Chapter 9 Flashcards
1
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Cyrus the Great
A
Because of his great success historians call him Cyrus the great
2
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Cavalry
A
A unit of soldiers that ride horses.
3
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Darius I
A
He claimed the throne and killed his rivals.
4
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Persian Wars
A
The invasion began a series of wars between Persia and Greece.
5
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Xerxes I
A
He tried to conquer Greece again.
6
Q
Alliance
A
Or an agreement to work together
7
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Peloponnesian War
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A war between the Spartans and the Athens.
8
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Phillip II
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Became king of Macedonia
9
Q
Phalanx
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Is warriors that stood close together in a square.
10
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Alexander the Great
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The efforts earned him the name Alexander the Great
11
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Hellenistic
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Or green like
12
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Socrates
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Among the greatest of thinkers was him.
13
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Plato
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Was a student of Socrates
14
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Aristotle
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Plato’s student
15
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Reason
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Or clear and ordered thinking
