Unit 2 - The Acnient World Chapter 5 - Greek Civilization
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| Macedonia | was a powerful kingdom that lay north of Greece
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| Philip II | In 359 B.C., ------ rose to the throne in Macedonia
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| Persian | Philip II needed to unite Greece with Macedonia to defeat the ----- Empire
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| army | After training a vast ----, Phillip began taking over the Greek city-states
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| Demosthenes | a lawyer named ---- tried to warn the Athenians about Philip, but it was too late
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| defeated | the Macedonians ---- the Greeks at the Battle of Chaeronea
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| Greece | after this battle, Philip controlled all of ---
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| Alexander | in 323 B.C. Alexander planned to invade southern Arabia, but he became ill and died
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| What led to the Athenians' defeat? | The Greek city-states had been weakened in the Peloponnesian War, and their population had declinded. many farms had been destroyed during the war, and young people had now way to earn a living, so they left Greece to joing the Persian army.
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| Alexander the Great | became king of Macedonia after his fater, Philip died.
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| conquest | Alexander began his ---- of the Persian Empire in 334 B.C. with the Battle of Granicus
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| destroyed | Alexander's forces ---- the Persian forces
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| Issus | a year later, Alexander defeated the Persian army at ---- and freed the Greek cities in Asia Minor
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| Syria | Alexander then captured --- and Egypt
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| Alexandria | Alexander built the city of ----- as the center of business
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| important | it became one of the most ----cities in the acnient world
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| Iran | It became one of the most ----- cities in the ancient world
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| Iran | Alexander continued his conquest of the Persian Empire by fighting in modern Pakistan, India, and -----
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| Arabia | in 323 B.C., Alexander planned to invade southern ----, but he became ill and died
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| legacy | a ---- is what a person leaves behind when he or she dies
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| skill | Alexander's legacy is his ----- and daring
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| What led to teh Athenians' defeat? | The Greek city-states had been weakended in the Pholphisean War and their population had declined. Many frms had been destroyed during the war and young people had no way to earn a living so they had left Greece to join the Persian Army
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| spread | During the time of the Helenistic Era, Greek language and ideas ---- to non Greek areas of southwest Asia
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| Helenistic Era | Alexander's conquests marked the beginning of the ---- ----
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| power | After Alexander's death, his generals fought for -----, and Alexander's empire ended
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| 4 | --- kingdoms emerged after Alexander's empire ended
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| language | government business in the 4 kingdoms was conducted in the Greek -----
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| Greek | people who did not speak ----- could not hold govrenment jobs which helped the Greeks maintain control
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| artichets | new cities were created in the Hellenistic Era and these cities needed ----- , engineers, and philosophers
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| culture | the rulers of the four kingdoms sent Greek colonists to southwest Asia to help build the cities. In this way, Greek ----- spead.
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| light house | the ----- ------ of Alexandria was one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. A fire in its tall tower guided ships into harbor
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| How did Alexander show his courage? | Alexander rode into battle ahead of his men and he often risked his own life. He once refused water becasue there wasn't enough for all of his soliders to have a drink.
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| How did Philip II of Macedonia feel about the Greeks | He admired everything about the Greeks, including their art, ideas, and military
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| What ended Alexandre's conquest of India? | His troops grew tired of fighting and refused to go further.
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| Why was Alexander a good leader? | his bravery inspired his troops
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| How many continents did Alexander's empire reach? | 3 - Europe, Afric, and Asia
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| Alexandria | Philosophers, poets, scientists and writers moved to the new Greek cities in southwest Asia, particularyly ---- , during the Hellenistice Era
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| Greek | Hellenistics kings wanted to make their cities like those in Greece, so they hired
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| literture | the writers of Hellenistic Era produced a large body of ----- . Sadly, very little of this writing has been saved.
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| epic | one of the works we know about is an ---- poem by Appolonius of Rhodes
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| Jason; ram | Appolonius wrote Argonautica which tells the legend of ----- and his band of heroes; they sail the seas in search of a ---- with golden fleece
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| nature | Theocritus wrote short poems about the beauty of -----
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| love | Athenians still created plays, but the plays of the Hellenistic Era were about --- and relationships
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| Why were the cities of southwest Asia lands of opportunity for artisians, scientists, philosophers, and writers? | The rulers of these cities wanted them to be like the cultral centers of Greece to achieve that goal. The rulers needed the services of Artians, scientists, philosophers, and writers
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| philosophers | During the Hellenistic Era, Athens continued to attract the most famous ----- in the Greek world
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| Zeno | the 2 most important philosophers were Epicurus and -----
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| Epicureamism | Epicurus, the founder of ------ taught that happiness through the pursuit of pleasure was the goal of life
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| food | today, the word epicurean means the love of physical pleasure, such as good ---- or comfortable surroundings
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| sotoicism | was developed by a Phoenician named Zeno
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| reason | this philosophy taught that happiness comes from ---- not emotions
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| joy | today the word stoic is used to describe someone who is not affected by ---- or grief
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