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S.S Trim 2 Flashcards

1
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Cyrus the Great:

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he lead a Persian revolt, and won. He let the people he conquered keep their own customs so they would be less likely to revolt

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cavalry:

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a unit of soldiers who ride horses with arrows

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Darius I:

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a prince who wanted to restore order to Persia and killed all his enemies

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Persian Wars:

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wars between Persia and Greece

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5
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Battle of Marathon:

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The Athenian Army against Greece

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Xerxes I:

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Darius’s son who attacked Greece with the Persian Navy

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Battle of Salamis:

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When the Persian navy fought Athens

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8
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Lycurgus created ______

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Sparta

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Boys in Sparta were trained in ____ ______

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early ages

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Girls in Sparta:

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they owned land, and were actually important

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Boys in Athens:

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were taught how to read, write, and think

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Athen Girls:

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had almost no rights, had to be under a father or husband, and very few received education

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alliance:

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an agreement to work together

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14
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Peloponnesian Wars:

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Sparta vs Athens

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15
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phalanx:

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a group of soldiers in a square

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16
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Philip II:

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Macedonia’s king

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17
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Hellenistic:

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Greek-Like

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18
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Greek paintings were ____

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real

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19
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______ surrendered at Alexander

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Egyptians

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20
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_____ and _______ were the greatest city-states

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Athens and Sparta

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21
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Rome fell for everything except:

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lack of leadership

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22
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The Greeks beat Persia in…

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Battle of Marathon

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23
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Darius was aka

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king of kings

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24
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satraps:

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judges, tax collectors, and put down rebels

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25
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founder of Persian Empire:

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Cyrus the Great

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26
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fearless leader of the Huns:

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atilla

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27
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he had a co-emperor:

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Diocletian

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28
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Byzantine Empire:

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east part of Rome

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29
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Paul of Tarses:

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traveled telling Christian teachings

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30
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Constantine:

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moved Roman Empire to Constantinople

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31
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Justinian:

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his dream was to reunite the Roman empire

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32
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Theodora:

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someone who helped stop riots and create laws to aid women and children

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33
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______ joined Athens to fight Macedonia

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Thebes

34
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Middle Age:

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Rome’s age between BC and modern times aka Dark Ages

35
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In the500s, _______ conquered Gaul

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Franks

36
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missionaries:

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people sent by the Pope to spread Christian teachings

37
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Scandinavia:

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a group of vikings

38
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King of Franks=

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Clovis

39
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St Patrick…

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converted many people to Christian in Britain

40
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monks:

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people who built schools and helped the needy

41
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monasteries:

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communities of monks

42
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Charlemagne…

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led the Franks to conquer much of the Roman empire

43
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East Christians formed the _______ _______

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Orthodox Church

44
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Some Roman offices could only be held by ________

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plebeians

45
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Many of Italy’s cities were built on _______

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mountains

46
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Hannibal _______ conquered Rome

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never

47
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Benedict:

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the 1st pope

48
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manor:

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a place that a knight was gifted with

49
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Roman’s govt was the…

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senate, consuls, and assembly

50
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Socrates:

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a person who believed you should never stop learning

51
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Pax Romana:

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Roman peace

52
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Romulus and Remus:

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a story of 2 brothers rescued by a wolf, Romulus killed Remus, and Rome was named after Romulus

53
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legions:

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groups of Roman soldiers

54
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Spartacus:

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a person who led a rebel

55
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checks and balances:

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ideas implemented to keep one govt from getting too powerful

56
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Aristotle was a student of ______ and _______ was a student of Aristotle

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Socrates, Euclid

57
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Hannibal:

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hated Rome and wished revenge for his father’s death

58
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Romance Languages:

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French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, and Romanian

59
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Hippocrates:

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Greek poet

60
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forum:

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Rome’s public meeting place

61
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Aeneas:

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A Trojan hero

62
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aqueduct:

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series of water channels supplying water to Rome

63
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civil law:

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Rome’s law of civility

64
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plebeians:

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normal people

65
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patricians:

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nobles/elites

66
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Julius Caesar:

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a dictator

67
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Punic Wars:

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Carthage vs Rome

68
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Hannibal was a genius, for his _______

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elephants

69
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Gaius Marius:

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a consul who wanted poor people to join the army

70
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Locius Cornelius:

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a consul who had a conflict with Gaius

71
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Cicero:

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a philosopher who wanted to see the good of Rome

72
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Caesar worked with ______ and_______

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Pompey and Crassus

73
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Octavian was later called _________

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Augustus

74
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Southern Eur:

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plains or rivers w/ flat land and peninsulas

75
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Northern Eur:

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cool climate

76
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medieval:

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aka Middle Age

77
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knights:

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warriors on horseback

78
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vassal:

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a knight who protected a noble in exchange for land

79
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feudalism:

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the relationship between lord and vassals

80
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serfs:

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workers who were tied to the land they worked on

81
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Elanor of Aquitaine:

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queen of France

82
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chivalry:

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code of honorable behavior

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