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37 Cards in this Set
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oligarchy
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rule by small elite class (usually buisness class)
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pericles
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promoted direct democracy, told men to join government
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socrates
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philosopher put on trial and executed
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aristotle
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pursue "golden mean" (moderate course between extremes)
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persian war
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conflict between greek city states and persian forces (resulted in athens gaining power)
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delian league
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sparta and enemies of athens
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peloponnesian war
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athens vs. sparta
athens lost and lost power |
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athens
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democracy and knowledge
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sparta
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monarchy and war
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alexander the great
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emperor of much of the persian empire
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plato
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believed in elite class ruling, women among elite, against democracy
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achievements in classical greece:
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democracy, parthenon, (art and architecture), dramas, math, (pythagoreas), philosophy
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republic
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form of democracy
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patrician
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landholding upper class who made up the senate
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tribune
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elected by plebians, protected plebian rights
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punic wars
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rome has 3 wars between carthage
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empire
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group of states controlled by an emperor
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julias caesar
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commander who was determined to make reforms (ended up being dictator)
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pax romana
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roman peace - golden age
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constantine
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emperor: tolerated christianity
new capital: constantinople |
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consul
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supervised business of gov't and commanded armies
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plebian
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farmers, merchants, atrisans, traders
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veto
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to reject a law
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legion
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basic unit of roman army
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hannibal/carthage
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codified roman law
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augustus
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appointed after caesar's death, "first citizen", (basically a king)
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aqueduct
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transports water from hills to cities
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marcus aurelius
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leader during pax romana
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romulus
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western rome emperor
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socrates
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socrates method, learning about beliefs and ideas by asking questions, executed
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plato
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believed gov't should control peoples lives, divided society into 3 classes, workers, philosophers, soldiers, wrote the republic
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aristotle
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believed one strong land good leader should rule, believed people learned through reason
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effects of the persian war
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increased greek uniqueness, athens=most powerful city-state, created delian league
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effects of peloponesian war
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ended athenian greatness, athenian democracy ended
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solom
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outlawed slavery
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roman achievements
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roman law, building arches, domes, bridges, aqueducts, panthenon, latin language, christianity
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reasons for decline of roman empire
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corrupt gov't, mercinaries, goths and huns invasion, high taxes, inflation, unemployment
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