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6532180750Philip of Macedoniaruled Macedon from 359 to 336 B.C.E.; founder of centralized kingdom; conquered Greece.0
6532180751Hellenisticculture associated with the spread of Greek influence and intermixture with other cultures as a result of Macedonian conquests.1
6532180752Roman Republicthe balanced political system of Rome from circa 510 to 47 B.C.E.; featured an aristocratic senate, a panel of magistrates, and popular assemblies.2
6532180753Punic Warsthree wars (264-146 B.C.E.) between Rome and the Carthaginians; saw the transformation of Rome from a land to a sea power.3
6532180754Carthagefounded by the Phoenicians in Tunisia; became a major empire in the western Mediterranean; fought the Punic wars with Rome for Mediterranean dominance; defeated and destroyed by the Romans.4
6532180755HannibalCarthaginian general during the second Punic War; invaded Italy but failed to conquer Rome.5
6532180756Julius Caesargeneral responsible for the conquest of Gaul; brought army back to Rome and overthrew republic; assassinated in B.C.E. by conservative senators.6
6532180757Caesar Augustus(63 B.C.E.-14 C.E.) name given to Octavian following his defeat of Mark Antony and Cleopatra; first emperor of Rome.7
6532180758DiocletianRoman emperor from 284 to 305 C.E.; restored later empire by improved administration and tax collection.8
6532180759ConstantineRoman emperor from 312 to 337 C.E.; established second capital at Constantinople; attempted to use religious force of Christianity to unify empire spiritually.9
6532180760Poliscity-state form of government typical of Greek political organization from 800 to 400 B.C.E.10
6532180761Direct democracyliterally, rule of the people—in Athens, it meant all free male citizens; all decisions emanated from the popular assembly without intermediation of elected representatives.11
6532180762Senateassembly of Roman aristocrats; advised on policy within the republic; one of the early elements of the Roman constitution.12
6532180763Consulstwo chief executives of the Roman republic; elected annually by the assembly dominated by the aristocracy.13
6532180764AristotleGreek philosopher; teacher of Alexander; taught that knowledge was based upon observation of phenomena in material world.14
6532180765Ciceroconservative senator and Stoic philosopher; one of the great orators of his day.15
6532180766StoicsHellenistic philosophers; they emphasized inner moral independence cultivated by strict discipline of the body and personal bravery.16
6532180767SocratesAthenian philosopher of later 5th century B.C.E.; tutor of Plato; urged rational reflection in moral decisions; condemned to death for corrupting minds of Athenian young.17
6532180768SophoclesGreek writer of tragedies; author of Oedipus Rex.18
6532180769Iliad and OdysseyGreek epic poems attributed to Homer; defined relations of gods and humans that shaped Greek mythology.19
6532180770Doric, Ionic, Corinthianthree distinct styles of Hellenic architecture; listed in order of increasing ornate quality.20
6532180771bedouinnomadic pastoralists of the Arabian peninsula with a culture based on herding camels and goats.21
6532180772shaykhsleaders of tribes and clans within bedouin society; usually possessed large herds, several wives, and many children.22
6532180773MeccaArabian commercial center; dominated by the Quraysh; the home of Muhammad and the future center of Islam.23
6532180774Umayyadclan of the Quraysh that dominated Mecca; later an Islamic dynasty.24

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