Lesson 27 Flashcards
son of Philip; king of Macedonia; founder of a great empire from Greece to India
Alexander
philosopher; teacher of Alexander
Aristotle
Alexander’s horse; “oohed”
Bucephalus
Greek poet; wrote “The Odes”
Pindar
Alexander’s first battle against the Persians
battle of the Granicus
slashed by Alexander; omen
Gordian knot
king of Persia
Darius III
Alexander’s first defeat of Darius
battle of Issus
Alexander’s final defeat of Darius
battle of Arbela
wife of Alexander
Roxana
Indian King
Porus
“My father will leave me nothing to do!”
Alexander
“To the strongest.”
Alexander
an oppressive power
yoke
tools with long, curved blades
scythes
chariot with blades extending from the wheel hubs
scythe-chariot
Persian provincial governors; officers
satraps
a ring with a seal
signet ring
Identify the starred location on the map.

Granicus River
Identify the starred location on the map.

Gordium
Identify the starred location on the map.

Issus
Identify the starred location on the map.

Damascus
Identify the starred location on the map.

Syria

Identify the starred location on the map.

Egypt
Identify the starred location on the map.

Jerusalem
Identify the starred location on the map.

Alexandria
Identify the starred location on the map.

Arbela
Identify the starred location on the map.

Persia
Identify the starred location on the map.

Babylon
Identify the starred location on the map.

Persepolis
Identify the starred location on the map.

Bactria
Identify the starred location on the map.

India
Identify the starred location on the map.

Hydaspes River