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|Second king of Israel and an ancestor of Jesus Christ.  He was chosen by God to replace Saul and he expanded the kingdom of Israel greatly.  
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|Second king of Israel, as chosen by God, and an ancestor of Jesus Christ.  He expanded the kingdom of Israel.
 
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|Alliance against Persia; formed in 477 BC consisting of Athens and various other Greek city-states and Aegean towns; controlled by Athens who imposed taxes and used the League's budget to fund Athenian projects  
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|Formed in 477 BC as an alliance consisting of Athens and other Greek city-states to guard against the Persia (Achaemenid) empire after the Persian Wars; but Athens misused it to impose taxes and fund Athenian projects.
 
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|[[Dharma]]  
 
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|The migration or scattering of a people away from their ancestral home.  
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|The migration or scattering of a people, especially the ancient Hebrews, away from their ancestral home.  
 
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|[[Diocletian]]
 
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| The Roman emperor who tried to save the empire of Rome by dividing it into eastern and western regions. He established the "tetrartchy", and ruled from A.D. 284 to 305.  
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| The Roman emperor who tried to save the empire of Rome by dividing it into eastern and western regions. He established the "tetrarchy" (rule by four), and ruled from A.D. 284 to 305.  
 
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|[[Direct Democracy]]  
 
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|tribes that settled Greece between 1100 and 1000 B.C., having an oppressive military ruling class. The "Doric order" is the simplest form of Greek architecture, consisting of a straight column without any artistic trim at the top.
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|tribes that settled Greece, 1100-1000 B.C., having an oppressive military ruling class. The "Doric order" is the simplest form of Greek architecture, consisting of a straight column without any artistic trim at the top.
 
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