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| 294568359 | Aristotle | one of the greatest of the ancient Athenian philosophers | 0 | |
| 294568360 | Philip of Macedon | father of Alexander the Great; had three goals: to raise the economic and cultural level of his people, to united the Greek city states under Macedonian rule, and to lead a combined Greek/ Macedonian army against the Persian Empire | 1 | |
| 294568361 | Solon | a man who is a respected leader in national or international affairs | 2 | |
| 294568362 | Pericles | Athenian statesman whose leadership contributed to Athen's political and cultural supremacy in Greece | 3 | |
| 294568363 | Sappho | the Greek lyric poet of Lesbos | 4 | |
| 294568364 | Aeschylus | Greek tragedian | 5 | |
| 294568365 | Sophocles | one of the great tragedians of ancient Greece (496-406 BC) | 6 | |
| 294568366 | Euripides | one of the greatest tragic dramatists of ancient Greece (480-406 BC) | 7 | |
| 294568367 | Ionia | region of western Asia Minor colonized by Ancient Greeks | 8 | |
| 294568368 | Carthaginians | In 264 and 202 B.C.E., Rome fought two protracted and bloody wars against Carthaginians. , These people were descendants of Phoenicians from Lebanon and settled in present-day Tunisia. They dominated the commerce of the western Mediterranean. Hannibal. Middle Republic | 9 | |
| 294568369 | Julius Caesar | conqueror of Gaul and master of Italy (100-44 BC) | 10 | |
| 294568370 | Augustus Caesar | The first empreror of Rome, the adopted son of Julius Caesar, help Rome come into Pax Romana, or the Age of Roman Peace | 11 | |
| 294568371 | Jesus of Nazareth | a teacher and prophet born in Bethlehem and active in Nazareth | 12 | |
| 294568372 | Paul of Tarsus | A Jew from Asia Minor that played the most influential role in the spread of Christianity. Paul never met Jesus but he had a vision one day of speaking to him. | 13 | |
| 294568373 | Carthage | an ancient city state on the north African coast near modern Tunis | 14 | |
| 294568375 | Roman Republic | the ancient Roman state from 509 BC until Augustus assumed power in 27 BC | 15 | |
| 294568377 | Roman Empire | an empire established by Augustus in 27 BC and divided in AD 395 into the Western Roman Empire and the Eastern or Byzantine Empire | 16 | |
| 294568379 | Barbarian Invasions | Period of time during the Roman Empire when non-Roman people began to migrate to the empire. | 17 | |
| 294568380 | Caesaropapism | the doctrine that the state is supreme over the church in ecclesiastical matters | 18 | |
| 294568381 | Byzantine | Long-lasting empire centered at Constantinople; it grew out of the end of the Roman empire and carried legacy of Roman greatness and was the only classical society to survive into the early modern age; it reached its early peak during the reign of Justinian (483--565). | 19 | |
| 294568383 | Corpus iuris civilis | "Body of Civil Law," Justinian's codification of Roman law | 20 | |
| 294568384 | Iconoclasm | the orientation of an iconoclast | 21 | |
| 294568385 | Excommunication | the act of banishing a member of the Church from the communion of believers and the privileges of the Church | 22 | |
| 294568386 | Fourth Crusade | a Crusade from 1202 to 1204 that was diverted into a battle for Constantinople and failed to recapture Jerusalem | 23 | |
| 294568387 | Cyrillic alphabet | an alphabet drived from the Greek alphabet and used for writing Slavic languages | 24 | |
| 294568388 | Constantine | a walled city in northeastern Algeria east of Algiers | 25 | |
| 294568389 | Justinian | Byzantine emperor who held the eastern frontier of his empire against the Persians | 26 | |
| 294568390 | Theodora | Justinian's wife; helped him run the empire | 27 | |
| 294568391 | Anna Comnena | 1st important femal historian; wrote "Alexiad" that analyzed reign of her dad, Alexius I; not as biased | 28 | |
| 294568392 | Belisarius | Byzantine general under Justinian I | 29 | |
| 294568393 | Charlemagne | king of the Franks and Holy Roman Emperor | 30 | |
| 294568394 | Otto of Saxony | Established the Holy Roman Empire. Pope John XII proclaimed him HRE in 962. Aggressively built his state. Defended Papal states from Lombards twice. | 31 | |
| 294568395 | St. Basil of Caesarea | organized monastic movement | 32 | |
| 294568396 | Prince Vladimir | Ruler of Kiev who converts to eastern orthodox christianity rather than roman catholic; influenced Russians to convert to Christianity. | 33 | |
| 294568397 | St. Cyril | Went with Methodius and spread the Orthodox religion in Russia and brought the Cyrilic Alphabet to Russia. | 34 | |
| 294568398 | St. Methodius | Apostle of the Slaves slide 64 | 35 | |
| 294568399 | Muslim | a believer or follower of Islam | 36 | |
| 294568400 | Hajj | the fifth pillar of Islam is a pilgrimage to Mecca during the month of Dhu al-Qadah | 37 | |
| 294568401 | Hijra | The Migration of Muhammad from Mecca to Medina in A.D. 622, marking the founding of Islam | 38 | |
| 294568402 | Quran | the sacred writings of Islam revealed by God to the prophet Muhammad during his life at Mecca and Medina | 39 | |
| 294568403 | Madrasas | Islamic schools | 40 | |
| 294568404 | Sufism | Islamic mysticism | 41 | |
| 294568405 | Hadith | (Islam) the way of life prescribed as normative for Muslims on the basis of the teachings and practices of Muhammad and interpretations of the Koran | 42 | |
| 294568406 | Sharia | the code of law derived from the Koran and from the teachings and example of Mohammed | 43 | |
| 294568407 | Sunni | one of the two main branches of orthodox Islam | 44 | |
| 294568408 | Shia | one of the two main branches of orthodox Islam | 45 | |
| 294568409 | Bedouins | Arab nomads | 46 | |
| 294568410 | Muhammad | the Arab prophet who founded Islam (570-632) | 47 | |
| 294568411 | Abu Bakr | Companion of 1st muslim leader after Muhammad. Regarded by Sunni's as the 1st caliph and rightful succesor. The Shi'ah regard him as a traitor of Muhammad. Known as best interpretter of dreams following Muhammad's death. | 48 | |
| 294568412 | Ali | the fourth caliph of Islam who is considered to be the first caliph by Shiites | 49 |
