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World History

Greece

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What is the Hellenistic culture? Culture blended with Egyptian, Greek, Persian, and Indian.
Who was Alexander the Great? King Phillip II's son who became king of Macedonia after his father's assassination. Also, he conquered the Persian Empire and other lands
How did Alexander the Great die? Illness
Why did Alexander's army wanted to turn back during their long march in India? Exhaustion
How old is Alex the Great when he died? 32 years old
_______ was the philosopher who wrote the "Republic", which emphasized his vision of a governed society? Socrates
Who was a wrestler and a poet? Plato
Who taught the 13-years old prince, Alexander? Aristotle
What was the phalanxes? A powerful formation fo which hephrolites (foot soldiers) stood side-by-side with spears on one hand and shields on the other.
WHat is the oligarchy? The type of government, which was ruled by few powerful rulers
Why was it important to teach Alexander the Great? He spreaded Greek culture on each city he conquered
Which war was fought for 10 years around 1200 BC? Trojan War
Which war between Athens and Sparta lasted 27 years? Peloponnesian War
Where was King Phillip II? Macedonia
Alex was crowned pharaoh of ______. Egypt
Why did people in Egypt praised Alexander the Great? He liberated the people from Persian control
Who took over Alex the Great's Empire? Ptoleemy, Seleucus, and Antigonus
Which Alexandria was the most important? In Egypt
Who conquered Greece in 338 BC? King Phillip II
Who was Darius III? Persian king who panicked and fled when Alexander the Great defeated most of his army.
What is the term of Messenian slaves of Sparta? Helots
Why did 1/3 of the Athenian die during the Peloponnesian War? Deadly unidentified plague
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