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Greece Flashcards

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Orator

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Public speaker

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Phalanx

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Military tactic-created by Philip II

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Barbaroi

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Barbarians-what Greeks called Persians

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Immigrate

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Move into a city state

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Emigrate

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Move out of a city state

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What did the new ruler of Greece do?

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Increase trade under Philip II (Greek decent)

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What does “Hellenistic” mean

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“Like the Greeks” (Hellenes)

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When Philip II was young what happened to him?

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Hostage in Thebes

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What did he learn while in Thebes?

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To love Greek culture

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What did Philip II believe was his destiny?

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To unite Greek city states under one rule

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What was the Macedonian army like before Philip transformed it

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Volunteers

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How did Philip cause Greek city states to fight and why did he do this?

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He broke treaties and caused disagreements, he did this to weaken them so he could move in

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How did Philip form alliances?

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Partnerships and marriages

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Who tried to warn the Greeks about Philip?

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Demosthenes an orator

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How did Philip die?

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Assassination in 336 B.C.E

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Who were Alexander’s parents?

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Philip and Olympias of Macedonia

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What happened to Alexander at age 16?

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Became in charge of calvary

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What were some subjects Aristotle taught Alexander?

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Politic science, literature, and geography

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What was Alexander’s dream for his empire?

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To have a worldwide state and to have everyone at peace

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How many cities did Alexander create in total?

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70

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What was the name of 16 of those cities?

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Alexandria

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What was the most famous of those 16 cities?

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Egypt- Light House

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What happened at the Indus River?

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Troops refused to fight

*used catapults and siege engines

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How much was Alexander worth?

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60 billion dollars

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How did Alexander die?

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Malaria

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How old was he when he died?

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32

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What happened to his body in Babylon?

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Wrapped in gold and placed in a glass coffin

27
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Who did he say should take over his empire?

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The strongest

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What really happened to his empire?

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Divided among generals

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Why did the Greeks emigrate from their home states?

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To work in foreign factories

30
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What happened to Greece in 146 B.C.E?

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Roman invasion

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Explain two ways Athens got the goods they needed for everyday life

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  1. Trade

2. Buy and sell goods in the agora

32
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Explain two ways Sparta got the goods they needed for everyday life

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  1. Conquered other people (steal)

2. Helots and Perioeci are utilized *aristocrats ran army and government

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