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7130366324Royal Roadspanned 1,500 miles across the Persian empire, most famous of the network of roads built to encourage trade0
7130366325Socratic Methodform of cooperative argumentative dialogue between individuals, based on asking and answering questions to stimulate critical thinking and to draw out ideas and underlying presumptions1
7130366988Golden Meanthe ideal moderate position between two extremes2
7130366989empiricismtrusting what one learned from observation and evidence of the senses.3
7130367329syncreticcombining ideas from different sources4
7130368943Zoroastrianismthis faith was based on belief in only one god, Ahura Mazda aka the wise lord5
7130368944qanata gently sloping underground channel or tunnel constructed to lead water from the interior of a hill to a village below.6
7130368945monarchiesa king ruled the state7
7130369336aristocracynobles rule8
7130369337oligarchya few wealthy landowners and merchants ruled9
7130369797tyrantsleaders who seized power with the people's support.10
7130370006democracyall citizens participate11
7130370636direct democracya form of democracy in which people decide policy initiatives directly.12
7130370898representative democracycitizens elect leaders to represent them and give those leaders powers to make laws and govern.13
7130370899Persian WarsThe wars fought between Greece and Persia in the 5th century BC, in which the Persians sought to extend their territory over the Greek world14
7130371131Hellenistic Periodgreek period15
7130371132hoplitesinfantry members16
7130371133archonsa council of nobles17
7130371488helotsa member of a class of serfs in ancient Sparta, intermediate in status between slaves and citizens.18
7130371489satrapsa provincial governor in the ancient Persian empire.19
7130371490aristocratsa member of the aristocracy20
7130371824merchantsa person or company involved in wholesale trade21
7130371825caravanseraicombination inns and markets for people traveling the Royal Road by camel caravan22
7130375940Common currencymade trade easier thereby uniting the empire and promoting prosperity.23

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