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4988153067Scholar Gentrywhere civil servants appointed by the emperor of China to perform day-to-day governance. Most educated should rule0
4988153068Social Inequalityunequal opportunities and rewards for different social positions or statuses within a group or society. The caste system.1
4988154509The indian world system of tradelargest world trading system,???????????????2
4988155624Persiaking was Xerxes, they wanted to conquer the Greeks. relied on territorial expansion and empire in founding cultural systems3
4988157267Cyrus the Greatestablished a massive Persian empire by 550 BCE, was a successor state to Mesopotamian empires.4
4988157268Olympic Gamesnamed after mount Olympus, one of the pan- hellenic rituals observed by all Greek city states. Athletic competitions.5
4988158988PericlesAthenian political ruler during the 5 century, guided development of athenian empire dies during early Athenian war.6
4988160801Peloponnesian Warswar between athens and Sparta for dominance in southern Greece, resulted in Spartan victory.7
4988160802Phillip of MacedonRuled Macedonia. founder of centralized kingdom later conquered the rest of Greece.8
4988162273Hellenisticthe culture associated with the spread of Greek influence. often seen at the combination or Greek culture with eastern political forms.9
4988162274Thermopylaeis a place in Greece where a narrow coastal passage existed in antiquity. It derives its name from its hot sulphur springs.10
4988163981Marathonis a town in Greece, in which the heavily outnumbered Athenian army defeated the Persians.11
4988166128Roman Republicthe balanced constitution of Rome. features an aristocratic senate and several popular assemblies.12
4988166129The Punic Warsfought between Rome and Carthage to establish dominance in the western Mediterranean. won by Rome after 3 separate conflicts.13
4988167999CarthageAn ancient city in present-day Tunis. Carthage became a major force in the Mediterranean, and came into conflict with Rome in the Punic Wars. It was finally destroyed by the Romans.14
4988168000Hannibalgeneral during the second Punic war. successfully invaded Italy, but failed at Rome.15
4988168001Julius CaesarRoman general responsible for conquest of Gaul: brought army back to Rome and overthrew the republic. was assassinated16
4988170207CaesarRoman dictator Gaius Julias Caesar.17
4988173202Caesar AugustusName given to Octavian following his defeat of mark Antony. Was the first emperor of Rome.18
4988173203DiocletianRoman emperor. restored empire by Improved administration and tax collection.19
4988173210Constantineroman emperor. Attempted to use religious force of Christianity to unify the empire. established second capital at Constantinople.20

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