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4894578406Greece geographyMountain, and oceans surrounded the city-states but most were able to trade by boat.0
4894606090SpartaWas a military state and isolated from much of Greece. Women were encouraged to participate in many sports to deliver healthy babies.1
4894660077AthensDemocracy; only native born property owners male are citizens. Citizens have ability to make laws. Women were a minority while men dominated.2
4894718838Persian warsWars between Persia and Greece; Greece came victorious which caused Athens to be leader of all Greece; Athens controls league by force; Athens goes to war with Sparta by trying to starve them out. Persia gives funds to Sparta to win in a naval war against Athens.3
4894822095Alexander The GreatConquered from Greece to India until army wanted to stop and Alexander died on the way back. Empire fell apart after death;4
4894879984PtolemyBorn in Alexandria Egypt, he was a writer, mathematician, and astronomer.5
4894962490Long term impact of RomeInfluenced building style; Language;6
4895021874LatifundiaA combination of land put together by Patricians to create a huge estate7
4895074763Roman SlaveryPeople that were in debt , or captured in battle.8
4895099383Greek SlaveryPeople that were in debt; criminals; conquered people; or captured in war9
4895118025Women in classical civilizationsWomen were minority while men dominated the family. The oldest Male in family was the leader.10
4895140765EmpireA large region with a government and a military to defend it. Ability to conquest ; culture11
4895177321Characteristics of Of Classical EmpiresExpansion; Religion; government. They expanded their empire. Religion influenced decisions by leaders and influenced government laws.12
4895250442JudaismFounder Abraham; 3rd century; Israel-Egypt; Torah; Ten commandments13
4895284872ChristiantyFounder Jesus Christ; Israel; Bible; Ten commandments; 2nd monotheistic faith14
4895303679IslamFounder, Porphet Muhammad; Mecca; Arabian Peninsula; Quran; Five Pillars; Allah Muhammad; pray 5x a day; charity to poor15
4895339200PeriodizationSystematic athletic or physical training16
4895352628Relay TradeLatter ports where goods are transported to each station and delivered by a different person each port.17
4895386747goodsAnything that is being traded or bought18
4895394675Spread of ReligionsThrough trade routs and by sea19
4895403683CamelsAn animal that can conserve water and travel long distances20
4895430601Mandate of HeavenAn Idea that the gods have picked an emperor to rule and if there is a major disaster the people will take that as a sign to get rid of the emperor21
4895456595ConfucianismFounded by confucius; in China 550CE and the book Analects22
4895465366DaoismFounded by Lao Tsu and is about nature; Yin Yang23
4895493668Fall of Qin DynastyThey created a good foundation for the Han dynasty. ruled harshly; got of anybody who disagreed with him24
4895526533Warring states periodlasted 250 years and was a period of many families fighting each other to get into power25
4895560799Caste Systemsocial where Bhramin-Untouchables26
4895577307HinduismNo single founder; India; widely practiced by 1500BCE27
4895589415Battle of KalingaAshoka lead an army to battle and the outcome was a massive loss of life and caused him to convert to buddhism28
4895612281KarmaIf you do something good something good will happen to you; vis versa29

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