Study Guide Chapter 12

I was a Greek scientist who visited the Museum in Alexandria; wrote the book on Geometry.

• Euclid

• Archimedes

• Pythagoras

• Aristotle

The term for a person held against their will by an enemy in exchange for money/prize.

• Ransom

• Hostage

• Prisoner

• Captive

The term given for the strong formation that Alexander and Phillip the II used to conquer empires.

• Phalanx

• Legion

• Testudo

• Cohort

I was a general in Alexander’s army. When he died, the land was divided and I took Egypt. _____________

• Ptolemy

• Seleucus

• Antigonus

• Perdiccas

The term given to someone with the skill to speak to large crowds.

• Orator

• Librarian

• Carpenter

• Florist

This is the harsh term used to describe all non-Greek people, since the Greek thought they were better than other civilizations.

• Barbarian

• Citizen

• Philosopher

• Merchant

This is the term used to describe an agreement between two or more people/nations. Marriage was sometimes used for this purpose.

• Alliance

• Conflict

• Treaty

• Embargo

This is a place where the mass production of goods can be created. Around 200 BC, it was a small setting but greatly affected Greek merchants.

• Factory

• Library

• Temple

• Market

This is the name given to people who were Greek or lived in a Greek colony. It is also a time period in Greek history.

• Hellenistic

• Byzantine

• Roman

• Persian

The Greek city states lost their independence in _____ BC, when _____ of Macedonia conquered them.

• 338, Philip II

• 323, Alexander the Great

• 404, Lysander

• 146, Roman Consul Mummius