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Chapter 4&5 Reversed Flashcards

1
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Led an army and defeated the Greeks

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Alexander the Great

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2
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A blend of the achievements of the eastern world with the cultural outlooks and attitude of he Greeks

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Hellenistic

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3
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City yo

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Alexandria

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4
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A Greek Socratic philosopher who founded the megarian school of philosophy

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Euclid

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5
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The most famous of the scientists of the Hellenistic period

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Archimedes

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6
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The founder of Epicureanism

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Epicureans

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7
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A member of the school of stoicism

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Stoics

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8
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A mystery cult

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Isis

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9
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A Jewish priest and son of priest mattathias he led the Maccabean revolt against the Seleucid empire

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Judas Maccabaeus

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10
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An event celebrated by Jews because of the recapturing of the temple

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Hanukkah

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11
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The founders of Rome

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Romulus and Remus

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12
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The chief officers of the Roman republic

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Consuls and praetors

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13
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A select group of 300 men who served for life

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senate

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14
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The two main groups in Rome creating social organization

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Petricians and plebians

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15
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An account of Rome

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Livy

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16
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The coast of norther Africa southern Spain Sardinia Corsica and western Sicily

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Carthaginian empire

17
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The wars for the western Mediterranean

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Punic wars

18
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The greatest of the Carthaginian generals

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Hannibal

19
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Enslaving people

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Slavery

20
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Ignited a slave revolt

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Spartacus

21
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The earliest attempt but the Romans to create a code of laws

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Twelve tables

22
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The best exemplar of the literary and intellectual interested of the senatorial elite of the late republic

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Cicero

23
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An oval amphitheater in the center of Rome

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Coliseum

24
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A Roman politician, general, and notable author of Latin prose. Was a key part of the rise of the Roman Empire

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Julius Caesar

25
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Augustus the Roman emperor

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Octavian

26
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Committed suicide for each other

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Antony and cleopatra

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