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5042111662AthensThe city of greek art, science, and philosophy. A greek polis that accomplised many cultural achievements and was in constant war with sparta0
5042111663SpartaGreek city state that was ruled by oligarchy, and focused in military while using slaves for agriculture. Was at constant war with athens.1
5042111664Persian WarsTwo failed attempts by the Persian empire in 400s BCE to conquer the Greeks in 400s BCE2
5042111665PericlesAristocratic leader who guided the Athenian state through full participatory democracy3
5042111666SocratesAthenian philosopher (470-399 BCE) who shifted emphasis oh philosphical investigation to ethics and human behavior. He was sentenced to death for corrupted young minds.4
5042111667Plato(430-347 BCE) was socrates most well known pupil and later the teacher or Aristotle. Founder of the Academy in Athens. Best known for his ideal Forms or Ideas.5
5042111668AristotlePupil of Plato and tutor of Alexander the Great he was the author of works ok logic, metaphysics, ethics, natural sciences, politics, and poetics. His thoughts led him to criticize Plato's ideas and thought philosophers could rely on their senses to provide accurate info about the world6
5042111669HomerAncient Greek poet and author of Illiad and the Odyssey and thought to be one of the best poets.7
5042111670Peloponnesian War431-404 BCE the war between Athens and Sparta that in which Sparta won but left greece weak as a whole which caused its fall to neighbors on north.8
5042111671Macedonians (Empire)356-323 BCE was expanded and founded by Alexander and Philip II9
5042111672Alexander the GreatBetween 334 and 323 BCE conquered Persian Empire, reached Indus Valley, founded many greek style cities and spread greek culture. Son of Philip II and was fhe king of Macedonia10
5042111673Punic WarsWars between the Romans and Carthaginians that marked Rome as power in eastern and western mediterannean11
5042111674HannibalGeneral who commanded the Carthaginian army in second Punic War and crossed Alps and defeated Romans but defeated to defned Carthage (247-182 BCE)12
5042111675OctaviusOriginal name of Augustus. Was tbe first emperor of Roman Empire. Was adopted son of Julius Caesar who rose to poerr through military skill and political prowess13
5042111676ConstantineEmperor of Rome who stopped the persecutions of Christians and in 324 made it the official religion of rome . 330 he moved his capital to Byzantium and renamed it constantinople14
5042111677ConstantinopleFounded by Constantine and was capital of Rome (280-337)15
5042111678DiocletianRoman Emperor (284-305) he divided empire between himself in east and Maximian in the West (286). Launched the final persecutions of Christians (303)16
5042111679Wang MangFounder of Xin dynasty 9-25 AD and interuppted the Liu's family succession of the Han Dynasty.17

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