chapter 9

Question 1

Cyrus the Great

Answer 1

was successful in his conquest because his armies were so strong

Question 2

cavalry

Answer 2

is a unit of soilders who rides horses

Question 3

Darius 1

Answer 3

claimed the throne and killed all of his rivals for power

Question 4

Persian Wars

Answer 4

this invasion began a series of wars between Persia and Greece that historians called the persian Wars

Question 5

Xerxes 1

Answer 5

Tried to conquer Greece again

Question 6

alliance

Answer 6

or an agreement to work together

Question 7

Peloponnesian War

Answer 7

a war between Athens and Sparta that threatened to tear all of Greece apart

Question 8

Philip 2

Answer 8

became king of Macedonia

Question 9

phalanx

Answer 9

was a group of warriors who stood close together in a square

Question 10

Alexander the Great

Answer 10

his efforts to build an empire made him one of the greatest conquerors in history

Question 11

hellenistic

Answer 11

or greek-like

Question 12

Socrates

Answer 12

he believed that people must never stop looking for knowledge

Question 13

Plato

Answer 13

was a student of socrates

Question 14

Aristotle

Answer 14

Plato’s student

Question 15

reason

Answer 15

or clear and ordered thinking

Question 16

Euclid

Answer 16

was interested in geometry

Question 17

Hippocrates

Answer 17

wanted to figure out what caused diseases so he could better treat them