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Alexander the Great
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The king of macedonia, conquered persia and king darius, greek king
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Hellenism
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to imitate the greeks,; the era after the death of alexander the great when greek culture speed into the Near East and blended with the culture of that region
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Alexandria
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a city in egypt- cultural center of the Hellenistic world
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Euclid-
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alexandrian scholar, known for his ELEMENTS, for geometry.
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Archimedes
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Scientist during the Hellentistic period, geometry, created pi, and hydrostatic
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Epicureans
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a philosophy created by epicures in the fourth century that though t that happiness)freedom form emotional turmoil) could be achieved through the pursuit of pleasure(intellectual rather than sensual pleasure).
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Stoics-
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a philosophy founded by Zeno in the fourth century that taught that happiness could be obtained by accepting one's lot and living in harmony wih the will of God, thereby achieving inner peace.
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Isis
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Cult of isis, most popular mystery cults in the hellenistic world
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Judas Maccabaeus
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led a rebellion to get the hebrew temple back
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Humanism
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an intellectual movement in renaissance italy based upon the study of the Greek and Roman classics.
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Sophocles
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Athenian play write Opeduis the King
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Pericles
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Athenians embarked on a policy of expending democracy at home and severing it's ties with Sparta
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Aristophanes
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another athenian playwright who used grotesques masks nod obscene jokes
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Aristotle
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Philosopher plato his teacher athenian
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Consuls
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the chief executive officers of the Roman republic. Two were chosen annually to administer the government and to lead the army in battle.
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Praetors
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he military unit that served as the personal body guard for the Roman emperor-
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Senate
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the leading council of the roman republic; composed of about 300 men who served for life and dominated much of the political life of the republic.
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Patricians
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great land owners who became the ruling class in the roma
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Plebeians
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the class of Roman citizens who were not land owners, but craftsmen merchants ect….
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Carthaginian Empire
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the empire of Carthage
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Punic Wars-
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wars between the roman and carthaginian empires for land
Hannibal - the leader of the carthage army |
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Spartacus
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led the famous slave rebellion with 70,000 slaves in cicely
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Twelve Tables
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The first codification of roman law
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Cicero
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famous greek orator and philosophical writer
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Julius Caesar
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famous for bringing peace to the civil wars in Rome and sort of causing a nonpublic, was assassinated
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Octavian
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julius Caesars successor and rival of antony
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Antony& Cleopatra
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rival of Octavian
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