Lesson 27 Flashcards by Marcia Young

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son of Philip; king of Macedonia; founder of a great empire from Greece to India

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Alexander

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philosopher; teacher of Alexander

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Aristotle

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Alexander’s horse; “oohed”

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Bucephalus

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Greek poet; wrote “The Odes”

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Pindar

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Alexander’s first battle against the Persians

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battle of the Granicus

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slashed by Alexander; omen

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Gordian knot

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king of Persia

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Darius III

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Alexander’s first defeat of Darius

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battle of Issus

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Alexander’s final defeat of Darius

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battle of Arbela

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wife of Alexander

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Roxana

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Indian King

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Porus

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“My father will leave me nothing to do!”

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Alexander

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“To the strongest.”

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Alexander

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an oppressive power

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yoke

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tools with long, curved blades

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scythes

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chariot with blades extending from the wheel hubs

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scythe-chariot

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Persian provincial governors; officers

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satraps

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a ring with a seal

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signet ring

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Identify the starred location on the map.

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Granicus River

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Identify the starred location on the map.

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Gordium

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Identify the starred location on the map.

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Issus

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Identify the starred location on the map.

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Damascus

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Identify the starred location on the map.

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Syria

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Identify the starred location on the map.

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Egypt

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Identify the starred location on the map.

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Jerusalem

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Identify the starred location on the map.

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Alexandria

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Identify the starred location on the map.

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Arbela

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Identify the starred location on the map.

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Persia

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Identify the starred location on the map.

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Babylon

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Identify the starred location on the map.

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Persepolis

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Identify the starred location on the map.

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Bactria

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Identify the starred location on the map.

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India

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Identify the starred location on the map.

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Hydaspes River