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Early Classical Period
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Zapotecs
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From South Mexico
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Nok Culture
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Ancient Africa
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Elishat
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Princess of "Tire", founder of Carthage
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Hanno Magnus
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"The Great", Greatest king Carthage ever had, a wealthy aristocrat
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Romulus
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First king of Rome, a founder and a twin. During the Roman Republic
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Consul
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Two voted in office by Centuriate, commander in chief of army
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Hannibal
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Military leader from Carthage that attacked Rome from Italy, won almost every battle but later was defeated by Scipio in Carthage
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The Achaemenid Empire
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First persion Empire from Cyrus the Great, the Largest Empire
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Cyrus the Great
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First king to create an empire in Persia, Achaemenid Empire
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Zoroastrianism
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One of the earliest Monothelistic religions from Achaemenid Empire
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Torah
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(aka Pentateuch, 5 books of Moses) first part of Hebrew bible, carries most authorities and weight
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Canon
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"rule", "standard", list of books that are supposed to be in bible
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The Peloponnesian war
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War between Athens and Sparta. Sparta defeats Athens (Greek Classical Period)
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Catharsis
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A powerful release of emotions
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Socrates
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Greek philosopher
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Plato
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Student of Socrates, continued off with Socrates' work, taught at an academy
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empiricism
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to arrive at truth through study and observation
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Alex the Great
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Seleucid Empire
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the largest Hellenistic Empire
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Kingdom of the Ptolemies
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from Egypt, capital is Alexandria, Greeks only have privileges
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Skepticism
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Pyrrho, withholding judgement in manner to have peace, a Hellenistic Philosophy
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Epicureanism
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Epicurus, the way to tell whats good and what wrong through feelings.
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Stoicism
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Zeno of Citium, the proper course of life without using feelings and emotions, reason
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Mahavira
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Kashatriya who became an assetic and is a philosopher
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Siddhartha Gautama
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Prince who left Palace and gained enlightenment
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Chandragupta Maurya
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A vaisha who ruled Mauryan India, a great conqueror
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Ashoka
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Chandragupta's grandson, greatest ruler of this era, became Buddhist who conquered Kalinga
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legalism
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emphasis of law, everyone is equal, no artistocracy, any attempt to better yourself is a bad thing, Qin State
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Daoism
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having a long and healthy life without stress, act passively, no interference with course of natural events, philosophical
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Shi Huang Di
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First August Emperor, unified country, standardized writing, size of wheel, everything becomes standardized
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