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2855183486CuneiformOldest forms of writing0
2855183487ThebesCapital of the Egyptian empire1
2855183488MonarchyGovernment ruled by a king or queen2
2855183489OligarchyGovernment ruled by a group of people3
2855183490ParthenonMost famous Greek architectural accomplishment4
2855183491RepublicDemocratic system elected by the people5
2855183492SenateIn Rome representative body6
2855183493ReincarnationHindu belief7
2855183494KarmaHindu belief8
2855183495Siddhartha GautamaFounder of Buddhism9
2855183496NirvanaBuddhist idea of heaven10
2855183497ConfuciusChinese philosopher that installed a system of justice and morals11
2855183498Torah1st 5 books of the bible12
2855183499HammurabiGreatest king of Babylon13
2855183500MonotheismBelieve in one God14
2855183501PolytheismSumerians believed in many gods15
2855183502Darius IFirst real conqueror16
2855183503Ramses IIDoubled land of Egyptian empire17
2855183504HomerWrote lliad and odyssey18
2855183505PolisGreek version of city state19
2855183506Athens20
2855183507SpartaPremier warrior culture of all time21
2855183508Socrates1st brilliant philosopher in Greece22
2855183509PlatoStudent of Socrates23
2855183510Phillip IIKing of Macedonia24
2855183511Alexander the GreatEducated by the great philosopher Aristotle.25
2855183512HannibalCarthaginian general who decided to attack Rome through northern Italy with a large army and elephants26
2855183513Julius CaesarRoman general and turned the Roman Republic into the powerful Roman Empire.27
2855183514March 15 , 44 BCCaesar was called to the roman forum ; Caesar was killed28
2855183515AugustusOctavian victory over Antony ; he changed his name ; first emperor29
2855183516Mark AntonyEncourages Caesar not to relinquish his armies30
2855183517Pox Romana200 year period of peace31
2855183518Circus MaximusHorse race track32
2855183519ColiseumRoman arena of death ; roman entertainment33
2855183520ConstantineFirst Christian emperor34
2855183521TribuneRepresented the plebeians35
2855183522Attila the HunBarbarian king and leader ; Breaks roman legions36
2855183523CaligulaCraziest emperor of Rome37
2855183524ConstantinopleConstantine started the construction of a new city in Asia Minor38
2855183525NeroFire of Rome39
2855183526Etruscans40
2855183527PlebeiansNormal roman citizens41
2855183528ConsulLeader of the senate42
2855183529Battle of issusAlexander will meet Darius III In battle43
2855183530AristotleStudent of plato and a mathematical genius44
2855183531PompeyOne of the men that dominated roman political life45
2855183532Cyrus the greatResponsible for the formation of the Persian empire46
2855183533JerusalemCapital city of the Israelites47
2855183534The roman love triangleJulius Caesar, cleopatra, and mark Antony48
2855183535ZeusKing of the gods49
2855183536PoseidonGod of the seas50
2855183537AthenaGoddess of war and wisdom51
2855183538HadesGod of the afterlife52
2855183539HermesMessenger God53
2855183540ApolloGod of music54
2855183541Battle of ThermopylaeSparta vs Persian55
2855183542Reasons for the collapse of the Roman Empire-Roman family is destroyed -Weak emperors -Romans refuse to serve in military -barbarian invasions56

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