Philip the II
Macedonia
The country north of Greece where Philip was king
This was Alexander’s father
Who was Philip the II?
These are some of the characteristics that made Alexander a great leader
Bravery, feared nothing, lead the battles, well educated.
This word means “Like the Greeks”
What is Hellenistic?
True of False: Alexander’s armies never got tired of the constant fighting
False: After three years of constant fighting, the armies refused to go further so he lead them home
These were Philip’s goals
To unite all the Greek City-state and to conquer Persia
Alexander’s age when he became emperor
This Egyptian city became the largest and most important city of the ancient world.
What was Alexandria
This is what happened to Alexander’s empire after he died
Lands were divided into 4 kingdoms with 4 kings
This story about crossing the desert with little water showed what kind of leader Alexander was
They gave him the last of the water and he poured it out to show that he wasn’t better than any of his soldiers.
Different ways that Philip was able to take over the Greek city-states
Conquered some, bribed some, and some came voluntarily
What is a cavalry?
A flame always burned at the top of this building.
What was the lighthouse in the harbor?
The Hellenistic kings required that all government officials share this language and culture
Speak Greek, Greek and Macedonian culture
Achilles
This was Alexander’s “role model”
Demosthenes
Athenian lawyer/speaker who warned Athenians that Philip was a “threat to Greek Freedom”
Macedonia, Egypt, Persia and more
What were some of the countries that Alexander’s army conquered
A collection of all the world’s writings was kept here
The library at Alexandria
Settlers in new Greek communities had these types of skills
Architects, artists, engineer, philosophers.
What is Egypt
True or False: Philip’s army crushed the Greeks and he ended up ruling most of Greece.
True
Great
This is how long Alexander was emperor
12 years.
Long after Alexander died this culture continued - even to today
Greek culture
The battle at Gaugamela