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100
Established; brought into being.
What is 'founded'?
100
Games held every four years in ancient Greece.
What are the Olympics?
100
An apostle and early leader of the Christian church?
Who is Paul?
100
A group of people, organizations, or countries working together for a common goal.
What is a league?
100
A statement of beliefs.
What is a creed?
200
Commoners who were allowed to vote but not to hold government in office in ancient Rome.
What are plebians?
200
Julius Caesar's great-nephew and adopted son who became the first Roman emperor.
Who is Augustus?
200
Consisting of or using more than one.
What is a compound?
200
In ancient Greece, to send someone away from the city-state for ten years.
What is to ostracize?
200
Smart; showing quick thinking and resourcefulness.
What is clever?
300
A Latin phrase meaning "Roman Peace" referring to the peace and stability of the Roman Empire.
What is Pax Romana?
300
Stories with morals, often told by Jesus.
What are parables?
300
A conflict between Athens and Sparta from 431 to 404 B.C.
What is the Peloponnesian War?
300
An emperor who expanded the Byzantine Empire.
Who is Justinian?
300
A group of officials employed by the government.
What is the civil service?
400
Suggested, or put forward for consideratoin.
What is 'proposed'?
400
Non-Jewish people.
What are Gentiles?
400
Culture made up of parts of Greek, Persian, Egyptian, and Indian styles and customs.
What is Hellenistic?
400
A light spear thrown by hand.
What is a javelin?
400
A plan for a series of actions designed to reach a specific goal.
What is a strategy?
500
Originally, a Greek philosophy that stressed the importance of virtue, duty, and endurance.
What is Stoicism?
500
A humorous dramatic work that makes fun of politics, important people, or ideas.
What is a comedy?
500
A city-state of ancient Greece, noted for its democratic form of government.
What is Athens?
500
A Roman emperor who made Christianity one of the empire's legal religions.
Who is Constantine?
500
A famous Roman general, politician, and dictator who was assassinated on the floor of the Senate.
Who is Julius Caesar?
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