Lessons 26-28 Review Flashcards
state in northern Greece
Macedonia
became king of Macedonia; father of Alexander
Philip II
wife of Philip
Olympias
close formation of infantry armed with long spears
phalanx
Athenian orator; warned against Philip
Demosthenes
“I appeal from Philip drunk to Philip sober.”
Macedonian woman
one who is legally responsible for a minor
guardian
infantry formation
phalanx
Identify the starred location on the map.
Macedonia
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
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Granicus River
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Gordium
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Issus
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Damascus
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Syria
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Egypt
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Jerusalem
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Alexandria
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Arbela
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Persia
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Babylon
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Persepolis
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Bactria
Identify the starred location on the map.
India
Identify the starred location on the map.
Hydaspes River
a ring with a seal
signet ring
Athenian orator; warned against Philip in his most famous series of speeches, the Philippics
Demosthenes
Demosthenes’ speeches against Philip of Macedonia
Philippics
“Do not be discouraged but conquer your difficulties.”
actor of Demosthenes
“Let us be equally energetic and unselfish and just, then we shall triumph.”
Demosthenes
“I insist that even if it had been known beforehand to all the world that Philip would succeed and that we should fail, not even then ought Athens to have taken any other course if she had any regard for her own glory or for her past or for the ages to come.”
Demosthenes
tirade; harsh verbal denunciation
philippic
shaft of a feather, prepared for use as a writing instrument
quill
speaking loudly with persuasive effect
declamation
incapable of being morally corrupted
incorruptible
