How did Philip build Macedonia into a strong state?
Superb/strong army
100
Alexander's teacher, Aristotle, gave him Homer's epic, The Iliad, to read. Which character did Alexander want to be like the most and why?
Achilles, he wanted to be a strong and conquer those around him
100
How many kingdoms was Alexander's kingdom divided into after his death?
Three
100
He gained control of Macedonia and expanded his rule into Greece.
Philip of Macedonia
100
Where was Macedonia located?
North of Greece
200
What two(2) methods did Philip use for his armies?
Phalanxes and 18 foot pike (larger than a spear)
200
How did Alexander crush the possible revolts of Greek city-states once Philip was assassinated?
He burned the city-state of Thebes to the ground to prove his power over them.
200
What was the new form of Greek culture called? Where did it come from?
Hellenistic and it comes from the Greek word Hellenes (meaning themselves)
200
Became leader at age 20 and conquered most of the known world
Alexander the Great
200
What was the main target of Alexander's invasions?
Persians
300
What 2 methods did Philip use to conquer Greece?
Force (military) and diplomacy (talk and negotiation)
300
Explain why 'cutting the Gordian knot' is finding a simple solution to a hard problem.
There was a complicated knot tied in the city of Gordium. Legend stated that whomever could untie the knot, would control all of Asia. Alexander the Great sliced through the knot and said he had fulfilled the legend
300
Give an example of how Alexander spread Greek culture in Egypt or Persia.
Egypt: worshiped Egyptian gods, but introduced Greek games and poetry
Persia: married a Persian princess
300
He was an inventor and mathematician who created the Archimedean screw tot lift water for irrigation
Archimedes
300
Using the map on page 464, explain what happened to Alexander in Memphis?
He was crowned with the pharaoh's double crown
400
Once conquered, city-states of Greece were allowed to keep their _____________? They also had to support Macedonia in a _______ against the Persians.
own government and war
400
Why did the people of Egypt and India respect Alexander?
They felt he had liberated them from Persian rule
400
Why do you think some people viewed Alexander as a god?
He accomplished amazing feats, defeated the mighty Persians, brought Greek culture to their world
400
To bring water to; to water or moisten
Irrigate
400
Name three places that Alexander's empire stretched.
From Greece to Egypt to India
500
How did Philip become a powerful ruler (2 answers of 3 needed for full points)?
United Macedonia, built a strong army, and overthrew Persian rule.
500
How was Alexander able to build such a vast (big) empire and take it away from the Persians (2 of 3 answers needed for full points)?
He defeated armies, captured Persian capitals, and liberated city-states from under Persian rule
500
Why did Greek culture continue to spread even after Alexander's death?
The Macedonians brought it all the lands they conquered and the people helped it to grow
500
The spread of culture from one center to other places