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In Sumer, kings are believed to be these
What are gods?
This man conquered the Persian Empire by crowning himself the King of Kings
This succession practice produced the Five Good Emporers
What is the succession of worthy heirs instead of bloodlines?
Plato believed these people should rule the ideal state
Who are philosopher-kings?
This is a type of citizen infantry battle formation
What is a phalanx?
This man conquered the world's first empire
Who is Sargon of Akkad
This is the spread of Greek culture
What is Hellenism?
This new political element was brought to power by Constantine
What is Christianity?
Aristotle believed these people should be responsible for the government
Who are citizens?
This state established dominance over Greece in the Peloponnesian War
What is Sparta?
This is the concept the Hammurabi Code bases criminal punishment on
What is "an eye for an eye"?
This is how men became senators in the Roman Republic
What is serving as a magistrate?
This man established the Pope as the head of the Western Church
Who is Leo the Great?
This is the academic subject that Archimedes laid the foundations of
What is calculus?
These brothers first broke the Roman tradition of not serving consecutive terms in office
Who are the Gracchi brothers, Tiberius and Gaius?
This empire started the practices of direct rule and deportation
What is the Assyrian Empire?
This is what Rome built in order to win the First Punic War
What is a navy?
This leader made Rome's fall inevitable when he took its food supply
This is the virtue that was prioritized by Seneca's Stoicism
What is apatheia (apathy)?
These are the people the Shi'ites wanted to succeed Muhammad as Caliphs
Who are descendants of Muhammad?
This institution gave Greek citizens a say in politics
What is Assembly?
This infamous general was defeated by Rome in the Second Punic War
Who is General Hannibal?
These institutions spread Christianity to the Germanic kingdoms
This city was the center of learning and science in the Hellenistic era
Where is Alexandria, Egypt?
When he was crowned, this man was claimed to be the "true" heir to Rome
Who is Charlemagne?