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A famous Greek prophetess (an oracle) lived at Delphi.

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Aristotle is the most famous student that Plato had.

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Budhism was founded after an aristocrat was struck by the misery of the poor around him.

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Caesar was killed by the Roman Senate.

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In Greek times, the modern city of Istanbul was called Byzantium.

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Mark Antony, a Roman, married the queen of Egypt and later committed suicide.

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Mencius was a famous follower of Confucius.

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Monotheists believe in one god.

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Most historians agree that the Greek civilization began on the island of Crete.

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Pantheism is not the belief that a human spirit can inhabit one body after another.

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Paris, a prince of Troy, abducted Queen Helen.

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Plato thought that in an ideal society, the rulers were philosopher-kings.

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Plato wrote The Republic.

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Pythagoras developed a philosophical system based on numbers.

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Pythagoras was a brilliant Greek mathematician.

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Roman legends spoke of 2 brothers who were said to have founded the city of Rome. The brothers were Romulus and Remus.

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Sanskrit was the language of ancient India.

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Solon came to power in Athens in order to make peace between warring factions.

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Sophists were known as "wisdom mongers". They were paid teachers of philosophy in ancient Greece.

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Sparta was known as a militaristic city-state.

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Spartans were not known for peace-loving ways. They were cruel and mean warriors.

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The Aegean Sea was the most important body of water in the history of the Greek people.

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The Greek Empire did not rise from the ashes of the old Roman Empire.

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The Himalayas form part of the border of India.

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The Olympic games started with the ancient Greeks. They loved the competition.

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The Peloponnesian War did not have its origin (beginning) in athletic contests between Athens and Sparta.

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The Socratic method was a method of learning through or by asking. This was made popular through Plato's writings. Plato was a student of Socrates.

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The caste system was the "pillar" of Indian society.

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The importance of Greek philosophy was not that its conclusions were always correct, but that for the first time, it was based on reason.

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The set of Roman laws was known as the Twelve Tablets.

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The term "Hellenic" referred to anything Greek.

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Unlike other states of its time, Rome treated most of the peoples it conquered with fairness.

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Zeus was the chief god in Greek mythology.

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Members of the upper class in Rome were called patricians.

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