Chapter 9 Flashcards

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Cyrus the Great

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Because of his great success historians call him Cyrus the great

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2
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Cavalry

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A unit of soldiers that ride horses.

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3
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Darius I

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He claimed the throne and killed his rivals.

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4
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Persian Wars

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The invasion began a series of wars between Persia and Greece.

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5
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Xerxes I

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He tried to conquer Greece again.

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6
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Alliance

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Or an agreement to work together

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7
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Peloponnesian War

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A war between the Spartans and the Athens.

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8
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Phillip II

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Became king of Macedonia

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9
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Phalanx

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Is warriors that stood close together in a square.

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10
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Alexander the Great

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The efforts earned him the name Alexander the Great

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11
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Hellenistic

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Or green like

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12
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Socrates

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Among the greatest of thinkers was him.

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13
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Plato

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Was a student of Socrates

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14
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Aristotle

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Plato’s student

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15
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Reason

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Or clear and ordered thinking

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16
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Euclid

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Was interested in geometry. Spet time learning math.

17
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Hippocrates

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The greatest greek doctor