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Polis

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City state

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Geography:
Sea
Land
Climate

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Around sea, Black Sea-trade, lacked resources
Hugged mountains, small independent communities,
48-80 degrees, outdoor life

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3 things about polis

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  1. Temple on fortified hill
  2. Rights and responsibilities
  3. Most people weren’t citizens
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Monarchy

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Sing person rules

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Oligarchy

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Ruled by few powerful and wealthy

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Direct democracy

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Rule by people

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Dareo

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All Athenians were equal, strict

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Solon

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No slavery, 4 classes

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Cleisthens

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10 groups based on wealth
Assembley
Council of 500

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Assembly

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Laws for debate/ passage

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Council of 500

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Laws coincided the assembly

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Pythagoras

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X pythagorean brotherhood
Widely traveled search for wisdom
Functional significance.
Philosopher mathematician

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Socrates

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Why just philosopher of all time
First of the three great teachers
Asking simple questions

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Plato

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Most important thinker
Founder of the Academy
Great philosopher

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Aristotle

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One of the greatest thinkers
Development of Greece
Change in nature
Live in simplicity

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Sophocles

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Most tragic drama
Individuals versus fate
Death and suffering makes you nobler
Writer

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Herodutus

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Father of history
Wrote geography
Influenced historians

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Hippocrates

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Father of medicine

Natural causes

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Judicial system

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Committees of people are drawn to up to volunteer or serve speak and act for himself appeals to elders

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Pericles

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Leaded statesman,

  1. Strengthen democracy
  2. strengthen military
  3. Delian league
  4. Rebuilt
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Delian league

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Defense all incas of city states

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Family life in the Golden age

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Arranged marriages, girls made between 12 and 14 boys made between 20 and 40

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Education in the Golden age

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Boys educated at military camps or at school

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Pedagogues

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Slaves who attended school to help boys study

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Olympics

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Honor the gods

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Religion

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12 deities

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Doric
Ionic
Corinthian

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Boring
Curls
Crazy

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Art

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Perfection

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Peuiponnesian

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Athens and Sparta, Sparta won, end of golden age

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Alexander the Great

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Came king of Macedonia and Greece

Created Hellenistic culture which is the blend of Greek addiction and Persian culture

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Roman republic

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Rome became a republic
Punic wars began
Julius Caesar dies

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Roman Empire

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Jesus died
Pac romana ends
Constantine begins to rule

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Counsels

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Served in highest elected political office of roman republic
2

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Dictator

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Temporary government
Military crisis
6 months

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Legion

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Basic unit of roman army

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Julius Caesar

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Military victories
Social reforms
New calendar
Debate concerned about power

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Caesars death

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Dictator for life
Roman law
Group of senators stabbed him (March 15)

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Roman law

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Anyone plotting to be king will be killed without trial

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Pax romania

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200 years of peace and prosperity

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Christianity teachings

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Messiah would restore kingdom

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Jesus

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Born, public ministry
Preached, taught, miracles
Relationship to God, love

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Spread of Christianity through empire

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Embraced all people, have hope to powerless, personal relationships, eternal life

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Constantine accepts Christianity

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Battle, he prayed and then won

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Fall of Rome: political

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Division of empire
Moving Capitol
Political office became burden

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Fall of Rome: social

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Low confidence in empire
Contrast of rich and poor
Disloyalty

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Fall of Rome: economic

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Inflation
Widening gap of rich and poor
Disruption of trade

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Fall of Rome: military

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Threats from N European tribes
Low funds
Decline of patriotism

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Athens

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Democracy, woman managed household, build with character,

Citizens should be soldiers, letters music and gymnastics

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Sparta

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Kept strong, public guardian, tough, army and defense training

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Acropolis

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Fortified hill

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Peuiponnesian war

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War between Athens and Sparta
Suffered from plague
Sparta won
Ended golden age

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Persian wars

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Greek fights together

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Hannibal

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Solider who fought against Rome, made oath

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Patricians

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The aristocracy, wealthy land owners who held political power

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Plebeians

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Common people of Rome

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Punic wars

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1- victory agains Rome
2- won 3 major battle counter attack
3-Rome defeated Carthage in a final blow, destroying city of Carthage, burning to the ground and sued salt in the soil

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Discus thrower

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Three discs, perfect form, statues

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First triumphant

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Caesar, Pompey and crissius

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Second Trandont

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Mark Antony, Octavian and Lepidus

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Julius Caesar day of death

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The Ides of March March 15

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Octavian

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A ruler in Rome who took over power from Lepidus

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