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The different regions within Greece were separated by
mountains
The epics of Homer could be described as being
long poems about adventure and Greek value
The Spartan way of life has become well-known for
duty, discipline, and strength
Who was driven from Greece shortly before the Golden Age of Athens began
The Persains
Alexander the Great was welcomed as a liberator by the people of
egypt
Alexander stopped his advances into Asia and turned back because
his men did not want to continue
Hellenistic culture represented a blending of Greek culture with all of the following cultures
Indian, Persain, Egyptian
Who was the winner of the Trojan War
Dorians
Writer of Greek epics, The Iliad and The Odyssey
Homer
Another name for a city state
Polis
city state governed by direct democracy
Athens
example of classical architecture
parthenon
winner of peloponnensian war
sparta
age of alexander the great at his death
32
center of the hellenistic world
alexandria
military formation used by the Greeks and Macedonians
phalanx
Ptolemy
Greco-Egyptian writer of Alexandria, known as a mathematician, astronomer, geographer, astrologer, and poet
Aristarchus
Greek astronomer, presented the first known model that placed the Sun at the center of the universe with the Earth revolving around it.
three forms of government in greek civilization
monarchy,oligarchy,democracy
monarchy
ruled by a king
oligarchy
ruled by a small group
democracy
ruled by many
golden age
past time of peace, prosperity, and happiness
hellenistic achievements
defeated persian empire
When Alexander and his army invaded asia in 334 BCE where did they first meet serious Persian resistance?
Granicus River
How many times does the city name Alexandria appear on the map? What conclusions can you draw from this
11, he was cocky
as Alexanders foot soldiers marched approximately how many miles was it from Pella, the capital of macedonia to egypt to hydaspes river in India
about 3,000
Alexander conquered a lot of land
alexander fought a lot of battles resulting in a lot of deaths
where is the hydaspes river
india
how was alexanders army able to cross the Hydaspes before porus was able to react
building rafts, leaving 5,000 men behind followed midnight
how did alexander use the elephants as a weapon
he boxed them in and they trampled people even soldiers in alexanders army
alexander let porus retain administrative rule after the indians defeat
...
alexander boxed in elephants and forced them to trample people, some of them killed his own men, alexander left 5,000 men behind
...
how did alexander feel about tyres ability to hold him off for seven months
he felt angry he completed the causeway and his army destroyed the city
Why did alexander make the decision not to kill people who took sanctuary in the temple
he thought the gods may punish him, and he didn't want to disrespect the gods
what do you learn about Alexander from his decision to crucify 2000 men
he took no mercy
can you think of military reasons for the severe treatment of tyrian suurvivors
make money for resources for military
alexander treated cities that went easily nicely
...
alexander murdered and sold tryrian soldiers
...
Alexander poured the water on the ground when him and his men were thirsty because
he wanted to show his men that he was no better than them
why did alexander give the man who saved the hat a reward and then behead him
he saved the hat and the prophets told him he should not allow the head that wore the royal head band be safe
Alexander acted like one of his men and supported them
...
Alexander beheaded someone for trying to help him
...
What is the meaning of the term hellenistic age
describes the period following alexander when greek ideas and culture spread
what was Alexanders legacy/
what he accomplished in his life or what people accomplished because of him
how did alexanders legacy extend from italy to india
Religion most directly influenced by greek art adn ritual
Alexander founded 70 cities
...
Alexander killed an estimated 100,000 enemy soldiers in four major battles
...
Who is Sikaner e Aezem
alexander the great
what is the connection between alexander and greek words in the kalish language today
some of the kalish words are the same as theirs
Alexander the great let some of his men stay in India so they could marry and start a new life
...
Alexander took on a lot of the Kalish culture
...
Alexander the great from Macedonia conquered the Greek city-states and Persia, spreading greek culture throughout the middle east during the
hellenistic age
how long did the hellenistic age continue
one thousand years
which war severly weakened the greek city states
peloponnisan war
In the nearby Kingdom of Macedon in Macedonian, Phillip the second and his son, Alexander the Great created one of the worlds largest empires
...
philip the second ruled from -------- to ------- in macedonia, northern greece
359-336
Phillip the second was only -- when he took the throne but proved to be a brilliant and ruthless politician
23
Phillip the second transformed macedonia into the ---------- --------- in the greek world
premier military
phillip the second used the great strategy of ----- and was the first to use --------
phalanxes, catapults
phillip the second forcibly ----- the greek city states
united
phillip the second never lived to achieve his goal of conquering
persia
phillip the second was -------- by one of his seven bodyguards in 336 BCE at his daughters wedding
assassinated
Alexander the great ruled from
336-323 BCE
ATG was taught by
aristotle
ATG became known as the great because of his accomplishments over the next 13 years
...
ATG defeated the Persians in
334
ATG only married Iranian women because
he wanted to be better liked and respected
ATG realized the difficulty of holding down a vast empire by force and without the cooperation of important elements among the ----- peoples
conquered
ATG in --- invaded egypt
332
Egyptians welcomed ATG as a liberator and even crowned him -----
pharoah
ATG founded the city -------- in Egypt
Alexandria
ATG reached the ---- and than turned around because his soldiers were tired
Indus River
in --- ATG became ill and died of a fever at age 32
323
ATG created the worlds largest empire stretched from
greece
Macedonian generals fought over the empire and it was finally divided into -- separate kingdoms
3
hellenistic culture
Greek culture blended with Egyptian Persian and Indian influences
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