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Middle Classical Antiquity
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11/04/2013

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Teotihuacan (c. 200 BCE-600CE)
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Civilization from Central America. Pyramid of Moon and Sun
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Lucius Cornelius Sulla
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A famous general, a conservative crossed rubicon and took over Rome, was appointed Dictator for life. (Optimates)
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Julius Caesar
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hated by senate, formed political alliance (populares)
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1st triumvirate
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secret alliance that allowed Julius to be consul
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Cleopatra VII
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ran Egypt along with brother ptolemy
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the 2nd triumvirate
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a new form of gov. three people ruled rome together (antony, Lepidus, Octavian)
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Augustus Caesar
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octavians nw name when he became emperor of rome
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Maccabean revolt
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jews and Judea against seleucid gov. leg by Judah maccabee
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sadducees
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the current priesthood of jerusulem. run temple
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pharisees
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part of Hasidim, more strist than sudducees, conservative, torah not strong enough, claimed to have oral torah
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essenes
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more strict than Pharisees, against sadducees, refused to worship at temple. believed god was unhappy with existing religions, jewish ascetics
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Qumran
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14 miles away from Jerusalem where dead sea scrolls were found
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herod the great
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king of Judea, ruling on behalf of rome
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Pontius pilate
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the roman governor who ordered Jesus' execution
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judaizer
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followers of jesus, all gentile conversions, needs to become jewish first to become a jesus follower
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hellenist
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no, they don't have to be jewish first ?
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paul the apostle
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was not an apostle (ambassador) but claims that he was but jesus did not choose him to be one. a Hellenist.
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first jewish revolt
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revolt of Judeans against rome
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trajan
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next to augustus ceaser, the greatest emperor, conquered dacia Armenia and mesopotamia
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marcus aurelius
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an amateur philosopher, looks greek, a stoic, bad things happen during his reign
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meroe
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the successor, state to kush, south of ehypt, and influenced by egypt
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kandake amanirenas
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she fought in battle against rome has one eye, queen of meroe
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parthians
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eventually took over selucid empire. from states of inner asia.
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mithridates
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captured selucid emperor in dungeon for 10 years, single handedly took over selucid empire
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kanisha I
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2nd emperor, 5th kind, Buddhist, 4th Buddhist council.
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theravada buddhism
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closer to original budd. a philosophy ceasing suffering by taking away desire.
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Mahayana budd.
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more religious. everyone can practice
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xiongnu
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barbarians who lived in to the north of china, ancestor to mongolians
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wu di
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conquered northwest and southwest areas and brought Han dynasty to its greatest. greatest emperor
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dong zhongshu
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emperor wu di's top advisor, came up with university, a Confucian scholar.
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wang chong
Definition
a Confucian scholar from later Han dynasty, old text school
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