Alexander And The Hellenistic Period

Question 0

Alexander the Great

Answer 0

356-323 BC

King of Macedonia

Conquerer of the known world

Spread Greek language and culture from Egypt to India

Macedonian by birth but preferred Greek culture

Acted Greek

Question 1

Hellenistic period

Answer 1

323-31 BC- between the death of Alexander the Great and the rise of Rome

Greek culture spread throughout the Mediterranean world

Hellenistic means to imitate the Greeks

Hellenistic means “to ruteey

Question 2

338 BC

Answer 2

Philip with Alexander leading his left wing cavalry, takes over Greece

Question 3

336 BC

Answer 3

Philip assassinated, Alexander becomes king

Question 4

335 BC

Answer 4

Alexander destroys Thebes

Question 5

332 BC

Answer 5

Besieges and conquers Tyre

Question 6

331 BC

Answer 6

Alexander takes Egypt; an oracle tells us he’s Zeus’s son

Question 7

331 BC

Answer 7

Battle of Gaugamela; Alexander defeats Darius III and takes over Persian Empire

Question 8

326 BC

Answer 8

Hydaspes River; Alexander defeats an Indian king named Porus

Question 9

326 BC

Answer 9

Alex’s troops refuse to go any further. He turns around after sulking (like his hero Achilles) is his tent for two days

Question 10

All during Alexander’s conquests, Greek colonists had continued…

Answer 10

Emigrating to the areas he conquered

Question 11

Maine settlers were

Answer 11

Alexander’s old soldiers

Question 12

The colonists brought ———– with them

Answer 12

Greek political ideas

Question 13

Bringing ideas with them helped Alexander because it helps stop —————

Answer 13

Rebellion and invasion

Question 14

After Alexander died, his empire divided into —– regions

Answer 14

4

Question 15

Four regions

Answer 15

Macedonia
Pergamum
Egypt
Seleucid Empire

Question 16

——– stayed in control of the different regions, elected ————-

Answer 16

Greeks

Greek officials

Question 17

Hellenistic culture

Answer 17

Blending between Greek, Egytian, Indian, and Persian cultures and traditions

Question 18

————————- move to — and — (primarily to ——) to expand their knowledge

Answer 18

Philosophers, poets, writers, scientists, and mathematician

Asia
Egypt
Alexandria

Question 19

Scientists conducted research at the ————

Answer 19

Museum in Alexandria

Question 20

Center of trade on the coast of the Mediterranean (Lighthouse)

Answer 20

Alexandria, Egypt

Question 21

Alexandria’s library held ——– scrolls

Answer 21

500,000

Question 22

Population on Alexandria

Answer 22

500,000 people

Question 23

Lots of different ——- interacted in Alexandria

Answer 23

Cultures

Question 24

The Macedonian Phalanx

Answer 24

Lines of men marching in formation

Question 25

Differences from the hoplite phalanx

Answer 25

Smaller shields, longer spears called sarissas (17 feet long)

Better trained, marched faster– many of Alexander’s enemies wound up surrendering because his men would show up days before they were expected

Question 26

More important than the phalanx is the ——

Answer 26

Cavalry

Answer 27

Pinned

Knock out blows

Question 28

In other Greek warfare, did the cavalry do much?

Answer 28

No

Question 29

Hetairoi

Answer 29

Companions

Taken from Macedonian nobility

Elite cavalry