topic 1
he discovered the earth's circumference
Eratosthenes
the period in history where greek culture and language spread
Hellenistic age
what were the four kingdoms called
successor kingdoms
this is an example of Hellenistic art
the winged victory
who is alexander's father?
philip II
what were the names of the 4 kingdoms?
Macedonia, Egypt, Pergamon and Syria/ seleucid
the largest city in the Mediterranean world
alexandria
the best army in the world until alexander's
persian army
the had Macedonia until Alexander took it
the persians
what age did alexander die at
32
the center of learning in the ancient world
the library of alexandria
when did alexander become a great military leader (what age)?
age 16
philip II gained his wealth through????
conquering other greek city- states
who had government jobs/ palace jobs in alexander's empire
greeks and macedonians
what was alexander's main goal?
to create a unified empire including greece, asia, africa and macedonia
what does the world "hellenistic" mean
like the greeks
why is philip II important
he brought Macedonia out of the backwoods and made it a super power
what was the major language of the 4 kingdoms
greek
why was it so easy for philip II to take over the greek city- states
they were weak from the Peloponnesian was
how old was alexander when he became king?
age 20
where did alexander the great die?
babylon
why were government jobs given to only greeks and macedonians
to help keep control
the largest quantity of writings in the ancient world was kept where?
the library of alexandria
who did the kings of the succesor kingdoms ecourage to settle there?
greeks and macedonians
what is the hellenistic age?
the empire extended over a large area and greek culture and language spread