Chapter 9 vocab Flashcards
1
Q
Cyrus the Great
A
An emperor in 585 bc to 529 bc.
2
Q
Cavalry
A
A unit of soldiers that ride horses.
3
Q
Darius l
A
Killed his rivals for power.
4
Q
Persian Wars
A
The war between Persia and Greece.
5
Q
Xerxes l
A
The son of Darius l.
6
Q
Alliance
A
Agree to work together.
7
Q
Peloponnesian War
A
The war between Athens and Sparta.
8
Q
Philip ll
A
The king in 359 bc.
9
Q
Phalanx
A
People who stood close together in a square.
10
Q
Alexander the Great
A
He got the name for his efforts to build an empire.
11
Q
Hellenistic
A
Greek-like
12
Q
Socrates
A
He believed people shouldn’t stop looking for knowledge.
13
Q
Plato
A
Was a student of Socrates.
14
Q
Aristotle
A
Was a student of Plato.
15
Q
Reason
A
Clear and ordered thinking.
