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71 Cards in this Set
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Knossos
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Most famous of Minoan Palaces.
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Minoan Trade Goods
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Wine, olive oil, wool.
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Trojan Wars
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Mycenaeans -vs- The city of Troy
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Homer
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Blind poet and author of Iliad and Odyssey.
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Iliad
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Trojan war account by Homer
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Odyssey
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Odysseus travels from home the Trojan wars.
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Polis
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City-state
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Democracy
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Citizenship for free adult males
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Solon
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Helped debtors and provided for representation for the common classes
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Pericles
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Provided a positive climate for scientists, philosophers, poets, dramatists, artists, and architects.
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Helots
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Outnumber Spartans 10 to 1
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Marathon
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490 BCE. Greeks defeated Persians 26 miles from Athens
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Thermopylae
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300 Spartans led by Leonidas and about 7,000 other Greeks held off a huge Persian force for 3 days
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Salamis
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The Greeks sunk or captured at least 200 Persian ships in this naval battle
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Plataea
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Greeks decisively defeated the Persians who made no more attempts to conquer the Greek mainland.
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Peloponnesian wars
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Sparta vs Athens and their allies
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Philip of Macedonia
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After 12 years of fighting he conquered the Greek mainland
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Alexander the Great came to power
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Alexander died from his many wounds and wild lifestyle
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Socrates
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His criticism of Athenian society and government resulted in a death sentence by hemlock
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Plato
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In the Republic he argued that philosophers understood reality and would make the best rulers
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Aristotle
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The master of those who don't know.. rigorous rollers and use of logic
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Etruscans
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Controlled Italy with a monarchy during the 8th thru 5th centuries BC E and conquered by the Romans
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Patricians
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Wealthy landowners of Roman society
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Plebeians
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The common people of Roman society
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Constitutional government of Rome
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To council elected by the patricians
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Senate
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Patricians were elected to one year terms to this assembly
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Tribunes
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Plebians elected these officials to help fun Roman government
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Punic Wars
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Three wars between Rome and Carthage
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Hannibal
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Hero of Carthage during the Second Punic War with his invasion of Italy
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Carthage
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slacked and burned by rome with 50,000 survivors taken into slavery
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Julius Caesar
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His military successes in gaul propelled him into becoming emperor of Rome
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46 BCE
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Caesar declared himself dictator for life
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March 15th 44 BCE
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Caesar was stabbed to death on the floor of the Senate
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Marcus Brutus
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Caesars friend who helped in the assassination
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Mark Antony
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Joined: Cleopatra to take control of Rome after Caesar's death
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Cleopatra
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queen of Egypt
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Actium
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Octavian defeated the forces of Antony and Cleopatra in this naval battle
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Octavian
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Caesars nephew that was victorious in the 13 year civil war following Caesars death.
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Augustus
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ruled Rome for 45 years and created an imperial government that guided Rome for 3 centuries
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Pax Romana
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Peace of Rome 0 over 200 years
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Coliseum
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Roman arena
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Circus Maximus
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250,000 spectators watched chariot racing here in Rome.
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Forum
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Main section of Rome for commerce and politics.
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Aqueduct
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Built to carry water from the mountain rivers and streams to Roman cities.
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Spartacus
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Started a slave revolt in 73 BCE with an army of 70,000 slaves.
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Epicureans
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Their pleasure was a quiet satisfaction that shielded them from the pleasures of society.
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Stoics
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It was their individual duty to aid others and lead virtuous lives in harmony with nature.
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Skeptics
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Refused to take positions on political, moral, or social issues because they doubted certain knowledge.
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Paul
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Lead the expansion of Christianity to Gentiles
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Huns-Attila
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Came from central Asia and rampaged throughout Europe.
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Franks
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Germanic people who took over Gaul
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Vandals
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Germanic invaders of Rome-Vandalism
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Barracks Emperors
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235-284CE there were 26 claimants the imperial throne with many dying violently.
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Odovacer
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Germanic leader that deposed the last Roman emperor in 476 CE
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Romulus Augustulus
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Last of the Roman emperors
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476 CE
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Fall of the Eastern Roman Empire.
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Silk Roads
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Trade between Europe and Asia.
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Trade Goods
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China: Silk, Ginger, Cinnamon
Southeast Asia: Cloves, Nutmeg, Mace, Cardamon, Cinnamon India: Pepper, Sesame seed oil Central Asia: Horses and Jade Roman Empire: Glassware, Jewelry, Textiles, Pottery |
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Manichaeism
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Zoratrian religion influenced by Christianity and Buddhism, - cosmic struggle between good and evil.
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Mani's Elects
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Strict moralists who abstained from marriage, sex, and personal comfort.
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Buddhism
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By 5th century, most popular religion in China, Southwest Asia, Korea, and Japan.
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Christianity
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The stabilizing force during the decline of the Roman Empire.
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Small Pox
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Acute contagious disease caused by Variola Virus- Origin 3,000 years ago India and Egypt.
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Monsoon Winds
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Summer-Southwest Winter-Northwest
Provided for safe and reliable trade in the Indian ocean. |
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Effect of Disease
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1. Roman Empire: population
1st century: 60 million 2nd century: 45 million. 2. China 200CE: 60 million 600CE: 45 million. |
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Constantine
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Roman emperor that became a Christian.
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Theodosius
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Roman Emperor that proclaimed Christianity the official religion of the Roman Empire.
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St. Augustine
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His writings made Christianity an intellectually respectable alternative to Hellenistic philosophy.
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Pope-Latin for Papa
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Bishop of Rome and leader of the Western Empire Christian Church
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Council of Nicaea-Edict
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Jesus fully divine and fully human.
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