World Civilization chapter 9 vocabulary

King of Macedonia

a group of Greek warriors who stood close together in a square formation

one of the greatest conquerors in history

Greeklike; heavily influenced by Greek ideas

first general who became king of Macedonia

second general to seize part of the empire

last of Alexander's generals to become king. He was the most powerful and the wealthiest of the Hellenistic kingdoms

last Ptolemaic ruler of Egypt

an astronomer, was the first person to propose that the earth moves around the sun