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the first foundational civil ordinance

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capital punishment

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destructive faith

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evolution

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the worship of man

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humanism

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Gods power to rule over all nations

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sovereignty

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three historys

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Ancient History (3600 B.C.-500 A.D.),
Middle Ages (500-1500 A.D.), and.
Modern Age (1500-present).

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ability to rule and control the affairs of others

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government

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large group of peoples who think of themeselves as one

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nation

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name means division

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peleg

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the builder of the first world empire

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nimrod

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garden of eve is located (two names)

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fertile crescent/ cradle of civilization

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noah and his family settled (in mesopotamia)

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plain of shinar

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two important rivers that flow through the fertile crescent

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tigris and euphrates

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the place where the first postdiluvian civilization began

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Sumer

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The greatest contributions of sumerians

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art of writing

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way of life for a group of people

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culture

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established the worlds oldest law code

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Ur Nammu

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ruler during golden age of ur

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ur nammu

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most important part of civilization

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control of food supply

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name of sumerians school house

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Edubba

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Sumerians most important archeological achievement

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ziggurat

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abraham was from ___

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Ur

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22
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First empire to use iron weapons

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Hittites

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The famous capital of assyria

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ninevah

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captured northern israel

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assyria

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25
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gave us the worlds first postal service

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Darius I

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the king of babylon who conquered southern israel

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nebuchadnezzar

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the cupbearer

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nehemiah

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28
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false religion of persia

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zoroastrianism

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29
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three names of israel

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canaan
promised land
palestine

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30
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made israel powerful

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david
solomon

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31
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nation ruled by God

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theocracy

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32
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2nd king of israel

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david

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33
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conquered southern israel

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babylon

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followers of islam

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muslim

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holy book of islam

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koran

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36
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capital of byzantine

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byzantium; constantinople

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37
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middle east is important because ___

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of its oil reserves

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38
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largest continent

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asia

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39
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the lowest point on land

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dead sea

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40
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classified as a subcontinent because of its size

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india

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41
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earliest known people in asia

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dravidians

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42
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becoming one with brahma

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hinduism

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43
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social division on india

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caste system

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44
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attempts to reach nirvana through reincarnation

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buddhism

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45
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founded buddhism

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siddharta gautama

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46
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east and west of india

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east: bangladesh
west: pakistan

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47
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highest quality steele

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damastene

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48
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the worlds oldest living civilization

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china

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49
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by the huang he river; means middle country

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chung kuo

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50
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chinas longest ruling dynasty

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chou dynasty

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50
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dynasty known for silk, cast bronze, horse drawn chariots

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shang dynasty

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51
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ruled over united china

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shih wang ti

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52
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height of chinas power

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han dynasty

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53
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great silk road built

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han dynasty

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great wall of china built

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chin dynasty

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descendants of ganghas khan

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yuan

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travelled in the east during KHUBLAI KHANS RULE

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marco polo

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4 main islands of japan

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Hokkaido, Honshu, Kyushu, and Shikoku

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first inhabitits of japan

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ainu

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oldest surviving religion (in japan)

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shintou

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founder of Japanese civilization; established a constitution for japan

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prince shitoku

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means emperor

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mikado

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when the mikado lost their power, these ruled. THE FEUDAL LORDS OF JAPAN

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shogun

63
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destroyed economy of southeast asia

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communism

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Isthmus that connected asia and africa

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Isthus of Suez

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united upper and lower egypt

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menes

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called egypt gift of the nile

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herodotus

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written language of egypt

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hieroglyphics

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helped translate hieroglyphics

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rosetta stone

68
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built in the great sphinx’s likeness

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kafre

68
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pyramid thats a wonder of ancient world

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The Great Pyramid of Cheops

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who were the pyramids of giza built for?

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three most important pharaohs

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process of preserving bodies for afterlife

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mummification

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expanded egypt farther than any other

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thutmose III

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capital of Egypt; center of Egyptian life

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Cairo

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first important postdilluvian civilization of greece

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minoams

73
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peninsula of ancient greece

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balkan

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famous war fought in troy

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trojan war

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poet whose stories became basis for greek religion

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homer

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king of greek gods

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zeus

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humans given powers by greek gods

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heroes

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greek word for city state

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polis

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year of first olympics

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776 BC

80
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rule by the people

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democracy

81
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greatest leader of Maurya empire

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Asoka

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“The Great Reform” period

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Taika

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most important alexandria

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alexandria, egypt

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first major naval battle in history

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Battle of Salamis

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Persians Chased Athenians to Salamis; Persian fleet was destroyed; Persians burned Athens

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Battle of Salamis

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final defeat of Persia

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Battle of Plataea

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rule by one

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Monarchy

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rule by the “best”

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Aristocracy

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rule by the few (rich)

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Oligarchy

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rule by the people

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Democracy

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power is seized by one (bad) man

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Tyranny

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What was sparta for most of their history

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oligarchy

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Sparta’s chief accomplishment; alliance

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Peloponnesian League

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Created first democratic laws for Athens

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Draco

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repealed many of Draco’s laws and created reform

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Solon

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first tyrant of athens

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Peisistratus

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brought true democracy to Athens

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Pericles

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people make decisions

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Direct Democracy

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citizens elect a few men who represent them in government

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Representative Democracy

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brought Athens into The Golden Age of Greece

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Pericles

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An organization led by Athens; created to prevent future attacks by Persia

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Delian League

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Fought in peloponnesian war

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SPARTA (Peloponnesian League) vs. ATHENS (Delian League)

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Considered themselves Greek

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Macedonia

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Private tutor of Alexander the Great who taught him to spread Hellenic culture

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Aristotle

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decided he would conquer all of Greece (Macedonian king)

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Philip II

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Alexanders most lasting contributions

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spread of Greek culture and language

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How and when did Alexander the Great die

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he died on their journey home in Babylon in 323 B.C while his army was drinking either from a fever or Poisoning

104
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Battle to decide who the kingdoms of Alexander would be divided to

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Battle of Ipsus

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STUDY 8 and 9

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!!

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“Classical Greece”

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Hellenic age

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well-educated slave hired as a teacher of morals and manners

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pedagogue

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temple dedicated to the goddess Athena

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parthenon

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Father of History

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herodotus

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wrote Fables

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Aesop

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wrote 2 of the greatest tragedies

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sophocles

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discovered math concepts

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pythagoras

113
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Formulated a theory of atoms

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Democritus

114
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Father of medicine; known for Hippocratic Oath

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Hippocrates

115
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believed there is no absolute truth

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Relativists

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name of early philosophers

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sophist

116
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student of Socrates; wrote The Republic

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plato

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student of Plato at 18; “order in the universe must come from God”

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aristotle

118
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A time when Alexander spread Greek culture throughout his empire

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hellenistic age

119
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founded the school of philosophy known as Stoicism

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zeno

120
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highest good of man was to live a life of calm pleasure

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Epicurus

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Plane geometry

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euclid

121
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proposed the earth revolves around the sun

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Aristarchus

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wrote Geography

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strabo

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principles of geometry

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Hipparchus

123
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calculated the circumference of the earth

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Eratosthenes

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mathematics, engineering, and physics

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Archimedes

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commonly spoken greek language used during the time of Christ

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koine

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