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Gen Ed 110 Neal Endacott
Exam 2
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History
Undergraduate 1
03/25/2009

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Punic Wars What/where/HS
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The Carthaginians VS. Rome- carthage mad b/c Rome wanted to expand to thier land (sicilly) fought in Africa, sicilly, italy and carthage- Carthage became dominant naval power and Romans eventually faced worst defeat ever
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Punic Wars- When
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264-146 BC
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Hannibal what/where/HS
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Lead the Carthage Military- Carthage- was highly feared by Romans as they faced worst defeat by his army
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Hannibal- When
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248-183 BC
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Pericles what/where/HS
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Athenian aristocrat gained govt. pwr being re-elected 30x into governor (1 of 10)- Athens, Greece- furher developed democracy, convinced athens they could defeat Sparta if they stayed behind walls, convinced ppl to go into the Peloponesian wars
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Pericles- when
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495-429 BC
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The Peloponnesian Wars
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btwn athens and sparta- Polop., Greece- weakened Greek city-states allowing Macedonians to take over
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Peloponnesian Wars- when
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431-404 BC
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Battle of Thermopylae
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btwn. Greek city-states lead by Sparta and Persians- pass of therm- w/o efforts by Sparta Greece culture may have fallen and we would not be influenced by them today
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Battle of Thermopylae- when
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480 BC
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Cleisthenes
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Athenian performing artisan- Athens, Greece, est. the council of 500 men intro. roots of Democracy
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Cleisthenese
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570-508 BC
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Homer
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wrote the odessey and the iliad "the blind poet"- Greece- brought Greek values into his peotry- Manliness and Prowess and confidence for men, honesty and chasidy for wmn
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Homer when
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750 BC
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Knossos
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Largest Bronze age archaelogical cite- Island of Crete- 1st great naval power in Europe as well as state pwr
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Knossos when
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2000- 1400 BC
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Constantinople
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1st Eastern Roman empire, and one of the greatest- Istanbol- Imperical science, 1st capital of the eastern Roman empire
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Constantinople when
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306 AD
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The Hellenistic Kingdoms
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Est. when Alexander the Great died, kept his works alive and going- Macedon, Greece- Divided btwn. empires after ATG Death
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Hellenistic Kingdoms when
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323 BC
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Battle of Cynosephalae
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btwn Rome and Macedon- Central Greece- Rome gained control over eastern Mediterranean
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Battle of Cynosephalae when
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197 BC
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Battle of Cannae
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btwn Rome and Carthage- cannae, south east italy- Worst defeat in Roman history (1day: loss of 50,000)
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Battle of Cannae when
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216BC
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The Etruscans
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Latin speaking ppl- culture much like the Romans- Rome- The Mother culture of Rome (alphabet, games, etc..)
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Etruscans when
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800 BC
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Augustus (Octavian)
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1st emperor of Rome- Rome- 1st emperor to rule entire life eliminated Republican govt.
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Augustus (Octavian) when
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31BC- 14AD
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Battle of Gaugamela
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btwn Macedon and Persia- Iraq - Last to Stand up against Alexander the Great until India
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Battle of Gaugamela when
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331 BC
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Socrates
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Greek Philosopher- Greece- introduced socratic method and started origins of debate
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Socrates when
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469-399 BC
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Phillip II of Macedon
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Father of Alexander the Great- Macedon, Greece- lead conquest of Greek City-states and expanded on idea of Greek phalynx
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Phillip of Macedon when
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382-336 BC
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Alexander the Great
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Macedonian King- Macedonia, Greece- Greatest military power of all time created cosmopolitan society
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Alexander the Great when
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356-323 BC
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