Vocab
What is a phalanx?
A group of warriors with long spears arranged in a square.
Who was Cleopatra VII?
The last and most famous Ptolemaic ruler of Egypt.
What culture did Alexander spread?
Greek culture
which one showed little Greek influence, Rural areas or Hellenistic cities?
Rural areas
Who invented the phalanx?
Philip II
What is Hellenistic?
Name for a blended culture that developed in Alexander's empire
Who was Ptolemy?
A powerful general of Alexander's who ruled Egypt and whose dynasty became the most powerful and wealthiest of Hellenistic Kingdoms.
What did Alexander use Thebes as an example for?
He used Thebes as an example of what would happen if any other Greek cities rebelled against him.
Why was Alexandria considered a great city?
It had the world's largest library and Museum
Why was Philip II able to conquer Athens so easily?
His military strategy and his weaponry
Who was Aristarchus?
An astronomer who was the first person to propose that the earth moves around the sun.
What areas did Alexander's empire stretch from?
Asia Minor, India, and Egypt
What problems existed in the Seleucid kingdom?
It was too big and hard to control
When did the Macedonia conquer Greece?
In the 300s BC
Who was Seleucus?
A powerful general who seized most of Alexander's Asian conquests
Why was Greek a common language throughout Alexander's empire?
Alexander worked to spread Greek influence by founding cities in the lands he conquered
Who were the 3 generals of Alexander The Great?
Ptolemy, Aristarchus, and Seleucus
Why were Hellenistic buildings so large?
They were symbols of the rulers power