chapter 9 vocab

Question 1

cyrus the great

Answer 1

Few people rebelled against Cyrus, and his empire remained strong because historians call him Cyrus the great

Question 2

cavalry

Answer 2

A cavalry is a unit of soldiers who ride horses.

Question 3

darius l

Answer 3

Darius l claimed the throne and killed all 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 l

Answer 5

xerxes tried to conquer Greece again.

Question 6

alliance

Answer 6

alliance, or an agreement to work together.

Question 7

peloponnesian war

Answer 7

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

Question 8

philip ll

Answer 8

philip ll became king of Macedonia.

Question 9

phalanx

Answer 9

A phalanx was a group of warriors who stood close together in a square.

Question 10

alexander the great

Answer 10

These efforts earned him the name Alexander the great.

Question 11

hellenistic

Answer 11

hellenistic, or Greek-like

Question 12

socrates

Answer 12

Socrates he believed that people must never stop looking for knowledge.

Question 13

plato

Answer 13

Plato was a student of socrates.

Question 14

aristotle

Answer 14

Aristotle was plato student.

Question 15

reason

Answer 15

reason, or clear and ordered.

Question 16

euclid

Answer 16

Euclid was instered in goemetry.

Question 17

hippocrates

Answer 17

The greatest greek doctor was hippocrates.