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Unit 5 Ch 9 Sec 3
Alexander the Great
Term | Definition |
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Philip II | king of Macedonia and father of Alexander the Great |
phalanx | a group of warriors who stood close together in a square |
Alexander the Great | young king of Macedonia who created the largest empire the world had known at the time |
Hellenistic | art or culture influenced by Greek ideas |
Bucephalus | Alexander the Great's horse |
Gaugamela | battle in which Alexander's armies defeated the Persians |
Macedonia | region just north of the Greek peninsulas |