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Inventors of the earliest form of writing, a calendar, & math concepts.
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Pharaoh that united all of Egypt's kingdoms along the Upper and Lower Nile River to become one country.
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The King of Babylon that wrote a complete collection of laws with scaled punishments for various offenses.
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The First American civilization. They settled along the Mexican Gulf coast in the present-day Mexico.
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A collection of Indian Knowledge, hymns, prayers, and religious teachings.
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Set of biblical principles relating to ethics and worship, which play a fundamental role in Judaism and most forms of Christianity.
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Ancient African kingdom situated at the confluence of three rivers in the southern/upper Nile River system in the present-day Sudan.
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Great sailors on the eastern shore of the Mediterranean. They devised the alphabet that became the model for later Western alphabets.
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Lessons of mortality and philosophy. The basis for Hinduism
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A prophet and religious reformer that said man's natures was good or bad. Being either would have consequences. Unethical behavior was as sin, especially lying.
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The first people in history to use coined money.
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Persian King that was one of the greatest leaders in all history.
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Founder of the religion of Buddhism.
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Series of conflicts between Persia and Greek city-states that resisted Persia's tyrannical rule.
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Ancient Greek historian and the Father of (narrative) History.
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Prominent and influential Greek statesman, orator, and general of Athens during the city's Golden Age.
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A classic Greek Athenian philosopher. The Father of the Idealistic School, a philosophy to the common man, known for his contribution to the field of ethics.
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Ancient Greek historian and Father of (scientific) History.
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The Father of Political Theory. A classical Greek philosopher, mathematician, writer of philosophical dialogues, and founder of the Academy in Athens, the first institution of higher learning int the western world
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King of Macedon. By the age of thirty, he had created one of the largest empires of the ancient world, stretching from Greece to India. He was undefeated in battle and is one of history's most successful military commanders.
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Early American civilization that settled in the Ohio River Valley.
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The written accounts that describe the life of Jesus in Nazareth. Th most widely-known examples are the four of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John.
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Brilliant Roman general that became dictator of the Republic until his assassination by a group of senators.
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Founder of the Roman Empire and its first Emperor, ruling from 27 B.C. until his death in 14 A.D.
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The longest period of relative peace and minimal expansion by military force Experienced by the Roman Empire int the 1st and 2nd centuries A.D. Its span was about 207 years (27 B.C. to 180 A.D.)
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The last of "the five good emperors" (161-180). He also is considered one one the most important Stoic philosophers.
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Roman Emperor from 284-305. He is known for dividing the Roman Empire into Eastern and Western halves and providing for a separate ruler for each.
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Roman Emperor from 306 to 337, he converted to Christianity & proclaimed tolerance of all religions in the empire.
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Barbarian soldier, who after 476 became the first barbarian King of Italy. His reign is commonly seen as marking the end to the Western Roman Empire.
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The earliest of the West African kingdoms. It was important in the gold-for-salt exchange network.