alexander the great Flashcards
Which war weakened the Greek city states
Peloponnesian War
What years did Sparta rule Greece?
404-371
why was sparta unable to rule greece effectively?
sparta lacked people, money, and sea power
What years did thebes rule greece
371-362
which powers aided thebes in overcoming sparta
athens and persia
all city states knew that unity was necessary but…
they all wanted to dominate any union that would be formed
what nation lies north of greece
macedonia
who was king of macedonia
philip 2
what year did philip 2 rule macedonia
359 BC
philip built the first ( ) in macedonian history
paid army
which part of greece saw philip 2 as a threat to greek liberty
southern
who led the opposition against philip 2
demosthenes
he was the ( ) in athenian history
greatest orator
which city state did demosthenes to try to fend off macedonia?
athens
why did demosthenes fail to to arouse athens?
no united opposition
what battle did athens try to fight macedonia?
chaeronea
what year was the battle of chaeronea?
338 BC
what year was philip assassinated?
336 BC
What year was Alexander the Great born?
356 BC
How old was Alex when he succeeded Philip?
20
what years were the Hellenistic age?
336-146 BC
Hellenistic is another word for …
alexander
who tutored alexander?
aristotle
how did alexander begin his military career?
crushing southern greek rebellion
what did alexander allow the southern greek city states do?
keep their government
what was the first point of Alexander’s plan?
build entire cities and rebuild old ones as cultural centers
what was the second point of Alexander’s plan?
merge persia and macedonia into one ruling group to run his empire
what was the third point of Alexander’s plan?
wanted to become god king
what is another word for god king?
divine monarch
when alexander died, who died he believe was his father?
zeus
where did alexander defeat the persians?
asia minor
what year was asian minor?
334 BC
where is alexandria built?
near the nile river delta
what year did alexander die?
323 BC
what caused alexander’s death?
fever
how old was alexander when he died?
33
where was alexander’s body placed?
alexandria
how many years did it take for alexander to conquer the known world?
13 years
after alexander’s death, who did his generals murder?
everyone related to him
when did 3 generals divide alexander’s kingdom?
301 BC
what were the 3 main kingdoms
macedonia, egypt, syria
who intervened in the wars after alexander’s death?
romans
what year did the romans invade?
200
