The Hellenistic world

Who was the Macedonian King , he was a brilliant military leader who defeated the greeks. Alexander the Great was his son

• Plato

• Phalanx

• Phillip II

• Socrates

A group of Greek warriors that stood close together in a square formation

• Phalanx

• Alexander the Great

• Hellenistic

• Plato

(c. 356-323 BC) Macedonian ruler, he was one of the greatest military commanders in history. He conquered large areas of Asia and parts of Europe and Africa and spread greek culture throughout his empire

• Philip II

• Alexander the Great

• Ptolemy

• Cleopatra VII

Greek like; heavily influenced by greek ideas

• The Socratic Method

• Ptolemy

• Hellenistic

• Phalanx

One of the three powerful generals who, in the absence of an heir, claimed a share of Alexander the Great's empire.

• Antigonus

• Alexander the Great

• Philip the II

• Ptolemy

(c. 358-281 BC) A general who controlled most of Alexander the Great's empire in Asia, including Persia

• Cleopatra VII

• Aristarchus

• Ptolemy

• Seleucus

(c. Last of Alexander the Great's to become king; he ruled Egypt

• Phalanx

• Ptolemy

• Aristarchus

• Plato

(69-30 BC) Egyptian queen, she became a devoted ally of Julius Caesar and Marc Antony. After Antony was defeated by Octavian, she committed suicide.

• Antigonus

• Ptolemy

• Cleopatra VII

• Seleucus

(310-230 BC) Greek astronomer who developed a theory that the Earth spun on its axis and orbited around the sun.

• Philip II

• Alex the Great

• Phalanx

• Aristarchus