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23 Cards in this Set
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The Age of Pericles
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The years of the persian wars were golden. Under the statesmen Peicles the economy thrived and government became more democratic.
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Oligarchy
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government controlled by a small group
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Aphrodite
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Goddess of Love
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Polythesim
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belief in many gods
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Pacthenon
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Temple in Athens dedicated to Athena
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Pantheon
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Temple to Roman Gods
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Apollo 2
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King of Macedonia, Alexander's father
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Zeus
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Leader of gods, lives on Mt. Olympus
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Missionaries
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A person undertaking a mission esp. a religious person
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Tyrant
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Ruler who gained power by force
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Hera
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Marriage
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Artemus
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God of Childbirth
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Apollo
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God of Sun
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Draco
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An athenian tyrant who had a very harsh laws
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Athena
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The greek goddess of wisdom
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Artemis
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A Greek moon goddess often portrayed as a virgin huntress
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Aphrodite
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The Greek goddess of love and beauty
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First Triumvirate
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First form of government
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Jesus
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A jewish religious teacher whose life, death, and resurrection as reported by the Evangelists are the basis of the Christian message of salvation
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Colosseum
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An amphitheater built in Rome in the first century A.D.
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Philip II
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King of Macedon proved himself military genius in his gradual conquest of all Greece
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Punic Wars
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from Poenus inhabitant of Carthage War
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Hannibal
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Carthaginian general crossed Alps on elephants from Spain into Italy in Second Punic War
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