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203469724ZoroasterThe founder of Persia's classical pre-Islamic religion.
203469725HellenisticOf or influenced by the Greek Empire. A type of culture typically referred to after the conquests of Alexander the Great.
203469726EcumeneA Greek word referring to the inhabited world and designating a distinct historical community.
203469727TriremeGreek ships built specifically for ramming enemy ships.
203469728MinoansOne of the early proto-Greek peoples from 2600 BCE to 1500 BCE. Inhabitants of the island of Crete. Their site of Knossos.
203469729AcropolisGreek for "high city". The chief temples of the city were located here.
203469730PlatoSocrates' most well known pupil. Founded an academy in Athens.
203469731Pax RomanaThe "Roman Peace", that is, the state of comparative concord prevailing within the boundaries of the Roman Empire from the reign of Augustus (27 B.C.E.-14 C.E.) to that of Marcus Aurelius (161-180 C.E.)
203469732RepublicA state that is not ruled by a hereditary leader (a monarchy) but by a person or persons appointed under the constitution

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