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CSET World History
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1. An ethical religion - Of the Persians - based on concepts of good and evil
Rallying cry of the French Revolution
Zoroastrianism
India: developments
Confucius
2. 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 Israelites
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages: architecture
Achievements of the Byzantine Empire
India under Muslim rule
3. 1764 - Increased the speed and output of yarn spinners
The Lydians
Adam Smith
Spinning jenny
Philosophy influenced by the Age of Reason
4. (460-429 B.C.) Represented the zenith of Athenian society and the height of its democracy
India under Muslim rule
The Age of Pericles
The French Revolution
Mesopotamia: developments
5. Christianity and church dogma were questioned
Galileo Galilei
Feudalism: economic
Philosophy influenced by the Age of Reason
Johannes Kepler
6. 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
Christianity: basic doctrines
The English Reformation
The Israelites
Feudalism: political
7. 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)
Athens and Sparta
The ancient Near East: geography
Paul of Tarsus (Paul the Apostle)
India under Muslim rule
8. 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
The intellectual response to the Industrial Revolution
The Roman Republic: decline
The Age of Pericles
The Viking (Norse) invaders
9. A failed French attempt to close the continent to British trade in hopes of destroying the British economy
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10. (1848) - Written by Marx and Friedrich Engels - advanced the theories of modern scientific socialism
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11. 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
Spartan way of life
Adam Smith
Nicolaus Copernicus
Neoclassicism
12. Profits linked to the manufacturing of products - Private ownership of land - Freedom of choice - A competitive free - market system - Limited government restraints
The French Revolution
American Indian culture
Capitalism
The Incas
13. Influenced its history - Japanese culture reflects a reverence for nature - Mountains - forests - and coastal areas determined cultural growth
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14. 1785 - Meant that factories were no longer dependent on water sources for power
The Peloponnesian War
Calvinism
Watt steam engine
Islamic civilization: trade and cultural expansion
15. 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
Results of the Industrial Revolution
Power loom
The 'continental system'
16. 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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17. 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
The Incas
Feudalism: political
General characteristics of the Renaissance
The caste system
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
General characteristics of the Renaissance
Athens and Sparta
Isaac Newton
Feudalism: economic
19. 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
The accomplishments of the early Japanese
Mongul rule in China
Chinese civilization under the Sungs
Turk Dominance
20. 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
Impact of Spanish Exploration and Conquest on Indigenous People of the Americas
Constantine
Turk Dominance
France during the later Middle Ages
21. The Olmec - The Mayas - The Aztecs - The Incas
Early cultures in Mesoamerica
Mythology
Feudalism: outcomes
The topography of Africa
22. 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 Aztecs
Development of feudalism and a samurai warrior - class
Early cultures in Mesoamerica
The Babylonians
23. 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.
The Olmec
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages: commercial revival
Spinning mule
Mesopotamia
24. 1779 - A power - driven machine that produced fine - strong yarn
Spain and Portugal during the later Middle Ages
The forest states
Grooved rollers
Spinning mule
25. The Renaissance of northern Europe emphasized the teachings of Christianity and placed less reliance on humanism - The French Renaissance reflected a democratic realism - The English Renaissance did not flower until the Elizabethan Age
Reasons for the decline of the Byzantine Empire
Early cultures in Mesoamerica
The caste system
The spread of the Renaissance throughout Europe
26. 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
Mohammed
Rome's political problems
Ottoman Empire
27. 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
Muslim contributions
Philosophy influenced by the Age of Reason
Islamic civilization: trade and cultural expansion
Famous empires that grew in the West African savanna
28. 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
Athens and Sparta
Ganges River
Egypt
Reasons for the spread of Christianity (the Roman period)
29. 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
Mongul rule in China
The Roman Republic
Sumeria
The Mayas
30. 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 Counter Reformation
England during the later Middle Ages
The Napoleonic Code
The Punic Wars with Carthage
31. 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 Peloponnesian War
Grooved rollers
The feudal system
Persian War
32. There were three periods of feudal government
England during the later Middle Ages
Development of feudalism and a samurai warrior - class
Egyptian civilization: significant aspects
Roman contributions to the western world Engineering and architecture
33. The most important city - states in ancient Greece; both developed a unique culture and distinct political structure - Established the world's first democracy (c. 507 B.C.) - developed democratic institutions - Developed philosophy as represented by
The Olmec
Athens and Sparta
Muslim contributions - Science and technology
Alfred the Great
34. 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
Nicolaus Copernicus
Reasons for the decline of the Byzantine Empire
Muslim contributions - Science and technology
Adam Smith
35. 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
Spain and Portugal during the later Middle Ages
Rallying cry of the French Revolution
Reasons for the decline of the Byzantine Empire
Greece: geography
36. 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
Neolithic or New Stone Age
Nicolaus Copernicus
Famous empires that grew in the West African savanna
Reasons for the spread of Christianity (the Roman period)
37. Hastened by the Frankish system of inheritance - The Treaty of Verdun (A.D. 843) divided Charlemagne's empire among his three grandsons - Carolingian rule ended in the 10th century because of the decline in central authority and the invasions of the
Dissolution of the Frankish Empire
Early Japanese civilization
Charles Martel
The forest states
38. 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
Chinese civilization under the Sungs
The Persians
The Dorians
Neolithic or New Stone Age
39. In economics - the doctrine of '___________' (limited government intervention in business affairs) stood in opposition to regulated trade
Rome's economic problems
Causes of the Industrial Revolution
Neolithic or New Stone Age
Laissez faire
40. The Sumerians - The Babylonians - The Hittites - The Assyrians - The Chaldeans - The Persians
Constantinople
Famous empires that grew in the West African savanna
Mesopotamian civilizations
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages: architecture
41. 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
The Viking (Norse) invaders
The forest states
Ottoman Empire
Background to the French Revolution
42. (A.D. 871-99) established the English kingdom after stemming the Danish invasions
The Roman Republic: decline
Alfred the Great
Athens and Sparta
The conquest of Indigenous People of the Americas
43. Immediate cause: continuous barbaric invasion - Internal factors included political instability - decreasing farm production - inflation - excessive taxation - and the decline of the military - including the use of mercenaries - The rise of Christian
The Fall of Rome
The caste system
The Viking (Norse) invaders
The Magna Carta
44. 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
The ancient Near East: cultural contributions
Spain and Portugal during the later Middle Ages
'The Communist Manifesto'
Darwin
45. 1783 - Allowed iron - makers to roll out iron into different shapes
The Assyrians
Egypt: developments
The 'continental system'
Grooved rollers
46. 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
Development of the Renaissance
Sumeria
China: developments
47. 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
The ziggurat
England during the later Middle Ages
Grooved rollers
Inventions of the Industrial Revolution
48. Architecture was dominated by the Romanesque (11th -12th century) and Gothic (13th -15th century) styles
The Later Middle Ages
The Early Middle Ages
Nicolaus Copernicus
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages: architecture
49. 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
Paul of Tarsus (Paul the Apostle)
Roman contributions to the western world Engineering and architecture
Capitalism
The Mayas
50. 1764 - Introduced the first power - driven machine to manufacture cloth
The Later Middle Ages
Enlightened despotism
Water frame
Hindus