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extra

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surplus

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specialized branch of anthropology

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archaeology

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government ruled by a divine figure

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theocracy

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objects made by human beings

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artifacts

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period of time before written records

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prehistory

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a group of states or territories controlled by one ruler

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empire

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political unit that includes city and its surrounding lands and villages

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city state

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complex highly organized social order

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civilization

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belief in many gods

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polytheism

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spread of ideas, customs, and technologies from one culture to another

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cultural diffusion

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name the 5 themes of geography

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location
place
religion
humans interacting with the environment
movement
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8 major features of a civilization

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cities
arts and architecture
social classes
public works
government
complex religions
writing
job specialization
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4 major river valley civilizations

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Nile
Tigris and Euphrates
Huang He
Indus

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Egyptian rulers

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pharaohs

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waterfall

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cateracts

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simple form of writing

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demotic

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preservation of the body

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mummification

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plants that grow along the nile

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papyrus

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ruling family

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dynasty

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picture representing an idea

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ideogram

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decode

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decipher

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soil

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silt

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god of the NIle

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Osiris

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Sun god

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Amon re

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in which period was the ramesside period

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new kingdom

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moon goddess

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isis

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judge of the dead

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osiris

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old kingdom was known as

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pyramid age

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most common occupation for most Egyptians was

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peasant farmer

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the middle kingdom was known as

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age of nobles

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in what period were the biggest gains fro the common people made

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middle kingdom

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what period were huge irrigation projects taken on

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middle kingdom

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what year was the Rosetta stone found

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1798

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the 150 year period between old and middle kingdom was described as

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disorder

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which sea lies east of egypt

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red sea

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true or false egyptian women were confined to home work

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false

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true or false educated scribes played a very small role in egyptian society

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false

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true or false the libyan desert lies to the east of the nile river

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true

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true or false lower egypt lies at the nile entrance to the medit. sea

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true

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true or false about 3100 BC King Minos, king of upper egypt, united upper and lower

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false

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true or false a river bed is a triangular area of marshland that sits at the mouth of some rivers

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false

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in 250 BC herodotus compiled a complete synopsis of egyptian history

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false

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true or false the nile river flows north

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true

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true or false the rosetta stone was found by the army of Ramses II

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false

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true or false egypt lies in the continent of europe

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false

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slaves

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helots

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leader during golden age of athens

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pericles

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ruled by land holding elite

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aristocracy

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city

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polis

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government by the people

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democracy

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formal agreement of cooperation

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alliance

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temporary exile of a citizen

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ostracize

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law making body

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legislature

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rational thinking

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logic

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formation of heavily armed soldiers

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phalanx

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athenian politician and general

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themistocles

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son of darius

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xerxes

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true or false greece has decent soil but poor climate

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false

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true or false minoans settled on the island of sicily

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false

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true or false a fresco is a wet painting done on wet plaster

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true

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true or false zeus was the god of sky and king of gods

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true

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true or false herodotus was well known for his historical writing on the pelopennesian wars

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true

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true or false the dark ages in greece were also known as the Homeric age

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false

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true or false xerxes led a persian army in both the second and third persian war

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false

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true or false the delian league was dominated by the persian empire

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false

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true or false athenian men wishing to become citizens served a mandatory 5 year stint in the military

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false

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true or false the archon cleisthenes was known for being harsh and severe

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false

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true or false the archon Pisistratus was known for abolishing landowning requirements to be a citizen

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true

69
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true or false the agora was city states hilltop fortress

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false

70
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sparta or athens located on the greek mainland

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Athens

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sparta or athens all men served in the military as their primary occupation

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sparta

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sparta or athens were traders and merchants

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athens

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sparta or athens built the parthenon

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athens

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sparta or athens fought the persians at the battle of marthon

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athens

75
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sparta or athens home of the aeropgus

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athens

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spartan boys began training at age

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7

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the delian league was an alliance of city states that was formed after the

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persian wars

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which city state didn’t join the spartan alliance in the peloponnesian wars

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miletus

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where was xerxes finally defeated at the hands of themistocles in 480 BC

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straight of salmis

80
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650 - 500 BC greek government

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tyranny

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1200 - 750 BC greek gov

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monarchy

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civilization in 2000 - 1400 BC

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minoans

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civilization 1600 - 1200 BC

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Aachens

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800 - 650 BC greek gov

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aristocracy

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who ruled greece from 404 - 371 BC

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sparta

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who ruled greece from 371 - 362 BC

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thebes

87
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what did phillip II build the first ..

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paid army

88
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when did Phillip become king

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359 BC

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murder of public figure

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assasination

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when was phillip II killed

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336 BC

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where was phillip II assasinated

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daughter’s wedding

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what was used to kill phillip II

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sword

93
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when was alexander born

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356

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how old was he when he became king

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20 years old

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when did alexander become king

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336 BC

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who tutored Alexander

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Aristotle

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who did Alexander defeat in Asia Minor

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persians

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how old was Alexander when he died

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33 years old

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where was Alexander buried

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Alexandria, Egypt

100
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who did Alexander claim to be his real father

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zeus

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after Alexander’s death, his kingdom was divided up into

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3 kingdoms

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what were the three Alexander kingdoms called

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syria, egypt, macedonia

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who took over the kingdoms

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romans

104
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what poison killed socrates

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hemlock

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true or false Aristotle’s school in athens was called the acdemy

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false

106
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true or false the motto of plato’s republic was know thyself

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false

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true or false aristotle was socrates greatest student

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false

108
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true or false phillip II sough the services of Aristotle to tutor his son Alexander

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true

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punic war general

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scipio

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son of hamiclar

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hanibal

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bridge like structure

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aqueduct

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military leader who conquered gaul

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caesar

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to block

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veto

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middle class

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plebians

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landholding upperclass

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patricians

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selected by senator to serve one year

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consuls

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lands under roman rule

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provinces

118
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elected officials of plebians

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tribunes

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true or false latifundias were huge estates owned by wealthy families

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true

120
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true or false rome gained gaul as a result of the 2nd punic war

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false

121
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true or false the basic unit of roman society was loyalty

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false

122
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true or false roman sculptors stressed realism

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true

123
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true or false the pax romana was a turbulent time

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false

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true or false upon conquering new lands, the roman empire split the newly acquired lands into townships

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false

125
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true or false caesar was murdered in 46 BC

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false

126
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true or false lands that the roman empire conquered were able to keep their governments

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true

127
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how long did the roman republic last

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500 years

128
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punic war hannibal defeats the romans in the north

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2nd

129
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punic war fought over control of sicily

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1st

130
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punic war hamilcar led the carthaginian forces

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1st

131
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punic war carthage was left in ruins

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3rd

132
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punic war hannibal defeated at the battle of Zama

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2nd

133
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what year were the 12 stone tablets made

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451 BC

134
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which mountain chain lies north of the italian peninsula

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alps

135
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mountain chain forming the leg of the boot of italian peninsula

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apennines

136
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the sea that borders the east coast of italy

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adriatic sea

137
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what does punicus mean

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phoenician

138
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how many consuls were there

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2

139
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how many members of the senate were there

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300

140
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what was the basic military unit

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legion

141
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plebeian representatives

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tribunes

142
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how many months did a dictator serve

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6 months

143
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who inhabited southern italy

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greeks

144
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how many soldiers in a legion

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5000

145
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who split the roman emperor in 2 parts

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diocletian

146
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who built a new capital city

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Constantinople

147
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who embraced and expanded Christianity

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Constantine

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