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SFS SS CH 5 SECT 3
Unit 2 - The Acnient World Chapter 5 - Greek Civilization
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Macedonia | was a powerful kingdom that lay north of Greece |
| Philip II | In 359 B.C., ------ rose to the throne in Macedonia |
| Persian | Philip II needed to unite Greece with Macedonia to defeat the ----- Empire |
| army | After training a vast ----, Phillip began taking over the Greek city-states |
| Demosthenes | a lawyer named ---- tried to warn the Athenians about Philip, but it was too late |
| defeated | the Macedonians ---- the Greeks at the Battle of Chaeronea |
| Greece | after this battle, Philip controlled all of --- |
| Alexander | in 323 B.C. Alexander planned to invade southern Arabia, but he became ill and died |
| 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. |
| Alexander the Great | became king of Macedonia after his fater, Philip died. |
| conquest | Alexander began his ---- of the Persian Empire in 334 B.C. with the Battle of Granicus |
| destroyed | Alexander's forces ---- the Persian forces |
| Issus | a year later, Alexander defeated the Persian army at ---- and freed the Greek cities in Asia Minor |
| Syria | Alexander then captured --- and Egypt |
| Alexandria | Alexander built the city of ----- as the center of business |
| important | it became one of the most ----cities in the acnient world |
| Iran | It became one of the most ----- cities in the ancient world |
| Iran | Alexander continued his conquest of the Persian Empire by fighting in modern Pakistan, India, and ----- |
| Arabia | in 323 B.C., Alexander planned to invade southern ----, but he became ill and died |
| legacy | a ---- is what a person leaves behind when he or she dies |
| skill | Alexander's legacy is his ----- and daring |
| 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 |
| spread | During the time of the Helenistic Era, Greek language and ideas ---- to non Greek areas of southwest Asia |
| Helenistic Era | Alexander's conquests marked the beginning of the ---- ---- |
| power | After Alexander's death, his generals fought for -----, and Alexander's empire ended |
| 4 | --- kingdoms emerged after Alexander's empire ended |
| language | government business in the 4 kingdoms was conducted in the Greek ----- |
| Greek | people who did not speak ----- could not hold govrenment jobs which helped the Greeks maintain control |
| artichets | new cities were created in the Hellenistic Era and these cities needed ----- , engineers, and philosophers |
| culture | the rulers of the four kingdoms sent Greek colonists to southwest Asia to help build the cities. In this way, Greek ----- spead. |
| 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 |
| 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. |
| How did Philip II of Macedonia feel about the Greeks | He admired everything about the Greeks, including their art, ideas, and military |
| What ended Alexandre's conquest of India? | His troops grew tired of fighting and refused to go further. |
| Why was Alexander a good leader? | his bravery inspired his troops |
| How many continents did Alexander's empire reach? | 3 - Europe, Afric, and Asia |
| Alexandria | Philosophers, poets, scientists and writers moved to the new Greek cities in southwest Asia, particularyly ---- , during the Hellenistice Era |
| Greek | Hellenistics kings wanted to make their cities like those in Greece, so they hired |
| literture | the writers of Hellenistic Era produced a large body of ----- . Sadly, very little of this writing has been saved. |
| epic | one of the works we know about is an ---- poem by Appolonius of Rhodes |
| 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 |
| nature | Theocritus wrote short poems about the beauty of ----- |
| love | Athenians still created plays, but the plays of the Hellenistic Era were about --- and relationships |
| 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 |
| philosophers | During the Hellenistic Era, Athens continued to attract the most famous ----- in the Greek world |
| Zeno | the 2 most important philosophers were Epicurus and ----- |
| Epicureamism | Epicurus, the founder of ------ taught that happiness through the pursuit of pleasure was the goal of life |
| food | today, the word epicurean means the love of physical pleasure, such as good ---- or comfortable surroundings |
| sotoicism | was developed by a Phoenician named Zeno |
| reason | this philosophy taught that happiness comes from ---- not emotions |
| joy | today the word stoic is used to describe someone who is not affected by ---- or grief |
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