Ancient Greece- 8.3 Flashcard

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a time when Greek ideas spread to non-Greek people

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Hellenistic Era

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became king of Macedonia at age 20

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Alexander the Great

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Macedonian admirer of Greek ideas who planned to conquer Persia

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Philip II

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most important city in the ancient world founded by Alexander in Egypt

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Alexandria

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soldiers on horseback

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cavalry

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The Macedonian king Phillip II was deemed a threat to Greek freedom according to _______ , a lawyer and public speaker.

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Demosthenes

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Alexander and his army of 40,000 Greek and Macedonian soldiers defeated the Persians in the Battle of

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Granicus.

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Alexander's hero was Homer's warrior hero _______.

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Achilles

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After his death, Alexander's empire fell apart because his

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generals fought one another.

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In Hellenistic kingdoms, government business was conducted in what language?

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Greek