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AP World History Exam
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History
12th Grade
01/20/2011

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Confucious
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Chinese philosopher that lived from 551 B.C.E. to 479 B.C.E. Emphasized personal and governmental morality. Wrote the analects.
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Akhnaten
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Egyptian Phaoroh that encouraged monotheism with the god's name being Aten. After death traditional European religion was restored.
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Hannibal
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Carthaginian military commander and tactician that lived from 248 B.C.E. to 183 B.C.E. Led the second Punic war and marched an army over the Alps in northern Italy in an attempt to flank Rome.
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Socrates
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Classical Greek Athenian Philosopher. 469 B.C.E. to 399 B.C.E. Scientific method developed by this person is one in which you ask many questions. Teacher of Plato.
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Gracchi Brothers
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Roman Plebian nobles. Attempted to pass land reform legislation that would redistribute major patrician landholdings. Assassinated
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Alexander the Great
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From Macedonia, started one of the largest empires in ancient history. Tutored by Aristotle, father was Philip the second of Macedonia.
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Homer
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Greek epic poet, wrote the Iliad and Odyssey. Lived around 850 B.C.E.
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Nero
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Roman Emperor from 54 C.E. to 68 C.E. Blamed for the Great Fire of Rome. Committed suicide.
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Pericles
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Athenian historian, statesman, orator and general of the time between the Persian and Peloppenisian wars. Gave a famous funeral oration for the dead of Athens, but not about what they did as soldiers, but what they stood for as a society.
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Saladin
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C.E. 1138 to C.E. 1193 Arabic general that led opposition to the Franks and other Christian crusaders. Respected his nemesis Richard the Lionhearted.
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Mansa Musa
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C.E. 1312-1337 Malian Emperor that was exceedingly wealthy. Made a pilgrimage to Mecca with gratuitous amounts of gold he gave to fellow Muslims along the way.
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Abu Bakar
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First Muslim Caliph following Muhammed's death, father-in-law of Muhammed. Sunni's follow his lineage
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Muhammed
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Founder of Islam
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Ibn Battutu
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Moroccan Berber Islamic scholar and traveller who is known for the account of his travels and excursions called the Rihla. His journeys lasted for a period of nearly thirty years and covered almost the entirety of the known Islamic world
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Marco Polo
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Christian merchant that introduced Europe to Central Asia and China. Famous traveller and explorer.
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Justinian
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Ruled Byzantine Empire from 527 C.E. to 565. Sought to revive the Roman empire's greatnest and reconquer the western empire.
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