Social Studies Trimester 2 Flashcards

1
Q

phalanx:

A

a group of warriors standing together in a square

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2
Q

Philip II borrowed strategies from the…

A

Greeks

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3
Q

Who joined Athens to battle Macedonia?

A

Thebes

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4
Q

Hellenistic:

A

Greek-like

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5
Q

In 327 BC, Alexander the Great crossed the Indus River towards:

A

India

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6
Q

Philip II was king of _______

A

Macedonia

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7
Q

Philip II was killed at his daughter’s wedding, then ________ took over

A

Alexander the Great (his son)

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8
Q

Alex was __ when he died

A

33

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9
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______ rebelled after Philip’s death

A

Thebes

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10
Q

Alex was so strong, when he came to _____ they instantly surrendered

A

Egypt

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11
Q

______ ____ began when Sparta declared war on Athens

A

Peloponnesian War

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12
Q

2 greatest city-states in Greece were…

A

Sparta and Athens

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13
Q

Athenian women had almost __ rights

A

no

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14
Q

Sparta had a strong ____

A

army

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15
Q

Athens were defeated in ______ in 415 B.C.

A

Sicily

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16
Q

A ruler named __________ _____ _______ created the Persian empire

A

Cyrus the Great

17
Q

Greece invaded the Persian Army in the ____ ____ ________

A

Battle of Marathon

18
Q

_____ won the Persian wars

A

Greek

19
Q

aka king of kings. Who is this?

A

Darius I

20
Q

had a powerful Navy. Who?

A

Athens

21
Q

Officials:

A

satraps

22
Q

Persia’s chief Religion:

A

Zoroastrianism

23
Q

founder of Persia:

A

Cyrus the Great

24
Q

10k soldiers of Persia:

A

Immortals

25
Q

Sparta had the _____ army in Greece

A

strongest

26
Q

cavalry:

A

unit of soldiers on horses shooting arrows

27
Q

governors of Persia:

A

satraps

28
Q

a building constructed in Athens in 400s BC

A

Parthenon

29
Q

a famous Greek playwright:

A

Sophoeles

30
Q

Greek philosopher:

A

Plato

31
Q

reason:

A

clear & ordered thinking

32
Q

the greatest doctor:

A

Thucydides

33
Q

Greek statues were ________

A

realistic