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42 Cards in this Set
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cyrus
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persias kind 550 BC- military genuis, kind method of governing, honored local customs and religions, kneel at local temples to pray & allowed jews ( who had been driven out of homeland by the babylonians to return to jeresuluem
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cambyses
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cyrus son--- expanded persian empire by conquering egypt but scorned egyption religion
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satrap
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govenor who locally ruled
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king darius
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cambyses succesor -- great warrior, his real genious in administration. seperated people persian empire into 20 provinces- yet allowed people to practice own religion,speak their own language,and follow own laws
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royal roads
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system of roads allowd darius to quickly communicate w/ distant parts of empire
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filial piety
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respect for parents and ancestors
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bureaucracy
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a trained civil service
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daoism
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the philosophy of laozi-- search for knowlege and understanding of nature
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legalism
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ruler should provide rich rewards for people who carries out duties well
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autocracy
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gov that has unlimited power and uses it in an arbitary manner
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trojan war
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ten year war MYCEANEANS VS TROY
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aristocracy
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gov ruled by small group of landowning familys
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trojan war
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ten year war MYCEANEANS VS TROY
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oligarchy
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gov ruled by a few powerful people
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polis
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greek city states
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trojan war
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ten year war MYCEANEANS VS TROY
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aristocracy
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gov ruled by small group of landowning familys
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democracy
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rule by people ***ONLY FREE ADULT MALE PROPERY OWNERS, BORN IN ATHENS
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oligarchy
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gov ruled by a few powerful people
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aristocracy
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gov ruled by small group of landowning familys
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oligarchy
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gov ruled by a few powerful people
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helots
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peasents who were forced to stay on the land they workd ont
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phalanx
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soilders in side by side - spear in one hand & sheild in the other - became most powerful fighting force in ancient world
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polis
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greek city states
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persian wars
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b/w greece and ancient persian empire
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direct democracy
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form of gov in which citizens rule directly and not through representitives
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polis
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greek city states
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democracy
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rule by people ***ONLY FREE ADULT MALE PROPERY OWNERS, BORN IN ATHENS
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socrates plato and aristotle were....
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GREAT PHILOSOPHERs
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helots
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peasents who were forced to stay on the land they workd ont
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democracy
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rule by people ***ONLY FREE ADULT MALE PROPERY OWNERS, BORN IN ATHENS
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phalanx
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soilders in side by side - spear in one hand & sheild in the other - became most powerful fighting force in ancient world
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persian wars
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b/w greece and ancient persian empire
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helots
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peasents who were forced to stay on the land they workd ont
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direct democracy
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form of gov in which citizens rule directly and not through representitives
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phalanx
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soilders in side by side - spear in one hand & sheild in the other - became most powerful fighting force in ancient world
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socrates plato and aristotle were....
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GREAT PHILOSOPHERs
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persian wars
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b/w greece and ancient persian empire
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direct democracy
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form of gov in which citizens rule directly and not through representitives
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socrates plato and aristotle were....
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GREAT PHILOSOPHERs
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PELOPONNESIAN WAR - WHO FOUGHT, WHY AND WHO WON?
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b/w the 2 citystates ATHENS & SPARTA ---anthens gew in wealth, prestige, and powert and many people began to view it with hostility. they were in ill will/ sparta gained defeat. athens lost its empire.
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ALEXANDER THE GREAT
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kind of macedonia - - ruled for 13 years
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