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264270664HelotsThey rose up against the Spartans.0
264270665SolonHelped prevent Civil War in Athens (promoted democratic reform)1
264270666SalamisThe decisive battle of the 2nd Persian war2
264270667SpartaWon the Peloponnesian war3
264270668PlatoIn The Republic, he proposed that philosopher kings should rule4
264270669PericlesLed Athens during its Golden Age5
264270670AthensThe Leader of the Delian League6
264270671SocratesHe believed that honor was more important than wealth and fame7
264270672AristotleThe personal tutor of Alexander the Great8
264270673MinoanEarliest Greek civilization9
264270674DorianLost the ability to read and write10
264270675MycenaeanFought in the Trojan War11
264270676PlebeiansIn Rome's early Republic, this group gained more rights12
264270677PatriciansUpper aristocratic class in Rome13
264270678TacitusThe most important early Roman historian14
264270679PaulBecause he was a Roman citizen, appealed his case to Rome, later executed15
264270680LatifundiaLarge plantations worked by slaves16
264270681Tiberius GracchusTribune who called for land reform, was assassinated in 132 BC17
264270682ConsulsThey served as the executive branch in Roman Republic18
264270683EtruscansDuring its early history, Rome was dominated by the19
264270684MariusCreated an army of common men who were loyal only to him20
264270685ActiumOctavian's victory against Egypt in this battle restored order to Rome21
264270686CleopatraThe last of the Ptolemaic rulers22
264270687Augustus CaesarFirst Emperor of Rome ( Monarchy disguised as Republic )23
264270688SullaGeneral that was supported by the Roman aristocrats24
264270689GravitasDiscipline, loyalty, and strength25
264270690StoicismMost prominent school of moral philosophy in Rome26
264270691Julius CaesarHe sought to appoint some Gauls to the Roman senate27
264270692Council of NicaeaDecided that Jesus possessed both human and divine natures28
264270693Romulus AugustusThe last Roman emperor in the West29
264270694AlaricLeader of the Visigoths who sacked Rome in 410 CE30
264270695AttilaThe leader of the Huns31
264270696DiocletianRoman empire was divided into two parts by this emperor32
264270697Zhang QianInformation he brought back helped lay the foundations for the Silk Roads33
264270698ByzantineAfter the collapse of the western half of the Roman empire, name the eastern half that survived for another thousand years34
264270699Marcus AureliusSmallpox claimed the life of this Roman Emperor35
264270700BuddhismSpread by merchants along the Silk Roads36
264270701AntiochIn the West the silk roads terminated in this Turkish port37
264270702TaklamakanOne of the most dangerous spots along the silk roads38
264270703XiongnuHan Wudi wanted to line up allies to destroy what enemy39
264270704ConstantineThis emperor forbade the persecution of Christians40
264270705PeterBishop of Rome41
264270706PaulDid the most to spread Christianity in the Roman Empire42
264270707CaesaropapismSystem whereby the emperor has a mixture of political and religious authority43
264270708Hagia SophiaA magnificent domed church, later became a mosque44
264270709ConstantinopleImportant for its strategic location45
264270710BelisariusThis general reconquered much of the Western Roman Empire from Germanic peoples46
264270711CharlemagneCrowned Holy Roman Emperor christmas day in 80047
264270712Leo IIIBanned the use of Icons48
264270713St BasilPlayed a key role in the rise of Monasticism49
264270714St Methodius and St CyrilHelped devise an alphabet to represent the sounds of Slavic languages50
264270715Prince VladimirHis conversion in 989 helped the rise of Orthodox Christianity in Russia51
264270716KievThis city was most important in the early rise of Russia52
264270717MoscowRussians later began to think of this city as the Third Rome53
264270718Ottoman TurksIn 1453, they captured Constantinople54
264270719Saljuq TurksThey entered the Abbasid realm and converted to Islam (10th century)55
264270720JustinianHis most significant contribution was his codification of Roman Law56
264270721QuranHoly Book of Islam57
264270722Submission to allahThe word Islam means this58
264270723ShariaIslamic holy law59
264270724SunniMain split inside Islam was between Shia and ...60
264270725JiyzaSpecial head tax paid during Umayyad period if subjects did not convert61
264270726BaghdadCapital of the Abbasid Empire62
264270727Saljuq TurksThe Abbasid dynasty was overrun by the63
264270728MadrasasIslamic leaders supported institutions of higher learning called64
264270729HajjAll muslims must take a pilgrimage to Mecca at least once in their lifetime65
264270730SakkIslamic banks honored letters of credit known as66
264270731ShogunMilitary governor67
264270732SamuraiMounted warrior68
264270733TaizongEnergetic second ruler of the Tang dynasty69
264270734Grand CanalStretched from Hangzhou to Chang'an70
264270735Tang dynastyEqual field system implemented under this dynasty71
264270736DharmaBuddhist missionaries translated this Indian term as dao72
264270737Kamakura ShogunateIn 1185 the Minamotto clan established the73
264270738Viet peopleRevolted against the Tang and won their independence74
264270739Song DynastyIn 1279, this dynasty fell to the Mongols75
264270740Sui DynastyDynasty that constructed the Grand Canal76
264270741XuanzangHelped to popularize Buddhism in China77

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