|Civilized world before the fall of the [[Roman Empire]] in AD 476.
|Civilized world before the fall of the [[Roman Empire]] in AD 476.
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|[[Anselm]]
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|A Christian philosopher, founder of scholasticism, and archbishop of Canterbury
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|[[Antisthenes]]
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|[[Pentateuch]]
|[[Pentateuch]]
|The first five books of the modern Bible, believed to have been written by Moses
|The first five books of the modern Bible, believed to have been written by Moses
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|[[Persian empire]]
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|A large empire stretching from India to southern Europe and Egypt
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|[[Persian Wars]]
|[[Persian Wars]]
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|[[Peter]]
|[[Peter]]
|A disciple and apostle of Jesus, who taught in areas such as Jerusalem and Palestine
|A disciple and apostle of Jesus, who taught in areas such as Jerusalem and Palestine
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|[[phalanx]]
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|Common Greek military formation. Rectangular, also the Greek word for "finger".
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|[[pharaoh]]
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|[[Theocracy]]
|[[Theocracy]]
|A government ruled by the laws of a specific religion
|A government ruled by the laws of a specific religion
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|[[Thales of Melitus]]
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|A Pre-Socratic Greek philosopher that tried to explain natural phenomena without the use of mythology. Was regarded by Aristotle as the first |philosopher in the Greek tradition.