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25 Cards in this Set
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HINDU Beliefs |
Social Caste,Polytheism,Reincarnation, Cows sacred |
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Ancient Greece |
Islands of Aegean Sea Innovations in Arts, Literatutre (Iliad, Oddessy) Philosophy, Plays (comedy, drama, tragedy) |
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Sparta |
Totalitarian/Militaristic Oligarchy Victorious in Peloponnesian War but unable to unite Greek city-states |
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Athens |
Commercial Center Democracy Fell to Sparta |
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Mesopotamia (3500 BC) |
Tigris/Euphrates Valley (SW ASIA) 1st Writing System (Cuneiform) Written Law
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Eygpt |
Heiroglyphics Nile River Engineering (Pyramids) Agricultural basis of economics Afterlife |
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Defensible borders of Eygpt |
spared Egypt from repeated political disruptions |
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Ancient Rome |
5 Centuries Most powerful military Dominant Power in Mediteranean
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Fall of Roman Empire |
Ineffective Political system (no formal system) Economic Decline (Increase in taxes for supporting military) Military Invasion (Barbaric invasion) Rise of Christianity divided empire
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Byzantine |
Greek language and cultural accomplishments preserved New Rome-Constantinople Eastern Orthodox |
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Rise of Islam Muslim Empire |
Islam based on teaching of Muhammed Battle of Tours Muslim Spain
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Islamic Civilization |
Trade helped spread Islamic Culture Ibn Battuta spread Islamic Culture
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Early Middle Ages |
Charlemagne dominated political structure Revived concept of Holy Roman Empire' Feudal System |
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Dark Ages |
Destruction of Rome which resulted in period of decline (500-800AD) |
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Later Middle Ages |
Transition Foundation of Western Civilization Divisions of social class
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Battle of Hastings |
Ended Anglo-Saxon Rule in England
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Magna Carta |
Limited power of king 1215 |
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Renaissance |
Rebirth of Classical and Greek Roman Culture Emphasis on Humanism Secularism
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Renaissance- Realism and Formalism |
everyday life rather than idealized depictions |
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Reasons for Protestant Reformation |
Dissatisfaction with church Humanism emphasized mans needs and concerns printing press allowed mass communications |
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Catholic Reformation |
attempted to halt spread of Protestantism Council of Trent |
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Reformation Leaders |
N. Germany Martin Luther Geneva John Calvin England King Henry VII
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Enlightenment Scientific Resolultion |
Philosophy influenced by Age Of Reason Netwon, Kepler,Galileo, Copernicus |
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Background to French Revolution |
Equitable class structure disorganized legal system enlightenment philosophy influenced middle class bankruptcy of French Treasury
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Impact of Spanish Exploration and Conquest |
Diseases devaste Native Populations Conversion to Christianity loss of native culture
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