PHILIP II
GREEK ARCHITECHTURE
ALEXANDER’S EMPIRE
ENGLISH from the GREEK
GREEK GRAB BAG
100
Philip was from this small. mountainous region north of Greece.
Macedonia
100
What are the three basic column designs of classical Greek architecture?
Doric, Ionic, & Corinthian
100
How old was Alexander when he took the throne after his father’s death?
20 years old
100
What does the word “phobia” mean?
fear
100
What does it mean when someone is a good orator?
good public speaker
200
How did Philip II’s phalanx help him win military victories?
16 rows of soldiers w/ overlapped shields charged their enemy all at once
200
Have a teammate come forward & illustrate the Doric style of column.
Doric
200
Who was Alexander’s teacher?
Aristotle
200
A Greek word for where you are right now.
school
200
Who were the Greeks talking about when they used the word barbaroi?
Persians
300
How did Philip II view marriage?
as a way of forming political alliances
300
Have a teammate come forward & illustrate the Ionic style of column.
Ionic
300
How far east did Alexander’s empire reach?
all the way to India
300
In the word “democracy,” “kratos” means “rule by.” What does “demos” mean?
rule by the people
300
What does “Hellenistic” mean?
like the Greeks
400
Name TWO ways Philip II manipulated city-states?
caused disagreements among them; made & broke treaties with them
400
Have a teammate come forward & illustrate the Corinthian style of column.
Corinthian
400
What were TWO things that Greeks didn’t like about Alexander?
1) Greeks refused to recognize Alex as a god; 2) Greeks didn’t like the Persians being treated equally
400
In the word “psychology,” “psyche” means “mind” and “ology” means “study of.” So, what does the word “biology” mean?
biology
400
During Alexander’s empire trade increased and what was spread throughout his empire?
Greek culture
500
What TWO things did Philip II believe was his destiny?
To unify the Greek city-states AND spread Greek culture
500
Name 3 buildings in Washington, D.C. that use classical Greek architecture.
White House, Lincoln Memorial, Supreme Court Bldg., Capitol Bldg., Jefferson Memorial, others?
500
Why did Alexander & many of his generals marry Persian women?
He was trying to unite Greece & Persia.
500
Use a Greek word to complete this statement: Hitler was a ___________ .
dictator (or tyrant)
500
By 146 B.C., most Greek city-states came under the control of this growing empire.
Rome