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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
A listing of events in the order in which they happen
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Millenium
Period of 1000 years
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Century
A period of 100 years
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Age
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
Period of 10 years
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Body paragraph
Paragraphs that are between the introduction and conclusion. Topic sentence, evidence, analysis, transition, evidence, analysis, closing sentence
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Thesis statement
Sums up the main idea of an essay
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Topic sentence
Previews the information in a body paragraph
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Rebuttal
An attack on the other sides stance
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Counter-argument
A reasonable claim that could be made against the argument
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Polytheism
Belief in more than one god
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Tyrant
Oppressive ruler.
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Helots
Slaves in sparta
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Ostracism
A process by which a public figure is banished from the city for a period of years
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Parthenon
In honor of Athena, proportions balanced; 38 foot on the acropolis
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Citizen
Free resident of a city state
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Polis
A City-state in Ancient Greece
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Minoans
Peaceful
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Mycenaeans
Participated in a lot of war
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Knossos
The location of a vast place of the Minoan rulers
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Athenians
A greek city-state that moved slowly towrd democracy. BOOK SMART
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Spartans
A city- state built by dorians in which daily life was ruled by military discipline. HUGE military prescence
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Alexandria
A city in Egypt that stood at the heart of the Hellenistic world
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Persian wars
Greeks vs. Persians. Persians invaded under Xerxes in 480v met by Spartan warriors. Persians defeated spartans
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Peloponnesian Wars
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
Greek poet who probably lived around 750 bc and traveled from village to village repeating tales of heroic deeds
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Hippocrates
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
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
Astronomer-mathematician who proposed a theory that the earth was at the center of the universe
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Virgil
poet who wrote the epic poem *The Aeneid*
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Augustine
The philosopher who combined Christianity and platonism
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Draco
harsh ruler of Greece
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Monarchy
A government in which a hereditary ruler exercises centeral power
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Oligarchy
Oligarchy is when ruling power is in the hands of a few leaders
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Aristocracy
Rule by a hereditary landholding elite
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Tyranny
Tyranny is when the government is in the hands of one person who seized control (often illegally)
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Democracy
Democracy is when the government is in the hands of all people
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Republic
A form of government in which the people choose officials who make laws
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Dictator
A ruler who has complete control over government
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Dynasty
A family of rulers
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Deductive reasoning
Evidence 1+evidence 2= conclusion
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Inductive reasoning
Use the past to help predict the future
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Non-sequitur
Type of fallacy in which the facts don't lead to the conclusion
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Ad hominem
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
raise a question or point that has not been dealt with
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Strawman
Set up because it's easier to defeat than an opponents real argument
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Checks and balances
To prevent one person or branch from having all of the power
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Omission
To leave out; fail to include
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The Declaration of Independence is an example of...
Primary source
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Abductive reasoning
Infers best reasoning (Detectives use this)
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Alexander the Great
Macedonian leader who conquered the Persian empire and spread greek culture during the 300s B.C
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Primary Source
Documentation directly from a particular period of time
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Secondary Source
Document describing another source
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syllogism
Premise 1+ premise 2= conclusion
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Aqueduct
Stone stucture that carried water from the hills to the cities
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Plebian
A member of the class of farmers,merchants, and artisans that made up most of the population of Rome
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Patrician
Highest "class" in Rome
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Greek Geography
Broken up into small valleys and rugged mountains
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Delian League
Athens
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Peloponnesian League
Sparta
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Attila the Hun
Invaded Europe savagely destroying anyone in his path
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Pax Romana
"Roman peace"
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Christians/Christianity vs Rome Empire
Christianity is monotheistic while Rome is polytheistic
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Roman Senate
Used checks and balances just like the U.S
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12 Tables
Made it possible for plebians to appeal decisions made by patrician judges
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Latifundia
Farm using a lot of slaves

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