Chapter 68 Dates

Question 1

404 BC

Answer 1

Peloponnesian War ends. Artaxerxes || inherits the throne.

Question 2

401 BC

Answer 2

March of the Ten Thousand Greek mercenaries. Persia loses hold of Egypt. Persia declines.

Question 3

399 BC

Answer 3

Socrates dies at his own hand (suicide) after being convicted of corrupting the minds of the Greek youth (teaching them about democracy) and sentenced to death.

Question 4

395 BC

Answer 4

Corinthian Wars begin (Sparta and Persia vs. Athens and Egypt). Greeks still aren’t getting along.

Question 5

390 BC

Answer 5

Rome invaded by Gauls.

Question 6

387 BC

Answer 6

King’s Peace - Persia would invade Greece if they didn’t get along (took an outsider to calm them down again).

Question 7

380 BC

Answer 7

Isocrates publishes Panegyricus about uniting Greece (panhellenic unity).

Question 8

359 BC

Answer 8

Philip || ascends Macedonia throne. Artaxerxes ||| ascends Persian throne.

Question 9

356 BC

Answer 9

Alexander is born (Olympius - Greek and Philip - Macedonian)

Question 10

343 BC

Answer 10

Aristotle becomes tutor of Alexander (Philip absorbing Greek culture). Persia conquers Egypt again.

Question 11

338 BC

Answer 11

Battle of Chaeronea where Macedonia conquers Greece and Alexander proves his valor (1st battle).

Question 12

336 BC

Answer 12

Philip is killed. Alexander takes throne at 20 years old. Between 20’s and 30’s he conquers most of the world.