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Why did Greece's city-states (Athens and Sparta) develop differently from each other?
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Because mountains sepaarated them.
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Democracy first developed in ____________________.
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Athens in Greece
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The Roman government was a _____________.
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republic
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We remember Rome for republican government and its system of laws. What was the Roman system of laws called?
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12 Tables
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What was the Pax Romana?
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Rome's Golden Age.
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The Romans and the Incas built a system of __________ to unite their empires.
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roads
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The blending of cultures (cultural diffusion) that resulted from Alexander the Great's conquests was called__________________ civilization.
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Hellenistic
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The Roman Empire split into East and West (Rome). The eastern part became known as the ___________ Empire.
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Byzantine
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After the Roman Empire fell, what happened in Europe?
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The Dark Ages began becausethere was no strong, central government.
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