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26 Cards in this Set
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Lycurgus
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Spartan law maker--strict laws that lasted
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Draco
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Athenian- strict laws
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Solon
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Athenian- made good laws that paved the way for democracy
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Pisistratus
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Athenian- 5o men armed guard,absolute ruler(tyrant) but was good in the end, made park, had Homer's epics written down
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Leaena
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Athenian-house used as meeting place- bit off tongue rather than tell
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Hippias
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Athenian- son of Pisistratus, bad leader, forced from Athens, went to Persia-betrayed his country
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Xerxes (Ahasuerus)
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Persian king after Darius,
Battle of Salamis |
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Pausanius
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Spartan King, won the battle of Platea, "beans--Yum!!!" but defected to Persia, walled up in temple
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Aristides
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Athenian-- "the just"one of the leaders at Marathon- wanted land army-
Themistocles had him exiled, came back and helped at battle of Salamis |
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Cimon
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Athenian- wanted to go to Sparta to help after earthquake, Themostocles had him exiled, came back to help Athens, killed in battle,very noble
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Anaxagoras
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Athenian-philosopher- exiled because he didn't think the sun was a chariot
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Pericles
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Athenian-ruled during Golden Age of Greece- Parthenon built
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Phidias
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Athenian-sculptor--Athena, Zeus
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Themosticles
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Athenian- general- sea power-
Salamis |
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Socrates
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Athenian-philosopher-stressed morality- didn't believe gods could be immoral, forced to drink Hemlock
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Alcibiades
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Athenian- friend of Socrates(bad deal for Socrates),
party guy, assasinated, |
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Aristophanes
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Athenian, playright, "The Clouds" influenced people against Socrates
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Alexander
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Macedonian, took over the "known world"
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Sargon II
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Assyrian- destroyed Samaria, took captive 10 Northern tribes
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Sennacherib
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Assyrian-unsuccesfully tried to take Jerusalem
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Nebuchadnezzar
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Babylonian-empire reached its height- destroyed Jerusalem and brought captives to Babylon
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Belshazzar
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Babylonian- feast with dishes from temple- lost empire to Medes in the Persian
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Cyrus
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Persian-extended Persian empire- allowed the Jews to return to Jerusalem
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Ninevah
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Capital of Assyrian empire
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Croesus
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King of Lydia, lots of gold, conquered by Cyrus
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Leonidas
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Spartan King who bravely fought the Persians at Thermopylae. Outnumbered 2 million:1,000 Betrayed by a Greek traitor, He and his soldiers were killed
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