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| They were warlike, sophisticated, and a heavily fortified greek civilization.They travelled in mainland Europe to remain wealthy. are the first to survive the Sea Peaple attack in 1600 BCE. |
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| is a story written by Homer in the classical era. The story tells of Achilles’s decision to withdraw from battle after being denied honor by King Agamennon. |
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| are barbaric people that come from the Balkan Mountains. They invade Greece and ruin trade causing Greece to go into the Dark Ages. |
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| in Greek mythology is ruler of Mount Olympus and king of the gods. |
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| is the first Greek to organize the government as a democracy after Pisistratus’s tyranny in Athens. He did become a tyrant but soon after became a councilor. |
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| is the Persian ruler that takes over after Darius’ death. Arrives in Greece with the largest invasion since D-Day to avenge their victory over the Persians at Marathon. |
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| is Athen’s dominant political entity that is composed of the city states that decided to remain together after the Persian War ends. It was dominated by Athens and they functioned as imperial colonies. |
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| is an aristocratic tyrant that oversaw everything in Athens. He put the poor to work to rebuild the city after the Persian War and allowed them to vote. |
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| A philosopher that lived through both Peloponnesian Wars in Greece and believed that democracy doesn’t work everywhere. He also believed that one should question the styles of government. |
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| Student that rebelled against his teacher Plato after the Peloponesian War in Greece. He agreed with Socrates that a government should adapt to a culture and not vice versa. |
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| is king of Macedonia and conquers many lands within the time span of 13 years. He adapts certain styles of government to whatever was best for the culture. |
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| occur from 264-146 BC in a series of 3. Rome wants more power by expanding its empire and Carthage makes it their duty to stop them. |
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| was a Carthaginian who enlisted people to join the army on the Spanish coast during the 2nd Punic War. He slashed and burned his entire way through Italy. |
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| were Tiberius and Gaius Gracchus. They were brothers that represented the poor and asked the Senate to redistribute land to those soldiers who had fought in the Punic Wars. Both were assassinated by the Senate and caused a revolt in the poor. |
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is a group of 3 generals after the Punic Wars that involved Pompey, Caesar and Crassus. They come into power in Rome because they keep the poor in mind.
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| is the 200 years in Rome characterized by peace started by Octavian. During this time there were the 4 crazy emperors. It wasn’t until the year 68 CE that Nero died and empire went into a civil war. |
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| after Pax Romana this rule brought autocratic rule in Rome because Vespasion became the ruler. |
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| happens because they boost the economy after the Flavian Dynasty. They are emperors that expand the empire and bring peace to the people in Rome. |
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| originally Liu Bang that became an emperor and begins the Han Dynasty in China because he empathized with the poor. |
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| martial emperor who started the Silk Road in China during the Han rule to expand trade to the East. |
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| After Rome becomes a Republic, the Senators were assembled wealthy men who were supposed to listen to the magistrate, Consul and Tribune; they rarely did because they had all the power. |
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| Zoroastrian fanatics who don't want the Roman empire to spread because they want to keep their own land and religion and not accept Roman Gods |
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