Vocabulary
Important People 1
Important People 2
Things to Know
Quotes
100

tool with a long, curved blade

What is a scythe?

100
general who ruled Egypt after Alexander's death

Who was Ptolemy?

100

last of the Ptolemies

Who was Cleopatra?

100

city founded by and named after Alexander the Great

What was Alexandria?

100

"My father will leave me nothing to do!"

Who was Alexander?

200

indifferent to pain or pleasure

What is a stoic?

200

king of Macedonia; father of Alexander the Great

Who was Philip II?

200

philosopher and teacher of Alexander

Who was Aristotle?

200

Egyptian monarchs descended from one of Alexander's generals

What were the Ptolemies?

200

"To the strongest."

Who was Alexander?

300

Persian provincial governor

What is a satrap?


300

Athenian orator who warned against growing Macedonian power

Who was Demosthenes?

300

king of Persia defeated by Alexander

Who was Darius III?

300

complicated knot "untied" by Alexander

What was the Gordian knot?

300

"Let us be equally energetic and unselfish and just, then we shall triumph."

Who was Demosthenes?

400

one who believes all people are motivated by selfishness

What is a cynic?

400

founder of the Stoic school of philosophy

Who was Zeno?

400

wife of Alexander

Who was Roxana?

400

series of speeches by Demosthenes against Philip

What were the Philippics?

400

"Never a day without a line."

Who was Apelles?

500

devoted to good food and drink

What is an epicurean?

500

poet; author of "The Odes?

Who was Pindar?

500

last monarch defeated by Alexander

Who was Porus?

500

Alexander's first battle against the Persians

What was the battle of the Granicus?

500

"Sell me to someone who wishes a master"

Who was Diogenes?