Tang rulers - Advances in education - art - and science contributed to an improved way of life
Chinese civilization under the Sungs
The Kingdom of Zimbabwe
Cleisthenes - Athens Leader
Jesus of Nazareth
24. 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
Spinning mule
Grooved rollers
The Kingdom of Zimbabwe
North American Indians
25. The Reconquista reestablished Christian control over Muslim Spain in 1492 - Portugal in 1250 - The Spanish state was marked by strong - absolutist rule - The monarch instituted inquisitions and also expelled the Jews
Adam Smith
Spain and Portugal during the later Middle Ages
The ziggurat
Roman contributions to the western world Engineering and architecture
26. In economics - the doctrine of '___________' (limited government intervention in business affairs) stood in opposition to regulated trade
The Roman Empire
Reasons for the spread of Christianity (the Roman period)
Laissez faire
Rome's economic problems
27. King's authority limited by law - rights of the king's subjects declared (i.e. habeas corpus) - respect for legal procedures
Key provisions of Magna Carta
Ibn Battuta
Cleisthenes - Athens Leader
Zoroastrianism
28. Complex religion of gods - rituals - and governance (pharaoh)- Writing (hieroglyphics) - Engineering and building (pyramids) - Mathematics
Egypt: developments
Steam locomotive
The spread of the Renaissance throughout Europe
The conquest of Indigenous People of the Americas
29. 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
Galileo Galilei
The caste system
The Early Middle Ages
Mongul rule in China
30. 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
The Age of Reason/Enlightenment
The Persians
The Later Middle Ages
Napoleon and the First Empire
31. No formal system in place to choose Roman emperors; some chosen directly by the emperor - others were heirs to the throne - others were able to buy the throne - Informal and corrupt process of succession resulted in weak and ineffective rulers and ma
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32. 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
France during the later Middle Ages
The Hittites
Impact of Spanish Exploration and Conquest on Indigenous People of the Americas
The topography of Africa
33. 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
The Fall of Rome
Napoleon and the First Empire: international relations
Constantine
Africa's geological diversity
34. 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
John Calvin
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages: society
Alexander the Great
Athens and Sparta
35. 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
Egypt
Confucius
The Roman Republic
General characteristics of the Renaissance
36. 431-404 B.C. - Devastated Sparta - Athens - and their Greek city - state allies - Sparta was victorious but unable to unite the Greek city - states - Greek individualism was a catalyst in the collapse of the Greek city - state alliances
Rome's political problems
The Peloponnesian War
Chinese civilization under the Sungs
Absolutism
37. 'Liberty - Equality and Fraternity'
The topography of Africa
Napoleon and the First Empire: international relations
Rallying cry of the French Revolution
Mesopotamian civilizations
38. Philosophy (Scholasticism) dealt with the consistency of faith and reason
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages: philosophy
Feudalism: economic
The Ming and Manchu Dynasties
France during the later Middle Ages
39. 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
Development of the Renaissance
The Punic Wars with Carthage
Reasons for the decline of the Byzantine Empire
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages: society
40. 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
Neoclassicism
Flying shuttle
The Hellenistic Age
Reasons for the spread of Christianity (the Roman period)
41. (Islamic scholar - A.D. 1305-1368) spread Islamic culture by traveling widely
Africa's geological diversity
Absolutism
Ibn Battuta
Background to the French Revolution
42. Ravaged by economic and political decline and repeated civil wars - Caesar was assassinated in 44 B.C. - Augustus became the first emperor of the Roman Empire (27 B.C.)
The Age of Pericles
The Israelites
The Babylonians
The Roman Republic: decline
43. 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
Neoclassicism
Africa's geological diversity
Reasons for the Reformation
The Dorians
44. 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
Impact of Spanish Exploration and Conquest on Indigenous People of the Americas
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages
Ottoman Empire
Mythology
45. (1848) - Written by Marx and Friedrich Engels - advanced the theories of modern scientific socialism
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46. 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
Neoclassicism
Social Darwinism
Greece: geography
Results of the Industrial Revolution
47. 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
Early Japanese civilization
River Valley Civilizations
The Aztecs
The English Reformation
48. 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 Chaldeans
Key provisions of Magna Carta
Calvinism
The Magna Carta
49. Trade and commerce led to a high standard of living in cities - Muslim trade helped spread Islamic culture to foreign lands - Many factors helped trade expand - including no taxation and strong banking practices
Neolithic or New Stone Age
India: developments
Islamic civilization: trade and cultural expansion
The 'continental system'
50. Conquered the Peloponnesus (peninsula of southern Greece) and ushered in a 'dark age' characterized by violence and instability
Reasons for the spread of Christianity (the Roman period)
China: developments
Watt steam engine
The Dorians