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81 Cards in this Set
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Qin Shi huangdi
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fierce emperor who ruled the chin dynasty
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confucius
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great scholar from the chou (jo)
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chandragupta
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credited alexander the great for his sucess
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asoka
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buddist leader who encouraged kindness and truth
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aesop
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wrote the tortoise and the hare
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siddhartha gautama
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founded buddism
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xerxes
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persian king who lead a tax on greece
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zeus
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olympics held in his honer
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athena
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parthenon built in her honor
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homer
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wrote the iliad and the odyssey
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aristotle
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scientific meathod
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socrates
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asked thought provoking questions
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pericles
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athenian leader famous orator
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phillip the 2nd
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masodonian leader who over took greece
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alexander the great
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took greecce after phillip the second and expanded
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taqrquin the proud
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the last etruscan king
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hannibal
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general for carthage
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scipio
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roman general who defeated hannibal
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julius ceaser
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dictator of rome during violence and unrest
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cicero
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famous orator of rome
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octavian
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adopted son of julius
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nero
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blamed christians for fires in rome
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diocletian
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divided the roman empire in half
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constantine
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imerged as the final emperor of rome
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maximillion
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apointed by diocletian to rule the west
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ting
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bronze vessel used to cook meat for sacrfice
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oracle bones
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used to advise leaders
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pictograph
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chinese character
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mandarin
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helped rulers in han dynasty
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bureaucracy
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system of workers jobs and training
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subcontinent
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like continent but smaller
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sanskrit
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ancient writing developed by aryans
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caste
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social class based on jobs
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polythiesm
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belief in many gods
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pantheism
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belief that diety was a nature
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reincarnation
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belief that after death a sole takes a new body
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sari
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long piece of fabric worn by indian women as clothing
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monsoon
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seasonal winds
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"buddha"
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enlighted one
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philosopher
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lover of wisdom
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myth
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stories about greek gods
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muses
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9 godesses over the arts
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amphitheater
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dramas performed there
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peninsula
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land surrounded by water on three sides
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democracy
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ruled by the people
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monarchy
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ruled by one
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oligarchy
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ruled by few
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aristocracy
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rule by nobility
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orator
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public speaker
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tyrant
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individuels in power in athans
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delian league
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created by pericles
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peloponnesian league
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created by sparta
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plebain
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commoners of rome
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patrician
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noble class of rome
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epicureanism
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pleasure is all that matters
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stocism
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duty is all that matters
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gladiator
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trained warior
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republic
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"belonging to the people"
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weto
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i forbid
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princeps
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first citzen
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augustus
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revered one
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tripartite
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three branch government
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pax romana
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the peace of rome
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trubute
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taxes
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crusifiction
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commen method of roman execution
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catacombes
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christians met there to worship
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aqueduct
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raised water troff
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ides of march
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day julius ceasur died
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legionaries
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roman soldiers
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toga
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citizens garnment
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hinduism
buddhism islam |
three religions that influenced india
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the great wall
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built by qin shi huangdi
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the haung he river
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chinas sorrow
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the sarawati river
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exstinct river of ancient india
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the acropolis
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religious center of athens
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the agora
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open air market place in rome
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the parthenon
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temple in athens
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the colosseum
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the arena in rome
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olympia
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lympics were held there
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byzantium
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capitol after the collapse of rome
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mediterranean sea
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roman lake
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