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7110228043Royal RoadRoad that helped unify the Persian Empire.0
7110229331SyncreticThe blending traits from two different cultures to form a new trait.1
7110231917AristocracyA government in which power is in the hands of a hereditary ruling class or nobility.2
7110236469Direct DemocracyA form of government in which citizens rule directly and not through representatives.3
7110242474HoplitesA heavily armed infantry soldier of ancient Greece.4
7110243884AristocratsA rich landowner or noble.5
7110245902Socratic MethodPhilosophical method of questioning to gain truth; Developed by Socrates in ancient Greece.6
7110248026ZoroastrianismPersian monotheistic religion founded by the prophet Zarathustra.7
7110265005OligarchyA government ruled by a few powerful people.8
7110267779Representative DemocracyA form of democracy in which citizens elect officials to govern on their behalf.9
7110271292Archons9 elected aristocrats that led Athens under it's aristocratic rule.10
7110277769MerchantsPeople who buy and sell goods and services for profit.11
7110279944Golden MeanAristotle's term for describing ethical behavior as a midpoint between extremes.12
7110283168QanatAn underground canal used in water systems of ancient Persians.13
7110285739TyrantsA leader who seizes power by force rather than by inheriting it.14
7110307509Persian WarsA series of battles between the Persians and the Greeks.15
7110323756HelotsSpartan slaves.16
7110331011CaravanseraiAn inn surrounding a court in eastern countries where caravans rest at night.17
7110351410MonarchiesHereditary rule by one.18
7110339205EmpiricismThe belief that accurate knowledge can be acquired through observation.19
7110365387DemocracyA country in which citizens elect leaders and can run for office.20
7110366716Hellenistic PeriodThe time between the death of Alexander the great and the rise of the Roman domination.21
7110367976SatrapsOfficials that were sent to each region in Persia to maintain order.22
7110369063Common CurrencyAn agreed upon form of money used across a large area or empire.23

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