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43 Cards in this Set
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What caused the Trojan war?
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Helen was abducted from Sparta
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What caused the Persian war?
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The Greeks rebelled against Persia, Persia wanted to punish Athens.
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What were the three major battles in the Persian war?
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Marathon: the first battle
Thermopylae: when the Spartans fought to the death Salamis: the sea battle that sealed the victory for Athens |
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What was the Delian League?
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An alliance of Greeks dominated by Athens
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Who was the ruler during the Greek golden age?
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Pericles
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What were the features of the direct democracy established by the Athenians?
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Stipends: a fixed salary for those in office
Juries: citizens judge fellow citizens Ostracism: banishing |
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Philosophers were ________ of ________
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Lovers of wisdom
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The Question and Answer format, using reason and observation, is known as the:
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Socratic method
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What is the famous Greek building that was originally a temple to Athena?
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The Parthenon
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Who was Herodotus and what did he emphasize?
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The "Father of History" who emphasized research
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Who was Thucydides and what did he emphasize?
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Another historian; avoiding bias.
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Who were the enemies in the Peloponnesian war?
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Sparta and the Peloponnesian League versus Athens and the Delian League.
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Who won the Peloponnesian war?
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Sparta
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Alexander the Great is known for his __________ of his known world.
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conquest
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Alexander the Great blended the worlds cultures which came to be known as what?
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Hellenism
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What is the heart of the Hellenistic world?
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Alexandria, Egypt
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What did Eratosthenes do?
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Calculated the circumference of the earth
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What did Aristarchus do?
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Developed the heliocentric theory of a sun centered universe
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What did Archimedes do?
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He applied physics to practical problems.
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Who did the Romans drive out of what became their land?
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The Etruscans
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The government of Rome formed a republic. What does the word republic mean?
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Thing of the people
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What was the name of the laws that were written down in the Roman forum?
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The Twelve Tables
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Who were the enemies in the Punic Wars?
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Rome and Carthage
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What were they fighting for control of?
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The Mediterranean sea
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After Julius Caesar is assassinated and the republic ends, a civil war puts who into power?
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Octavian
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What title does Octavian give himself?
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Augustus
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He helps establish the pax romana, which means what?
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Roman Peace
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The pax romana allows for the spread of what religion?
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Christianity
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What were the architectural contributions from the Romans?
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Concrete
The arch |
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Engineering contributions?
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Roads
Aqueducts |
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Law?
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Innocent until proven guilty
Right to face your accuser Guilty beyond a reasonable doubt |
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Government?
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Senate
Veto concept Checks and balances concept |
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Who tries to restore the empire?
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Diocletian
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What does he do?
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He divides the Empire into 2 parts.
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In 50 years, how many emperors rule and how many die of natural causes?
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20; 1
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Constantine extends religious toleration to Christianity in what document?
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The edict of Milan
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What religion becomes the official religion of Rome?
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Christianity
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Battle of Adrianople
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First major defeat of the Roman army by invading Germanic tribes
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What was the signal of the fall of Rome?
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When the Germanic kind Odoacer kicked out the last of the Roman Emperors.
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Military reasons for the fall:
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Lack of discipline in training
Use of mercenaries |
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Political reasons for the fall:
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Division of empire
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Economic reasons
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Heavy taxes
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Social Reasons:
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Decline of traditional values
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