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62 Cards in this Set
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polis
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city-state;
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philosopher
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a thinker who loves wisdom and seeks the truth
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icon
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small art object that represents religious persons
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Julius Caesar
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Roman leader who was appointed dictator in 44 BCE and who was assassinated that same year
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excommunicate
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When the pope or patriarch declares a person to be outside the church, & cut off from all Christians
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oligarchies
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Governments that are ruled by a small group of nobles
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Constantinople
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the capital of the Byzantine empire
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tribune
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a Roman official who spoke for the Plebeians in Roman society
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mercenary
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a person who is paid to fight in a foreign army
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Parthenon
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an Athenian temple best known for it's design
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Cleisthenes
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He created the council of 500 and final changes that made Athens a democracy
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Pericles
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He led Athens in its Golden Age
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Socrates
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Greek philosopher who was sentenced to death for teaching youths to question Athenian values
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Alexander the Great
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He conquered Egypt, India, and Persia
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Euclid
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He helped to develop the science of geometry
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Archimedes
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Scientist who developed the lever and the value of pi
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Romulus
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founder of Rome
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Hannibal
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He led the Carthaginian army against Rome in the second Punic war
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Diocletian
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The emperor who divided the Roman empire into a western and eastern part, each with its own emperor
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Constantine
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The emperor who ended the persecution of the Christians in 313 CE
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Empress Theodora
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She was married to the Byzantine emperor Justinian. She also made rights for women
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patriarch
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the leader of the church in Constantinople
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patricians
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the upper class that dominated the Roman society
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Plebeians
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Roman farmers, artisans, and merchants belonged to this social class
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civil war
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violent conflict between political groups within a nation for control of the government
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Senate
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the aristocratic branch of government whose members had life-long terms in government
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inflation
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a general increase in prices
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dictator
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the Roman Senate could give absolute power to this person only in times of crisis
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republic
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a government not ruled by a monarch and in which voting citizens choose their leaders
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acropolis
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citadel of an ancient Greek city
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direct democracy
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democracy in which the power is in the hands of the people instead of the representatives
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monarchy
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system of government that's ruled by a king or queen
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tyranny
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a government in which all power belongs to one person
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comedy
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any work that is generated to be humorous
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tragedy
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a form of drama based on human suffering
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succession
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the act of following in order or a sequence
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Triumvirate
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a regime ruled by 3 powerful individuals
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Punic wars
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a series of 3 wars fought between Rome and Carthage
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Consul
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highest elected office of the Roman republic
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Pax Romana
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a time period of peace and minimal expansion of military force
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Augustus Caesar
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the first emperor of Rome
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iconoclast
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people who were against the use of icons
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proletariat
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the class of wage earners
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legion
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a large military unit
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heretic
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a person believing in or practicing religious heresy
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Pope
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the bishop of Rome and the leader of the worldwide Catholic church
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aqueducts
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a bridge that is constructed to covey water over an obstacle
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Jesus
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the central figure of Christianity
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bishop
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an ordained member of the Christian clergy who is trusted with a position of authority and oversight
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martyr
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a person who is killed because of their beliefs (religious)
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Cyrillic alphabet
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a writing system based on the early cyrillic
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Hagia Sophia
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an important monument for both the Byzantine and Ottoman empires
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eastern orthodox
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church of eastern Rome
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Roman Catholic
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church of western Rome
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czar
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a male emperor
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Vikings
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north Germanics who raided, traded, explored, and settled in wide areas
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Solon
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Athenian statesman, lawmaker, and poet
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Plato
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a philosopher in classical Greece
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Homer
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the author of the Iliad and the Odyssey
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Emperor Justinian
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emperor of the Byzantine Empire
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Cyril
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another name for lord
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Ivan III
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prince of Russia, also "gatherer of the Russian lands"
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