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Ancient Rome&&Greece

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complex, highly organized social order   civilization  
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government in which the people hold ruling power   democracy  
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system of government in which representatives are chosen by the people; a form of democracy   republic  
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government by law; implies that government authority may only be exercised in accordance with written laws, which were adopted through an established procedure   Rule of Law  
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people that established the Greek civilization, which began on the island of Crete, around 2000 BC   Minoans  
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city state which became the mainland Greek civilization   Mycenaea  
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political unit made up of a city the surrounding lands.; also know as polis   city-state  
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Greek word for hill; place for government buildings   acropolis  
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Greek word for marketplace   agora  
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two major city-states   Athens; Sparta  
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Greek word for those who did not speak Greek   barbarians  
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"best men"; later became privileged class   aristocrats  
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someone who illegally took power; late came to mean absolute, unjust ruler   tyrants  
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people rule themselves   popular government  
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government in which people take part   democracy  
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this Greek seized power from the nobility and created the first direct democracy   Cleisthenes  
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type of democracy practiced in United States   representative  
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leader in Athens when Athens reached its peak of power and wealth   Pericles  
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war between Sparta and Athens   Peloponnesian War  
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Phillip's son who conquered the Persian Empire   Alexander the Great  
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the age of world wide Greek culture after Alexander   Hellenistic  
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long poems about heroes and events   epic  
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epic poem written by Homer about about Trojan War   Iliad  
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epic poem written by Homer about Odysseus's travels after the Trojan War   Odyssey  
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traditional stories about gods, goddesses, heroes that were used to explain the natural world   myths  
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building at top of Acropolis which was built as a temple to Athena, which is considered the finest example of Greek   Parthenon  
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study of basic questions of reality and human existence   philosophy  
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these men wanted to discover natural laws, or truths, through reason   philosophers  
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the philosopher used questioning to force students to question their ideas and values; he was executed for his teachings   Socrates  
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this philosopher was a student of Socrates; used dialogue to deal with questions of government, education, justice, religion; he he believed the "Divine Worker" (God) conceived realm of perfect "Forms" and that humans have body and soul   Plato  
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this philosopher was a student of Plato; he is known for logical methods that organized and classified information   republic  
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an absolute ruler   dictator  
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the means "I forbid"   veto  
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this system prevents any one part of the government from becoming too powerful; US adopted this system; veto is example   checks && balances  
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powerful landowners who controlled government; nobility who inherited power   patricians  
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this group comprised most of the Greek population; farmers && workers who make up this group eventually gained some power   plebians  
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major army unit of 4500-6000 citizens   legion  
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wars between the Carthaginians (people of Carthage) and the Romans   Punic Wars  
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domination by one country of the political, economic or cultural life of another country or region   imperialism  
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general who emerged as dictator of Rome, then was assassinated by the Senate, including his ally Brutus   Julius Caesar  
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rule of three   Triumvirate  
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Julius Caesar, Pompey, and Crassus   1st Triumvirate  
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date of Caesar's assassination   the Ides of March  
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means "revered one"   Augustus  
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Caesar's nephew who became first Roman Emperor; he was known as Caesar Augustus   Octavian  
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period of the Roman Empire that lasted more than 200 years, known as the "Roman Peace"   Pax Romane  
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roman water systems   aqueducts  
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belief in multiple gods   polytheistic  
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the western wall of temple that remained after Rome sacked Jerusalem (holy city)   Wailing Wall  
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Roman emperor who declared his support for Christianity   Constantine  
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bishops of empire cities   patriarchs  
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Patriarch of Rome   pope  
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