Week 29 Flashcards
Who was murdered by his own men in 321 B.C. while trying to subdue Ptolemy, governor of Egypt?
Perdiccas
When Antipater, governor of Macedon, died, who won the province of Macedon and Greece and killed the remainder of Alexander’s family?
Cassander
Who led an army against Jerusalem in 320 B.C. on the Sabbath Day and enslaved 100,000 jews?
Ptolemy
What was the Greek translation of the Old Testament called that Ptolemy II ordered seventy learned men to create?
Septuagint
To where did Ptolemy move the Egyptian capital?
Alexandria
What did Ptolemy have built in this new capital (Alexandria) at the government’s expense?
library
Name one scholar who completed his works in this new capital and the subject he studied.
Euclid - Geometry, Aristophanes - Geography,
Apollonius - poetry, Hipparchus - Astronomy,
Manetho - History
What four subjects could be studied at the University that grew up in this capital?
poetry & literature, mathematics, astronomy and medicine
Who was Perdiccas’ successor who intended to avenge the murder of Alexander the Great’s family?
Antigonas
What provision was included in the peace treaty signed by the generals when they became weary of war?
Greek cities should have their freedom
When Cassander and Ptolemy did not obey the treaty, who defeated them and accepted the title of king?
Demetrius, Antigonus’ son
What city did this general (Demetrius) next attempt to conquer but failed?
Rhodes
List the seven wonders of the ancient world.
- Pyramid of Giza 2. Hanging Gardens of Babylon 3. Statue of Zeus (Jupiter) at Olympia 4. Mausoleum at Halicarnassus (Tomb of Mausolus) 5. Temple of Artemis (Diana’s temple at Ephesus) 6. Colossus of Rhodes 7. the Pharos (Lighthouse of Alexandria)
What battle temporarily decided the fate of Alexander’s kingdom by dividing it into four parts?
Ipsus
List the four principal parts Alexander’s kingdom was divided into and the general governing each.
Ptolemy - Egypt, Seleucus - Persian Empire, Lysimachus - Thrace, Cassander - Macedon
