Vocab/Important People
Greeklike; heavily influenced by Greek ideas
What is Hellenistic?
He ruled Egypt after Alexander the Great’s death.
Who is Ptolemy?
Alexander the Great defeated this empire to build his own empire.
What is the Persian Empire?
Hellenistic these could own property, run businesses, and be educated.
What are women?
a group of Greek warriors who stood close together in a square formation
What is a phalanx?
King of Macedonia from 359 - 336 BC, who was a brilliant military leader and defeated Greece. He was Alexander the Great’s father.
Who is Philip II?
Historians use this term to describe the culture that developed in the lands Alexander the Great conquered because the term describes the combination of Greek ideas with local cultures from throughout the empire.
What is Hellenistic?
Buildings in this city in Egypt were constructed using Greek styles.
What is Alexandria?
He was a son to Philip II; King of Macedonia from 336 - 323 BC, who created the largest empire to date– spanning from Greece to India.
Who is Alexander the Great?
He took control of Asian conquests (Hellenistic Syria - including Persia) after Alexander the Great’s death.
Who is Selecus?
This happened to Alexander the Great’s empire after his death.
His generals fought each other until three kingdoms were formed.
Hellenistic artists differ in their style compared to Greek artists by focusing on this.
What is showed their subjects in more active or natural poses?
She was the last Ptolemaic ruler of Egypt before the Roman empire took over.
Who is Cleopatra VII?
He became king of Macedonia after Alexander the Great’s death.
Who is Antigonus?
The Hellenistic region thrived following the death of Alexander the Great because the Hellenistic rulers worked to strengthen this of their kingdoms.
What is economy?
Hellenistic astronomer that was the first person to propose that the Earth moved around the sun
Who is Aristarchus?
After Phillip II defeated this city-state, the other Greek cities agreed to make him their leader.
Who is Athens?
Hellenistic Kingdoms were connected by these. (2 answers need both to be correct)
What is a form of Greek was a common language and standard coins were used by the kingdoms?