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The _____ War was between the Mycenae's and Troy due to the vital straits that connected the Mediterranean and Black Seas
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Trojan
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The "Odyssey" tells the story of a Greek hero named ________ and his return home to his wife.
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Odyssus
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A unique version of the city-state during the Greek Civilization was called a ________
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Polis
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In a __________, government is ruled by the minority
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Oligarchy
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In a ___________ democracy, government is ruled by the people
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Democracy
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The _________ was a massive formation of heavily armed foot soldiers mastured by the Greek civilization
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phalax
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King Darius's son _________, sent a larger force to conquer Greece during the Persian war
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Xerces
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The _______ war was between Sparta and Athens
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Pelopanesian
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________ are plays that told stories of human suffering
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________ were humorous plays that mocked people or customs in the Greek civilization
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Comedies
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The minoan civilization owed its success mainly to
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trading with other civilizations
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Homer's great epics, the Iliad and the Odyssey
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reveal much about the values of ancient Greeks
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The Rocky islands and isolated valleys of Greece contributed to the developement of
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individual city-states
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Socratesused the Socratic method of questioning to
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help others seek truth and self knowledge
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According to Plato, rational thought was necessary
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to organize an ideal society
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thucydides' historical writing set the standard for
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avoiding bais when recording the past
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What was the main idea of the Stoic Philosophy?
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To avoid desires and calmly accept whatever life brought
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Which cultures contributed to the New Hellenistic Civilization
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Greek, Persian, Indian, and Egyptian
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Archimedes
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mastered the use of levers and pulleys
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Euclid
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developed basic geometry theorems
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plato
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wrote the republic
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Aristotle
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founded the Lyceum
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Themistocles
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urged Greeks to build stronger defences after Marathon
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Pythagoras
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Homer
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wrote the Iliad and Odessey
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Pheidippides
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Ran over 26 miles to tell Athens of the victory at Marathon
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Hippocrates
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created an oath that set ethical standarda for doctors
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Herodotus
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wrote the persian wars
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Paul became a ________ when he died for his beliefs
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Martyr
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A savior sent by God is called a ________
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Messiah
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The _______ is the head of the Roman Catholic Church
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Pope
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Priests were under the authority of a _________
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Bishop
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A belief contrary to official Church teaching is known as ____________
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Heresy
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Why did Rome take such harsh actions against Carthage after the death of Hannibal?
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They saw Carthage as a continued threat
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Julius Ceasar brought civil war to Rome by
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defying the senaet and bringing hi army across the Rubicon
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Augustus laid the foundation for a stable government by
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creating a well trained civil service to enforce the laws
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What ended the Persecution of Christians
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Edict of Milan
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The Pax Romani came to an end when Rome was plunged into a time of
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Political, economic, and social turnmoil
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Visigoths and other Germanic peoples crossed into Roman territories to
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escape advancing huns
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One factor that did not contribute to the fal of Rome was
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Rapic spread of Christianity
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The "Fall of Rome" was
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not a singular event, but a long process of change
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Which of the following placed did constanitine make the center of power for the roman empite
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Constantinople
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Jesus
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Central Figure of Christianity
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Paul
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Jewish Convert who spread Christianiy from  Mesopotamia to Rome
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Virgil
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Author of Roman Epic Poem, the Aeneid
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Potolemy
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Astronomer who theorized that the Earth was the center of the Universe
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Hannibal
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Leader of the Carthaginian Army
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Ceasar
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General who brought Gaul under Roman control
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Augustus
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First Ruler of the Roman Empire
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Odoacer
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German Leader who ousted the emporor of Rome
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Constantine
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Built new capital in the eastern Roman Empire
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Diocletian
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Divided the Roman empire into two parts
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Legion
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Basic Unit of the Roman Army
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Plebian
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Roman farmer, merchant, artisan, or trader
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Mercenary
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Foreign soldier who serves for pay
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Patrician
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Member of the Roman land holding upper class
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Republic
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Government in which officials are chosen by the people
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Aqueduct
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Bridge like structure that brought water from hill to cities
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Sect
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small religious group
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