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==Basic terms==
==Basic terms==
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|[[Acropolis]]
|[[Acropolis]]
|Portion of a town or city that is built on a hilltop for easy defense. Best known Acropolis is at Athens, where the democratic assembly met. Most Greek city-states had an Acropolis.
|Portion of a town or city that is built on a hilltop for easy defense. Best known Acropolis is in Athens, where the democratic assembly met. Most Greek city-states had an Acropolis.
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|[[Aesop]]
|[[Aesop]]
|Ethiopian slave in 600s BC in Greece. Famous for "Aesop's Fables," such as "the fox and the grapes" and "the wolf in sheep's clothing."
|Ethiopian slave in 600s BC in Greece. Famous for ''Aesop's Fables'', such as "The Fox and the Grapes" and "The Wolf in Sheep's Clothing".
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|[[Alexander the Great]]
|[[Alexander the Great]]
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|[[Code of Manu]]
|[[Code of Manu]]
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|Hindu law containing rules and codes of conduct.
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|[[Colosseum]]
|[[Colosseum]]
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|[[Council of Nicaea]]
|[[Council of Nicaea]]
|A council of Bishops called by Constantine to obtain agreement on various aspects of Christianity such as the doctrine of the Trinity and the role of the Roman Bishop (the Pope).
|A council of bishops called by Constantine to obtain agreement on various aspects of Christianity such as the doctrine of the Trinity and the role of the Roman Bishop (the Pope).
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|[[cuneiform]]
|[[cuneiform]]
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|The earliest known form of writing.
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|[[David]]
|[[David]]
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|[[Diaspora]]
|[[Diaspora]]
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|The migration or scattering of a people away from their ancestral home.
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|[[Direct Democracy]]
|[[Direct Democracy]]
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|[[heliocentric]]
|[[heliocentric]]
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|A theory where the Sun is the center of the universe.
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|[[Hellenistic]]
|[[Hellenistic]]
|Meaning of or from the Greeks.
|Meaning either of or from the Greeks.
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|[[hieroglyphics]]
|[[hieroglyphics]]
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|A form of pictographic writing developed by the ancient Egyptians.
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|[[Hinduism]]
|[[Hinduism]]
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|[[Hippocrates]]
|[[Hippocrates]]
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|"The father of medicine", developed the [[Hippocratic Oath]] which all medical students worldwide take as a condition of graduation.
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|[[Homer]]
|[[Homer]]
|An early Greek poet, famous for lengthy sagas such as Illiad and The Odyssey
|An early Greek poet, famous for lengthy sagas such as ''Iliad'' and ''The Odyssey''.
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|[[Huns]]
|[[Huns]]
|A tribe of people Who fought with the Romans in what is now the Ukraine. They were considered by many Romans to be the most ferocious of enemies
|A tribe of people who fought with the Romans in what is now the Ukraine. They were considered by many Romans to be the most ferocious of enemies
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|[[Ideograms]]
|[[Ideograms]]
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|[[Ishmael]]
|[[Ishmael]]
|Bastard son born to Abraham and Sarah's servant.
|Bastard son born to Abraham and Sarah's servant, Hagar.
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|[[Israel]]
|[[Israel]]
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|[[Joan of Arc]]
|[[Joan of Arc]]
|17 year old girl who heard God calling her to lead the French army against the English in the 15th Century. Was later Canonised by the Catholic Church
|17 year old girl who heard God calling her to lead the French army against the English in the 15th Century. Was later canonized by the Catholic Church
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|[[Judah, Kingdom of]]
|[[Judah, Kingdom of]]
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|[[Latin]]
|[[Latin]]
|The language spoken in Rome. It has been influential in contributing to many modern day European languages including English
|The language spoken in Rome. It has been influential in contributing to many modern day European languages including English
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|[[Maize]]
|[[Maize]]
|Corn, first frown by Native Americans
|Corn, first grown by Native Americans
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|[[Mandate of Heaven]]
|[[Mandate of Heaven]]
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|[[Michelangelo]]
|[[Michelangelo]]
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|A Renaissance painter and sculptor, known for painting the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel, among many masterpieces. The archetypal Renaissance man.
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|[[Middle Ages]]
|[[Middle Ages]]
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|[[Nirvana]]
|[[Nirvana]]
|The ultimate goal of Buddhism, the end of all sufffering
|The ultimate goal of Buddhism, the end of all suffering
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|[[Old Kingdom]]
|[[Old Kingdom]]
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|[[Peloponnesian War]]
|[[Peloponnesian War]]
|War fought between Athens and Sparta, 431-404BC. The war was ultimately won by Sparta and its allies
|War fought between Athens and Sparta, 431-404 BC. The war was ultimately won by Sparta and its allies
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|[[Pentateuch]]
|[[Pentateuch]]
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|[[Plato]]
|[[Plato]]
|Athenian Philosopher who wrote several treatises on philosophy, logic, ethics, rhetoric, and mathematics. He founded the Academy, of Which Aristotle was its most famous student.
|Athenian Philosopher who wrote several treatises on philosophy, logic, ethics, rhetoric, and mathematics. He founded the Academy, of which Aristotle was its most famous student.
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|[[polis]]
|[[polis]]
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|[[Saul]]
|[[Saul]]
|The First king of Israel appointed by God. He turned out to be a very flawed character, afflicted by jealousy for David.
|The first king of Israel appointed by God. He turned out to be a very flawed character, afflicted by jealousy for David.
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|[[Scholasticism]]
|[[Scholasticism]]
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|[[Torah]]
|[[Torah]]
|The Jewish name for the five books of Moses, meaning Law. The first five books of he modern Bible
|The Jewish name for the five books of Moses, meaning Law. The first five books of the modern Bible
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|[[Tragedy]]
|[[Tragedy]]
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