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CSET World History
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1. 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
Four key beliefs of Hindus
The Carolingians
Inventions of the Industrial Revolution
Muslim contributions - Science and technology
2. 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
Steamboat
The Aztecs
Arabs
Inventions of the Industrial Revolution
3. 1792 - Made it possible to meet increased demand for cotton by mechanizing the process for separating seeds from cotton fiber
Darwin
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages: feudalism/manorialism
Cotton gin
Achievements of the Byzantine Empire
4. 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
Africa's geological diversity
Arabs
Ibn Battuta
5. 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 spread of the Renaissance throughout Europe
Mesopotamia: developments
Reasons for the Byzantine Empire's success
The Counter Reformation
6. 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
France during the later Middle Ages
Spinning mule
Historical interpretations of the Middle Ages
The (Protestant) Reformation
7. 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
The Israelites
Early Japanese civilization
Absolutism
The Mayas
8. 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
The Scientific Revolution
Reasons for the spread of Christianity (the Roman period)
Ganges River
The Chaldeans
9. 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
Nicolaus Copernicus
The feudal system
Reasons for the Byzantine Empire's success
Athens and Sparta
10. (Virgil's Aeneid - Ovid's Metamorphoses) - rhetoric (the art and study of the use of language with persuasive effect) - Continued the Greek tradition in literature - art - sculpture - and the humanities
The Kingdom of Zimbabwe
The spread of the Renaissance throughout Europe
Roman contributions to the western world Culture: history - literature
Coke smelting
11. 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
Reasons for the Reformation
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages: education
Social Darwinism and Capitalism
American Indian culture
12. 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
Paleolithic or Old Stone Age
Napoleon and the First Empire: international relations
Spain and Portugal during the later Middle Ages
Japan's geography
13. Astronomer - Challenged the Church doctrine of a geocentric (earth - centered) theory of the universe (Ptolemy's theory; was the prevailing thought for more than 1000 years) - Believed that the sun was the center of the solar system - and the earth m
Nicolaus Copernicus
The Age of Reason/Enlightenment
Literature and Philosophy during the rennaisance
General characteristics of the Renaissance
14. The region that is now Mexico - Central America - and the western coast of South America
Calvinism
Mesoamerica
The Battle of Waterloo (1815)
The 'continental system'
15. 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
Arabs
The Kingdom of Zimbabwe
Spain and Portugal during the later Middle Ages
Capitalism
16. (Islamic scholar - A.D. 1305-1368) spread Islamic culture by traveling widely
Laissez faire
Johannes Kepler
The Early Middle Ages
Ibn Battuta
17. (A.D. 747-768) a Carolingian ruler appointed by the pope as king and established the Papal States on former Byzantine lands
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages: commercial revival
Cleisthenes - Athens Leader
The Persians
Pepin the Short
18. There were three periods of feudal government
Development of feudalism and a samurai warrior - class
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages: education
The feudal system
Water frame
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
Persian War
Sumeria
English Parliament
The ancient Near East: geography
20. 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
The Peloponnesian War
Mythology
France during the later Middle Ages
Watt steam engine
21. Replaced the Franks as legitimate rulers - The Carolingian Renaissance resulted in the establishment of a palace academy with a prescribed academic curriculum
The Carolingians
Rome's economic problems
Origins of people in America
Achievements of the Byzantine Empire
22. Writing (cuneiform) - Organized government - Written law code (Hammurabi's Code) - Systematized religion (Zoroastrianism) - Astronomy; astrology
Paul of Tarsus (Paul the Apostle)
Nicolaus Copernicus
Mesopotamia: developments
The caste system
23. 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 Babylonians
Cotton gin
Persian War
The Lydians
24. 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 Battle of Waterloo (1815)
Manorialism
English Parliament
The Age of Pericles
25. 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
Rome's political problems
The Israelites
The Aztecs
The Ming and Manchu Dynasties
26. The center of Sumerian community life and served as a temple - storehouse - and treasury
Origins of people in America
North American Indians
The ziggurat
Feudalism: economic
27. Geneva - Switzerland - The Doctrine of Predestination (God willed eternal damnation for some people and salvation for others) was central to Calvinistic belief - Rejection of all forms of worship and practice not traced to Biblical tradition
Reasons for the spread of Christianity (the Roman period)
John Calvin
Zoroastrianism
The Holy Roman Empire during the late Middle Ages
28. The Muslim empire was ruled by Arab caliphs - Arabs conquered much of the Byzantine and Persian empires (including North Africa) and Spain - The Battle of Tours (A.D. 732) resulted in the Franks halting Muslim expansion in Europe - Muslim Spain laste
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages: society
Arabs
France during the later Middle Ages
Nicolaus Copernicus
29. 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
Alfred the Great
The Incas
Constantinople
General characteristics of the Renaissance
30. (A.D. 768-814) A Carolingian ruler - dominated the political structure of the early Middle Ages - crowned 'Emperor of the Romans' by Pope Leo in A.D. 800 and had a major impact on the history of Europe - revived the concept of the Holy Roman Empire a
Ganges River
Charlemagne
Dissolution of the Frankish Empire
Spinning mule
31. The agricultural organization and economic foundation of feudalism
Manorialism
Turk Dominance
The topography of Africa
Philosophy influenced by the Age of Reason
32. (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
The Hittites
Charles Martel
Literature and Philosophy during the rennaisance
The Napoleonic Code
33. 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.)
Egypt
The (Protestant) Reformation
Spartan way of life
The Persians
34. Mathematician - astronomer - Believed God had created the world according to an intelligible plan and that man could understand this plan through application of reason -'Three laws of Planetary Motion'
Egypt
The Napoleonic Code
Johannes Kepler
The Battle of Waterloo (1815)
35. Stimulated new states of West Africa and spread Islamic culture and religion
Islam in Africa
Paleolithic or Old Stone Age
Egyptian civilization: significant aspects
Africa's geological diversity
36. (1848) - Written by Marx and Friedrich Engels - advanced the theories of modern scientific socialism
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37. 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
Napoleon and the First Empire
The caste system
Charles Martel
Darwin
38. 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 -
Smaller civilizations of the Near East
Capitalism
Myths
Persian War
39. 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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40. International relations placed France against Europe. Napoleon won territory from the Holy Roman Empire and forced Spain to cede the Louisiana territory to France
Africa's geological diversity
The Magna Carta
Johannes Kepler
Napoleon and the First Empire: international relations
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
Mycenaean civilization
The ancient Near East: cultural contributions
Rome's political problems
Roman contributions to the western world Engineering and architecture
42. The Hopewell people were skilled farmers and flourished in the Ohio and Mississippi valleys (200 B.C.- A.D. 400) - Mississippian culture developed in A.D. 800 and built large religious mound structures - The Anasazi culture (A.D. 800-1300) developed
Constantine
Mohammed
North American Indians
Results of the Industrial Revolution
43. Began with the teachings of Jesus of Nazareth (compassion for the poor and downtrodden) - Emphasized the Holy Bible as the word of God - the sacraments as the instruments of God's grace - and the importance of a moral life for salvation
The Renaissance
Pepin the Short
Christianity: basic doctrines
The French Revolution
44. 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 intellectual response to the Industrial Revolution
Background to the French Revolution
The Renaissance
The Olmec
45. 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 feudal system
The Persians
Hindus
Contributions of the Greek World
46. The Sumerians - The Babylonians - The Hittites - The Assyrians - The Chaldeans - The Persians
General characteristics of the Renaissance
Mesopotamian civilizations
Ottoman Empire
Contributions of the Greek World
47. 1783 - Allowed iron - makers to roll out iron into different shapes
Grooved rollers
Paul of Tarsus (Paul the Apostle)
The Israelites
Ibn Battuta
48. 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
The Age of Reason/Enlightenment
River Valley Civilizations
Christianity: basic doctrines
Zoroastrianism
49. Concrete - arch - roads (200000 miles of roads) - aqueducts and cisterns - monumental buildings (the Colosseum)
Roman contributions to the western world Engineering and architecture
The accomplishments of the early Japanese
Ottoman Empire
River Valley Civilizations
50. Class division of society - The decline of feudalism and manorialism - The commercial revival - Education - Philosophy - Architecture
Steamboat
Characteristics of medieval civilization during the late Middle Ages
Early Japanese civilization
Feudalism: economic
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