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- Greek philosopher who believed that there were absolute standards of truth and justice. He encouraged Greeks to question themselves and their moral character. He was put on trial and executed for "corrupting the youth of Athens."
- A philosopher and student of Socrates who wrote The Republic - a vision of a perfect society
- A serious drama about common themes such as love, hate, war, and betrayal
- Philosopher who believed that absolute standards existed for truth and justice
- Great thinkers who sought the truth no matter where it led them.
- A play that includes slapstick & crude humor that often made fun of respected people & ideas of the time
- The majore western religions that Judaism influenced
- Empire that had regions called satrapies
- The religion created in the Persian empire that featured good versus evil and a judgment day
- Satrapies were ruled by governors called
- The Rosetta Stone was one of the keys to deciphering Egyptian writing
- Persian leader who allowed the Hebrews to return to Israel and rebuild their temple
- In ancient Egypt women were relatively well treated and respected .
- Middle Kingdom Egypt was a period of great building achievements and expansion
- The mouth of the Nile empties into this body of water
- The most impressive pharaoh of the New Kingdom
- Local Egyptian officials appointed by Pharaoh
- The arc shaped land stretching from Egypt to Mesopotamia
- Legendary ruler who united Egypt into one kingdom around 3100BCE
- Egyptian rulers were thought of as god - like by their people .