Lesson 30 Cocab And Study Guide Flashcards
Alexander the Great
The ruler of a vast empire that extended from Macedonia to India in the 300s B.C.E
Alexandria
A city in Egypt founded in 332 B.C.E by Alexander the Great; also, an ancient center of learning.
Ally
A country that is friendly to another country in times of war
Aperrication
To be aware of the worth and importance of something of someone
Aristotle
A great greek philosopher; a tutor of Alexander the Great; and the author of works on logic, science, and politics
Custom
A practice that is common to people of a particular group or region
Involved
To be a part of something
Macedonia
An ancient kingdom located north of Greece
Peloponnesian war
The war fought between Athens and Sparta that involved other city states
Reluctantly
To have hesitation or an unwillingness to do something.
The term given for the time period between Alexander death and the rise of the Roman Empire
Hellenistic period
Who won the Peloponnesian war
Sparta
Alexander showed the influence of his teacher amístelos in his love of
Greek culture
Alexander helped unite the Greeks under his rule by giving them a
Common enemy
What happened to the government officials of town that surrendered to Alexander
They would be able to stay in power
Why is Alexander call great
Cause he basically conquered most of the world at the time
Alexander goal for his empire was to bring different
Culture
Alexander built cities to spread
Greek ideas
Why was the city of Alexanderia in eygpt especially famous
It had a marketplace, university , gymnasium, theater largest in the world at the time
Alexander used religion to help him rule the Egyptian by gaining their
Trust/respect
Alexander told Greek that he was the son of
Zeus
In Alexander allowed Persians
To run day to day Businesses ideas
Of their lands
When Alexander reached northern India, what made him turn back?
The soilerds were exhausted
What happened to Alexander’s empire after he died?
His empire became three kingdoms
What was the lasting influence of Alexander’s conquests
Greece culture
In order to help bring unity to his Empire, Alexander especially encouraged Macedonians to marry with _____ .
Persians
