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29 Cards in this Set
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epic poem
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long poem that tells deeds of the hero
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polis
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a town, a city or a village and its surrounding country side
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acropolis
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a the top a hill, usually served as a place of refuge during attack and became a religious center on which temples and public buildings were biult.
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agora
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open area where people could gather as a maket
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democracy
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government ruled by the people or the many
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oligarchy military state
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ruled by the few
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Solon
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ruled over Athens for a time, he canceled all land depts and freed those fallen into dept but refused to take land from rich and give it to the poor
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Cleisthenes
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ruled Athens and gave it the foundations for democracy
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Pericles
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Age of Pericles
-Athens expanded empire -democracy flourished |
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direct democracy
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the people participate directly in goverment decisions through mass meetings
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Socrates
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philosipher, thought the goal of education was to improve the individual. Invented question and answer format so students develope their own reasoning
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Plato
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One of Sacrates's students hs ideal state is the republic. At the top philosiphers and kings then worries the producers
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Aristotle
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studied at Plato's school the Acadomy he studied government monachy, aligarchy and constitutioal government, he favored constitutional government
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Alexander the Great
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took over rule of Macedonia when his father Philip II died. He conqued many lands and pushed troops to hard
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repiblic
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form of government i which the ruler is not a monach and certain citizens have the right to vote.
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Hanibal
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Catherage's greatest general
Rome conquered most of the Mediterean Sea |
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patricians
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Great landowners who became Rome's ruling class.
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plebeians
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less wealthy land owners craftspeople, mechants, and farmers who were part of a much lager class
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Julais ceaser
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deafeated forces lead by Pompey
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Octavian
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Ceaser's nefew defeated troops lead by Mark Antony and took control of the Roman world
Agustus or revered one the senate named him imperator |
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imporator
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comander inchief
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Five good emperors
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Nerva, Trajan, Hadrain, Antoninus Pius, and Marcus Aurelius
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Pax Rama
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Roman Peace
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Twelve Tables
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Roman law that was a product of a small farming society and later became inadiquate. Only applied to Roman citizens
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Law of Nations
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natural or universal laws based on reason
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christianity
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became a religious movement within Judianism
spread along Asia Minor |
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Constantine
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first christain emperor
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cleregy
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church leaders
church members |
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Constantinople
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Constantine's new capital city
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