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| A philosopher who lived from 384-322 B.C.E., who believed that all non-Greeks were only fit to be slaves. Founded the Lyceum school. |
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| A coalition of Greek cities led by King George for the sole purpose of attacking Persia. |
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| A Northwestern city of Persia where Alexander met Darius's army. When Darius saw Alexander's phalanx he and his army fled. |
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| One of Alexander's generals who ruled Egypt. |
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| The standard Greek language spoken during the Hellenistic Age. |
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| He invented the field of Mathmatical Physics around 225 B.C.E. |
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| A Mathematician who wrote a textbook on geometry around 300 B.C.E. |
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| Cultic religions who had secret rituals performed for their initiation to gods that they believed would grant them a happy afterlife. |
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| People who followed the Philosopher Epicurus who believed that there were no gods but only atoms. They believed a person's goal in life was to pursue pleasure and avoid pain. |
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| People who believed that the universe was a well-organized machine made up of wheels and gears that repeated cycles. |
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