Classical Civilizations Quiz Flashcards
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Leonidas
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Title-King of Sparta
- Died at the Battle of Thermopylae
- Part of the Warrior Culture
2
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Pericles
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Title- Athens Leader
- Leader during Unity and Collapse
- Died from the Plague
3
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Partheron
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Symbol of Athens Peak/Reason for war
4
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Alexander the Great
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Title- King Of all Greece
- Never lost a battle
- 70 cities take his name
5
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Cyrus 2 the Great
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Title- Persian Emperor, Founder of Achae Merid Dynasty
- Controlled the largest empire in the world
- Set lots of important morals, like respecting others beliefs and customs.
6
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Darius I
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Title- Perisan Emperor Dynasts
- Huge building projects
- loses battle of Marathon
7
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Gate of all Nations
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Symbol of power
8
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Xerxes
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Title- Persia Emperor
- Lead 2nd war against Greece
- Leader during the beginning of the empire collapse
9
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Qin Shi Huangdi
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Title- Chinese Emperor
- Founder of Qin dynasty
- standardizes weights/measurements
10
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Han Fei
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Title-Chinese Philosopher
- founder of legal
- made out to be an enemy of the state
11
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Confucius
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Title- Chinese Philosopher
- Believes in the good of the people
- thinks leaders should model respectful behavior
12
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Great Wall of China
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100,000 people died in the process of building the wall
13
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Casear Augustus
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Title- 1st roman emperor
- Popular among common people because he gave them resources
- Took over power in 27 bce
14
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Marcus Aurelius
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Title- Last of the good 5 emperors
- New coin system was invented
- won many wars
15
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Pantheon
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Temple to all Roman Gods
