alexander the great Flashcards

(43 cards)

1
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Which war weakened the Greek city states

A

Peloponnesian War

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2
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What years did Sparta rule Greece?

A

404-371

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3
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why was sparta unable to rule greece effectively?

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sparta lacked people, money, and sea power

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4
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What years did thebes rule greece

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371-362

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5
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which powers aided thebes in overcoming sparta

A

athens and persia

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6
Q

all city states knew that unity was necessary but…

A

they all wanted to dominate any union that would be formed

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7
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what nation lies north of greece

A

macedonia

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8
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who was king of macedonia

A

philip 2

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9
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what year did philip 2 rule macedonia

A

359 BC

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10
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philip built the first ( ) in macedonian history

A

paid army

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11
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which part of greece saw philip 2 as a threat to greek liberty

A

southern

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12
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who led the opposition against philip 2

A

demosthenes

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13
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he was the ( ) in athenian history

A

greatest orator

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14
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which city state did demosthenes to try to fend off macedonia?

A

athens

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15
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why did demosthenes fail to to arouse athens?

A

no united opposition

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16
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what battle did athens try to fight macedonia?

A

chaeronea

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17
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what year was the battle of chaeronea?

A

338 BC

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18
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what year was philip assassinated?

19
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What year was Alexander the Great born?

20
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How old was Alex when he succeeded Philip?

21
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what years were the Hellenistic age?

22
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Hellenistic is another word for …

23
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who tutored alexander?

24
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how did alexander begin his military career?

A

crushing southern greek rebellion

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what did alexander allow the southern greek city states do?
keep their government
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what was the first point of Alexander's plan?
build entire cities and rebuild old ones as cultural centers
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what was the second point of Alexander's plan?
merge persia and macedonia into one ruling group to run his empire
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what was the third point of Alexander's plan?
wanted to become god king
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what is another word for god king?
divine monarch
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when alexander died, who died he believe was his father?
zeus
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where did alexander defeat the persians?
asia minor
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what year was asian minor?
334 BC
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where is alexandria built?
near the nile river delta
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what year did alexander die?
323 BC
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what caused alexander's death?
fever
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how old was alexander when he died?
33
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where was alexander's body placed?
alexandria
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how many years did it take for alexander to conquer the known world?
13 years
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after alexander's death, who did his generals murder?
everyone related to him
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when did 3 generals divide alexander's kingdom?
301 BC
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what were the 3 main kingdoms
macedonia, egypt, syria
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who intervened in the wars after alexander's death?
romans
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what year did the romans invade?
200