Vocabulary
A weapon that hurls large stones
Catapult
What ruler united Greece under Macedonian rule?
Phillip II
Which city (present day Turkey) did Alexander the Great invade first?
Anatolia
The Greek word Hellas means
Greece
Who accomplished Philip II’s military goal?
Alexander
Relating to Greek history or culture
Hellenistic
Phillip II liked the ideas and art from which region?
Greece
Alexander was educated by this famous Greek philosopher.
Aristotle
What word describes the geographic spread of Hellenistic Greek culture?
Diffusion
How old was Alexander when he died? Where did Alexander die?
32 / Babylon
In ancient Greece and Rome, a battle formation in which soldiers stood close together to protect themselves from enemy attack.
Phalanx
What land did Philip II of Macedonia most want to conquer?
a. Anatolia
b. North Africa
c. Persia
d. Spain
c. Persia
How did Alexander win the support of conquered people?
By honoring local traditions
What city became the center of Hellenistic Greek culture?
Alexandria
What leader greatly expanded the Macedonian Empire?
Alexander the Great
A knot so complex it’s impossible to untie
Gordian Knot
How did Philip II die?
He was assassinated
Why did Alexander’s empire stop when and where it did?
a. He could not cross the mountains of Asia.
b. His had conquered all of the lands that he wanted.
c. His forces had run out of food and other supplies.
d. His soldiers were war-weary and wanted to go home.
d. His soldiers were war-weary and wanted to go home.
What drew scholars and scientists from around the world to Alexandria?
The Great Library
After Philip II's death, the people from which city-state rebelled?
Thebes
Multicultural; Worldly
Cosmopolitan
How did Macedonian forces overwhelm and defeat Greek armies?
a. by destroying their sea power
b. by fighting with a phalanx formation
c. by razing their farms and towns
d. by starving them through a prolonged siege
b. by fighting with a phalanx formation
How far did the Macedonian Empire stretch by 323 b.c.?
a. from Egypt to Spain
b. from Greece to India
c. from Italy to Mesopotamia
d. from Macedonia to Persia
b. from Greece to India
The three centuries after the death of Alexander are known as the ______ era.
Hellenistic
In honour of his beloved horse, Alexander named a city in present day India after him.
Bucephala