People
Macedonian leader who conquered empire stretching from Greece to India and encouraged spread of Greek culture throughout the empire
Alexander the Great
based on the belief that the sun is the center of the universe
Heliocentric
Who was Alexander the Great's father?
Philip II
What was the era of blended cultures called?
Hellenistic Era
What animal was on the Corinthian coins?
Pegasus
Father of Alexander the Great and got assassinated.
Philip II
absorb or adopt another culture
Assimilate
What culture did Alexander the Great influence in his empire?
Greek culture
What was one of the things that Greek culture liked during the Hellenistic Era
Arts, architecture, mathematics, philosophy, literature
What advantage did soldiers in Philip II's army have?
Longer spears
Queen of Egypt
Cleopatra
a group of armed foot soldiers in ancient Greece arranged close together in rows
Phalanx
What were the cities named after Alexander the Great called?
Alexandria
Who was responsible for the spread of the Hellenistic Era?
Alexander the Great
Who did Alexander the Great first attack?
Thebes
Philosopher of Medicine
Hippocrates
What did philosophers want?
People to be happy
How old was Alexander the Great when he became ruler?
20 years old
Where did the Hellenistic Era take place?
Eastern Mediterranean and Middle East
What was the name of the city that first minted coins?
Greek scientist who first stated that the Earth revolved around the Sun, and rotated on its axis.
Aristarchus
Which areas had little Greek influence?
Rural areas
What year did Alexander the Great die?
323 BC
Name one of the main cultures that were blended during the Hellenistic Era
Egyptian culture, Persian culture, or Syrian culture
Name one of the three Hellenistic kingdoms that were started after Alexander the Great died.
Antigonid kingdom, Seleucid kingdom, or Ptolemaic kingdom