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24 Cards in this Set
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polytheism
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belief in many gods
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Punic Wars
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rome vs. carthage 23 years
hannibal revenge |
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socrates
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first Greek philosopher
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Republic
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a government in which citizens elect the leaders
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polis
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greek city state
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Maya
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lived in central mexico
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Pax Romana
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Peace of Rome
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Aztec
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tenochtitlan
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Alexander the Great
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United Europe and Asia
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Catal Huyuk
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first city based on argiculture
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sparta
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war like city state
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nile flooding
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seasonal; irrigation
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cultural diffusion
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when two cultures mix
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monarchy
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government contolled by king or queen
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Persian War
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Perisan vs. Greece Greece win
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pelopenesian War
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Athens vs. Sparta sparta win
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monotheism
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belief in one god
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athens
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education city state
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delta
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a river meets an ocean
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fertile crescent
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land between persian gulf and medit-sea
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isolation
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allows countries to depend on their own
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wheeel and sail
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improved trade
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pharoah
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God like king
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city-state
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city and land surrounding it
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