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Chapter 8: Lesson 3
Chapter 8: Lesson 3 Greek Civilization: Alexander’s Empire
Question | Answer |
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Hellenistic Era | a time when Greek ideas spread to non-Greek people |
Legacy | what a person leaves behind when he or she dies |
Alexander the Great | 40,000 soldiers, who rode horses (cavalry) and crushed the Persian army. (Granicus) |
Alexandria | founded by Alexander in Egypt |
Phillip II | Macedonian admirer of Greek ideas who planned to conquer Persia |
Demosthenes | he warned that Philip threatened the freedom of the Greeks |
defeat the Persian Empire | The main military goal of Philip II of Macedonia was to ______. |
Demosthenes was a famous Athenian lawyer and public speaker who ______. | opposed Philip. |
What happened in the battle of Granicus in 334 B.C.? | Alexander's cavalry crushed the Persian forces. |
The city of Alexandria was built in ______ | Egypt. |
How far east did Alexander lead his armies? | to India. |
Why did Alexander lead his men back home in 327 B.C.? | His soldiers were tired and refused to go farther. |
What happened to Alexander's armies on the march home? | Thousands of soldiers died of heat and thirst in the desert. |
voluntarily | by choice or free will; willingly |
create | to bring into existence; to produce by a course of action |
cavalry | part of an army in which the soldiers ride horses |
pursue | to follow in order to capture or defeat |