World History #1 Exam Study Guide – Flashcards
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Peistratus
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first tyrant of Athens
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Empress Theodora
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greatly influenced her husband in the writing of the Justian Code
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Shih Huange Ti
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first emperor of the United China
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Jerome
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wrote the Latin "Vulgate"
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Marco Polo
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Italian explorer who served in the court of Kubala Kahn
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Hippocrates
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Famous Greek physician (doctor)
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Sulla
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champion of the Senate during the first Roman Civil War
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Philip 11
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King of Macedonia who conquered most of Greece
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Cyrus and Methodius
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Famous Byzantine missionaries and wrote the Cyrillic Alphabet
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Draco
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famous ruler in Athens and famous for his cruel and merciless ruling
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Justinian
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Greasted of the Byzatine ruler and tried to restore the glory of Rome and is responsible for the Justian Law Code
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Caesar
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Crossed the Rubacan River and became "Master of Rome" after its 2nd Civil War
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Hammurabi
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Famous for his Law Code
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Hannibal
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Carthlinain General who crossed the Alps with elephants
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Aristotle
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Tutor of Alexander,philosopher, and a student of Plato
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Augustine
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Wrote the "City of God" which is the first Christian philosophy in the world
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Blandina
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she was a slave girl who was famous as a brave Christian maryter
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Constantine
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granted tolerence to Christian in the Edict of Malan and founded Constaninople
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Prince Shotoku
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founder of Japanese Civilization
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Diocletain
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he initiated the tenth and greatest persecution of the Christians
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Mikado
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word for (Japanese Emperor)
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Pericles
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Great Athenian states man during the Democracy
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Octavian
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He defeated Mark Anthony he becomes the first emperor of Rome and takes the title Ceasar Augustes
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Leonidas
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Spatian general at the Battle of Thermopoly
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Herodotus
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Father of Greek History
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Nero
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Emperor who began the first great persecuation of the Christians and blamed them for the burning of Rome
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Cyrus
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Ruler who united the Medes and Persians and began the Persian Empire and sent the Jews home from Babylonian captivity
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Homer
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Greek poet who wrote the Iliad and the Odyssey
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Ramses, Cheops, and Tutankamen
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Famous pharohs of Egypt
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Mansa Musa
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the famous ruler of Malai and was famous for his extensive wealth
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Iconoclast
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those who destroyed religious images
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Plebian
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common people of Rome
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Pedagogue
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educated slaves who taught children
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Gladiator
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criminals who fought until the death in public shows
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Apologist
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defenders of the faith
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Patrician
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upper class of Rome
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Chou
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longest ruling dynasty of China
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Minoans
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lived on Crete and created a highly skilled civilizations and were wiped out by the micenians and a volcaneo
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Messiah
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means "The Annointed One" and is the Hebrew equivilent of Jesus
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Achilles
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Hero of the Iliad
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Catacombs
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underground tunnels used for both o Christian worship and burial
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Battle of Salamis
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first major Naval Battle in history
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Pax Romana
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a period of peace and prosperity for Rome
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New Testament
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completed in A.D 100
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March 15, 44 B.C
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Juliaus Ceasar was murdered in the Senate
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Constaninople,Istambul, amd Bazantium
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Names for the city of New Rome
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Vesuvius
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Mountain that buried Pompei and Hercalanium
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Eastern Orthodox - Greek liturgy
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Uses Greek literacy
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Roman Persecution of Christians
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absolute failure because Christians showed by their witness of the truth they were saying
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Arianism
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threatened the early church of Gods Deity
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Theodosius making Christianity the only legal religion
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was a big mistake because it brought a lot of regeneration pagans into the church and the church did not need Roman Support
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Monarchy
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"ruled by one"
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Democracy
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"rule by the many or common"
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Acropolis
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Hillside fortress and is the inner part of a Greek city
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Reincarnation
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Hindu belefe of life after death
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Obigarthy
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"rule by the few"
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Pantheon
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Roman temple viewed as a classic in architecture
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Battle of Salamis
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great naval battle
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Zeus
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King of the Greek gods
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Ottoman Turks
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eventually destroyed Constaninople and were successful in conquering Bayzantium
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Kione Greek
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type of Greek used to write the New Testament
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Punic
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Roman word for the Cathinians also for their wars against Carthage
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Hagia-Sophia
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magnificent cathedral built by Justinian and is the apinamiy of Byzantine architecture
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Caste System
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strict social classes of India
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Aristocracy
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"rule by the best" or "rule by the rich"
