Module 9 Lesson 1

Why did Philip II become the leader of Greece

• Greek cities feared having to battle the Macedonians.
• He used allies to put down the rebellions of other Greek cities.
• Greek cities invited him to defend them against the Persian Empire.
• He used his superior army to take over each Greek city one at a time.

After Philip II defeated _________ the other Greek cities agreed to make him their leader.

• Athens
• Macedonia
• Persia
• Sparta

Which empire did Alexander the Great defeat to build his own empire?

• the Egyptian
• the Mughal
• the Persian
• the Roman

Much of the territory in Alexander the Great’s empire came from his conquering of the ______________ empire.

• Athenian
• Persian
• Seleucid
• Theban

Why do historians use the term Hellenistic to describe the culture that developed in the lands Alexander the Great conquered?

• It influenced Greek philosophy by introducing ideas from Central Asia.
• It combined Greek ideas with local cultures from throughout the empire.
• It influenced Egyptian art forms using Macedonian painting styles.
• It combined parts of Persian and Syrian cultures to create a new language.

Hellenistic culture combined ______________ ideas with the different cultures in Alexander the Great’s empire.

• Egyptian
• Greek
• Persian
• Syrian

Powerful king of Macedonia

• Philip II -
• phalanx -
• Alexander the Great -
• Hellenistic-

Name for the blended culture that developed in Alexander’s empire

• Philip II -
• phalanx -
• Alexander the Great -
• Hellenistic-

King of Macedonia who built the largest empire the world had ever seen

• Philip II -
• phalanx -
• Alexander the Great -
• Hellenistic-