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Western Civ. FINAL Flashcards

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Heresy

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Someone that goes against tradition

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Mercenaries

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A foreign soldier who served for pay rather than out of loyalty

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Legion

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The basic Roman military unit of 5,000 men

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Imperialism

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establishing control over foreign lands and people

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Agora

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Used for assemblies

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Acropolis

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Section of a city at a higher elevation with great marble temples dedicated to deities

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Punic wars

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Wars between Rome and Carthage

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Tiber river

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River in Italy

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Zeus

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God of thunder and sky in the greek religion

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Plato (and the republic)

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His theory of the forms states that material things are imperfect expressions of perfect forms

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Jesus of nazareth

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Was born in 4B.C. Teachings were rooted in the Jewish religion. Emphasized the Ten Commandments

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Diocletian

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Emperor who split the roman empire in two parts in an attempt to restore order

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Note:

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YOU MAY HAVE YOUR NOTES OUT FOR ANYTHING BUT PART 1 AND 2

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hannibal

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Ruled the Western, Mediterranean, Spain, and North Africa

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Julius caesar

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a military commander who ruled Rome as an absolute dictator from 48 bc to 44 bc; began many reforms before being murdered

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Augustus

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Title meaning “ exiled one” given to Octavian who became the first Roman emperor

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Paul

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Most influential of the apostles in spreading christianity

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Constantine

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Emperor who issued the edict of Milan granting freedom to worship to all citizens of the Roman Empire

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Socrates

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He especially encouraged education through questioning. He also stressed the study of ethics or right of living

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Leonidas

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Lead Greek allied forces through the Persian wars

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Hadrian

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Emperor who codified Roman law in all the provinces and built a wall across Britain to hold back attackers

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Objective

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An account lacking bias

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Subjective

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Fact

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Something that can be proven to be true

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Chronology

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A listing of events in the order in which they happen

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Millenium

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Period of 1000 years

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Century

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A period of 100 years

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Age

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Broad time period with a shared pattern of life usually don’t have a definite starting or ending point; Stone Age

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Decade

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Period of 10 years

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Body paragraph

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Paragraphs that are between the introduction and conclusion. Topic sentence, evidence, analysis, transition, evidence, analysis, closing sentence

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Thesis statement

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Sums up the main idea of an essay

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Topic sentence

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Previews the information in a body paragraph

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Rebuttal

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An attack on the other sides stance

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Counter-argument

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A reasonable claim that could be made against the argument

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Polytheism

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Belief in more than one god

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Tyrant

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Oppressive ruler.

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Helots

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Slaves in sparta

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Ostracism

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A process by which a public figure is banished from the city for a period of years

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Parthenon

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In honor of Athena, proportions balanced; 38 foot on the acropolis

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Citizen

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Free resident of a city state

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Polis

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A City-state in Ancient Greece

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Minoans

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Peaceful

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Mycenaeans

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Participated in a lot of war

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Knossos

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The location of a vast place of the Minoan rulers

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Athenians

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A greek city-state that moved slowly towrd democracy. BOOK SMART

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Spartans

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A city- state built by dorians in which daily life was ruled by military discipline. HUGE military prescence

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Alexandria

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A city in Egypt that stood at the heart of the Hellenistic world

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Persian wars

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Greeks vs. Persians. Persians invaded under Xerxes in 480v met by Spartan warriors. Persians defeated spartans

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Peloponnesian Wars

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Other city-states resented Athenian domination of the Delian League. Enemies of Athens, led by Sparta, formed the Peloponnesian League.

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Homer

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Greek poet who probably lived around 750 bc and traveled from village to village repeating tales of heroic deeds

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Hippocrates

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A Greek physician who studied the causes of illnesses looked for cures and had an oath attributed to him that set ethical standards for doctors

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Pericles

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Lead Athens during 480-404 bc. Helped to construct the Parthenon and democratic government in Athens. Athenian statesman during the golden age of Athens

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Ptolemy

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Astronomer-mathematician who proposed a theory that the earth was at the center of the universe

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Virgil

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poet who wrote the epic poem The Aeneid

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Augustine

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The philosopher who combined Christianity and platonism

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Draco

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harsh ruler of Greece

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Monarchy

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A government in which a hereditary ruler exercises centeral power

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Oligarchy

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Oligarchy is when ruling power is in the hands of a few leaders

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Aristocracy

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Rule by a hereditary landholding elite

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Tyranny

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Tyranny is when the government is in the hands of one person who seized control (often illegally)

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Democracy

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Democracy is when the government is in the hands of all people

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Republic

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A form of government in which the people choose officials who make laws

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Dictator

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A ruler who has complete control over government

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Dynasty

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A family of rulers

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Deductive reasoning

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Evidence 1+evidence 2= conclusion

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Inductive reasoning

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Use the past to help predict the future

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Non-sequitur

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Type of fallacy in which the facts don’t lead to the conclusion

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Ad hominem

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Type of fallacy in which one person attacks another person’s character and not his or her ideas

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Begging the question

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raise a question or point that has not been dealt with

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Strawman

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Set up because it’s easier to defeat than an opponents real argument

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Checks and balances

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To prevent one person or branch from having all of the power

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Omission

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To leave out; fail to include

73
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The Declaration of Independence is an example of…

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Primary source

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Abductive reasoning

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Infers best reasoning (Detectives use this)

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Alexander the Great

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Macedonian leader who conquered the Persian empire and spread greek culture during the 300s B.C

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Primary Source

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Documentation directly from a particular period of time

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Secondary Source

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Document describing another source

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syllogism

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Premise 1+ premise 2= conclusion

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Aqueduct

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Stone stucture that carried water from the hills to the cities

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Plebian

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A member of the class of farmers,merchants, and artisans that made up most of the population of Rome

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Patrician

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Highest “class” in Rome

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Greek Geography

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Broken up into small valleys and rugged mountains

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Delian League

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Athens

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Peloponnesian League

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Sparta

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Attila the Hun

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Invaded Europe savagely destroying anyone in his path

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Pax Romana

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“Roman peace”

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Christians/Christianity vs Rome Empire

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Christianity is monotheistic while Rome is polytheistic

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Roman Senate

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Used checks and balances just like the U.S

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12 Tables

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Made it possible for plebians to appeal decisions made by patrician judges

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Latifundia

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Farm using a lot of slaves

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