Chapter 9

Question 1

Cyrus the Great

Answer 1

Few people rebelled against him, and his empire remained strong. Because of his great success, they call him Cyrus the Great.

Question 2

Cavalry

Answer 2

a unit of soldiers who ride horses

Question 3

Darius 1

Answer 3

claimed the throne and killed his rivals for power

Question 4

Persian Wars

Answer 4

This invasion began of wars between Persia and Greece

Question 5

Xerxes 1

Answer 5

tried to conquer Greece again

Question 6

Alliance

Answer 6

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

Phalanx

Answer 8

a group of warriors who stood close together in a square

Question 9

Alexander the Great

Answer 9

Alexander’s efforts to build an empire made him one of the greatest conquerors in history. These efforts gave him his name.

Question 10

Hellenistic

Answer 10

or Greek-like

Question 11

Socrates

Answer 11

He believed people should never stop looking for knowledge.

Question 12

Plato

Answer 12

was a student of Socrates

Question 13

Aristotle

Answer 13

Plato’s student. He taught that people should live lives of moderation

Question 14

reason

Answer 14

clear and ordered thinking

Question 15

Euclid

Answer 15

interested in geometry

Question 16

Hippocrates

Answer 16

wanted to figure out what caused disease so he could better treat it.

Question 17

Phillip 2

Answer 17

became king of Macedonia