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16 Cards in this Set
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who is alexander the great?
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philips the seconds son,was taught by aristotle. wanted to carry out his dads plan to incade persia. led 35000 soliders across the hellespont to anatolia. result was a victory
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Hellenistic culture
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blending of egyptian, persian and indian .
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wat is Alexandria
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city that was the foremost center of commerce and hellenistic civilization. occupied a strategic site on the western edge of the nile delta
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who is Archimedes
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Hellenistic scientist that studied at alexandria. accurately estimated the value of pie. great genius
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who is Zeno and wat are Stoics
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Zeno founded the school of philosophy called Stoicism. Stoics belived in a dicine power who controlled the universe
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who is Epicurus
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founded the school of thought called Epicureanism. taught that the unicerse was composed of atoms and riled by gods who had no interest in humans
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who are the etruscans?
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skilled metal workers and engineers. strongly influenced the development of Roman civilization. had system of writing and the romans adoped their alphabet. influenced romes architecture especially the use of the arch
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what is the tiber river.
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where latins settled
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patricians and plebians
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patriarchs were landowners who had much power. plebians were the normal common ppl
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republic
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form of government in which power rests with citizens who have the right to vote to select their leaders
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consuls
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commanded the army and directe the government. there where two of them
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senate
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aristocratic brance of romes government
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tribunes
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protected the rights of the plebeians from unfair acts of practician officials
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Punic Wars
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war between rome and carthage
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Hannibal
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brilliant military strategist who wanted to acenge carthages earlier defeat
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Scipio
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devised a plan to attack carthage.
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