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79 Cards in this Set
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Who is Confucius, chinese thinker to address political and social order?
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Kong Fuzi
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Who is the founder of Daoism?
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Laozi
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Who was the principle spokesman of Confucius schools?
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Mencius
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River Valley where ancient chinese societies grew. The light colored silt deposits on the plains of china.
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Yellow River
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Emperors ruled through their approval of heaven contingent on their ability to look after the welfare of the people
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The Mandate of Heaven
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instrument for fortune telling and later used in medicinal purposes
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Oracle Bones
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Compiled book of Confucius teachings
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"Analects"
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Book of fundamental beliefs of Daoism
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"Daodejing"
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He restored order after the fall of the Qin Dynasty and unified china under the Han Dynasty
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Liu Bang
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Unified China under centeralized burocratic rule, began the Qin Dynasty, also known as the First Emperor 221-210 B.C.E
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Qin Shihuangdi
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Who was a legalist theorist, He synthesized a collection of essays on state craft
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Han Feizi
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What dynasty unified China under centralized bureaucratic rule absorbing the warring states?
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Qin Dynasty
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What event did the Han Dynasty ban and burn books on philosophy, ethics, history, while executing scholars and state critics.
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Burning of the Books
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Ruler of Lydia a Kingdom of Anatolia with standardized coinage
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Croesus
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Who was the greatest Achaemend emperor, the largest empire the ancient world had seen, extending from the indus river to the aegean sea
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Darius
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What was the capitol of the Darius Empire? Which was burnt down by alexander the great.
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Persepolis
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What was a popular faith in Iran, that believed in a comfortable material existence, glorifying strength and martial values?
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Zoroastrianism
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What war happened in 500-479 BCE between the greeks and the persians?
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Persian Wars
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Who is attributed with composing the two great epic poems of ancient greece, the Iliad and Odyssey
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Homer
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What are the two great epic poems of Greek Hero's around the trojan war?
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"Iliad and Odyssey"
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What society was on the island of Crete, declining after the islands earthquakes and volcanic eruptions
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Minoan
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What is a citadel or fortified state for local communities in the Greece during war or emergencies. Also known as CITY STATES
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Polis
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What compatition of speed, strength and skill was held with all of the Mediterranean
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Olympics
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Who was the most popular Athenian leader, who ruled during the time of the Golden Age, building the Parthenon
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Pericles
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What is the marble temple tribute to Athena, built on the acropolis in Athens, The personification of the Athenian Golden Age
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Parthenon
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Who was the Persian prophet who founded Zoroastrianism
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Zarathustra
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What were the Ancient trade routes extending from the Mediterranean to China?
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Silk Roads
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What is the elevated fortress overlooking Athens ?
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Acropolis
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Who was the famous poet that fell under moral suspicion for her bisexuality?
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Sappho
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Who was the first Athenian influence on the development of philosophy, never committing his ideas to writing
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Socrates
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Who was Socrates student that wrote down Socrates teachings?
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Plato
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Who was a student to Plato expanding his philosophies?
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Aristotle
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Who was the Emperor of Macedon who expanded his empire to Ionia, Antolia, Syria, Palestine, Egypt, Mesopotamia and Persia and was a keen military strategist?
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Alexander the Great
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Greek polis alliance to discourage persian forces against greece
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Delian League
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What was the greek war in 431-404 BCE between Athens and Sparta
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Peloponnesian War
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City named for Alexander the Great
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Alexandria
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Who were the Hellenistic philosophers who believed all humans were members of a universal family, with duties to others and a virtuous life?
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Stoics
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Who were the twins of Aeneas abandoned by their uncle, saved and raised by a she-wolf, who later founded Rome?
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Romulus and Remus
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Who ousted the Roman republic and made himself dictator only to be assassinated?
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Julius Caesar
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Who was Augustes's main rival for the throne after Julius Ceaser's death
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Mark Anthony
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Who was Octavian, ruler of Rome for 45 years, bringing Rome back to a "monarchy"
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Augustus
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Who was the last of the Ptolemaic rulers of Egypt, defeated with Mark Anthony by Augustus?
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Cleopatra
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Who was the warrior king of the military force of the Huns?
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Attila
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Who were the northern italian society that first dominated Rome and helped convey greek concepts to the romans?
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Etruscans
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What was the political and civic center with temples and public buildings where leading citizens tended to government business in Rome?
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Forum
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What was the war of three battles of Rome against Carthage, where they finally conquered, burned, overtook and then sold the women and children into slavery?
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Punic Wars
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What was the Phoenician Colony in north africa that was the principle power of the Mediterranean sea, that was later conquered by Rome?
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Carthage
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What was the Roman marble stadium and sports arena for the gladiator games?
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Colosseum
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"Father of the family" The notion that men were the authority and heads of the family
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"pater familias"
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Who was the emperor of Rome that divided the empire into east and west territories?
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Diocletian
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Who was the Roman emperor that moved the capitol to Constantinople and made Christianity the official religion of the state?
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Constantine
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Who was a Roman intellectual stoic teacher?
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Cicero
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What did Constantine issue with the allowance of open practice of Christianity in Rome in 313 CE?
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Edict of Milan
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Who was the avid missionary of Christianity, who could be argued is the first founder of Christianity as a religion?
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St.Paul
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Who wrote the "City of God", a bishop of Hippo, making Christianity usable in Roman life?
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St.Augustine
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Who was the most important Byzantine Emperor known as "the sleepless emperor"?
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Justinian
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Who was Justinian's wife and advisor?
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Theodora
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"Breaking of Icons" Ban and destroy religious images, because seen as worshipping idols
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Iconoclasm
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What is the most important Christian architecture known as "Holy Wisdom"
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Hagia Sophia
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What were the Athenian Battering ships, the source of their naval power?
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Trireme
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Assembly to determine which views would prevail as official doctrine for Christianity?
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Nicene Creed
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Who was the start of the Achaemenid dynasty, laying the foundation for the first Persian Empire?
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Cyrus
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Who was the third Emperor of the Achaemenid dynasty over the Persian Empire?
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Xerxes
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Who was Pericles companion, who sat in with his political discussions and meetings
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Aspasia
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1.First Emperor unifies China
2.Liu Bang establishes Han Dynasty 3.Confucius is born |
1.Confucius is born
2.First Emperor unifies China 3.Liu Bang establishes Han Dynasty |
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1.Xerxes army is defeated in Greece
2.Cyrus defeats the Lydians 3.Darius Builds Persepolis |
1.Cyrus defeats the Lydians
2.Darius Builds Persepolis 3.Xerxes army is defeated in Greece |
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1.Siege of Troy
2.Minoan civilization is weakened by volcanic eruption on Thera 3.Sparta conquers its Messenian neighbors |
1.Minoan civilization is weakened by volcanic eruption on Thera
2.Siege of Troy 3.Sparta conquers its Messenian neighbors |
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1.Peloponnesian War
2. Alexander the Great dies 3. Battle of Marathon |
1. Battle of Marathon
2. Peloponnesian War 3. Alexander the Great dies |
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1.Augustus becomes first Roman Emperor
2. Roman Republic is established 3.Julius Ceaser is assassinated |
1. Roman Republic is established
2. Julius Ceaser is assassinated 3. Augustus becomes first Roman Emperor |
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1. Paul is brought to rome for trial
2. Justinian codifies Roman law 3. Constantine issues Edict of Milan |
1. Paul is brought to Rome for trial
2.Constantine issues Edict of Milan 3. Justinian codifies Roman law |
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The First Emperor |
221-210 BCE
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Foot binding |
10th Century
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Persian Empire |
6th Century
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Peloponnesian War |
431-404 BCE
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Pax Romana |
31 BCE- 186 CE
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When: essay 1
Confucianism, Daoism and Legalism |
6th to 3rd century BCE
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When: essay 2
Athen's Golden Age |
5th Century BCE
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When: essay 3
Roman persecution of Christianity |
1st century CE
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When: essay 3
Roman legitize of Christianity |
312 CE with the Edict of Milan
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