Created by Jazz Preston
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When did Alexander the Great reign?
Who taught Alexander the Great?
In 336 BC why did Alexander the Great destroy Athens?
Where was Alexander the Great proclaimed King?
What city was founded by Alexander the Great?
Who did Alexander the Great believe was his true father?
Where did Alexander the Great beat Darius?
Alexander the Great burned royal palaces and temples here.
Alexander the Great suffered tremendous loss traveling through here
Married this Sogdian Princess
What year did Alexander the Great die? And of what did he die from?
What happened to Alexander the IV and Roxane after Alexander the Great died?
What happened to the Kingdom after the death of Alexander the Great?
What are the 3 Hellenistic kingdoms?
This city was the principle port in the eastern Mediterranean and became the 2nd most important city in the ancient world.
seized massive boot here
Defeated Porus here in 326 BC
Who conquered the whole Persian Empire?
This oracle was used by Alexander the Great that held a message he never got to disclose
Worked on geometric spheres and cones; established value of pi; also well known for his weapons; inventor/mathematician
Battle where Athenians and Thebans confronted the Macedonians in 338 BC
Battle ended the city-state as the primary Greek political unit into large empires absorbed the Greek states until new political structures
Formulated the earth-centered theory that was superseded by Copernicus, Galileo, and Newton in the 16th and 17th century
Ruler of Persian Empire who was beaten by Alexander the Great at Gaugamela in 331
Athenian Statesman who gave a series of speeches entitled Philippics that claimed Philip was addicted to power
accurately calculated the circumference of the earth
textbook that explained the principles of geometry and lasted for 2000 years
Wrote Elements
First battle against Alexander vs Persia; happened in 334 BC
One of the many cults from Egypt that offered an escape, promised mortality, and it also paved the way for Christianity
Athenian Orator who urged Philip II to fight against Persia
Battled against Alexander and King Darius III in 333; Alexander won
Underdeveloped portion of Greece that had valuable natural resources and huge manpower reserves; Philip and Alexander the Great acquired it in their reigns
Perfected the New Comedy
plays that included private family squabbles; influenced Roman Stage
sharp witted satirical refrence to current events and public policy
Cult from Persia mush like Isis
Philip was able to fund army by seizing gold and silver from mines in this mountain
royal capital where Alexander the Great was born; Philip encourage intellectuals to come here to help mainstream the Macedon into Greek cultural
Increased army size; diversified army; introduced new thrust spear, better siege machinery, and more effective infantry; defeated Balkan neighbors; unified and modernized Greece
Who killed Philip the II?
Which Hellenistic Empire contained the great library of Alexandria and the "think tanks" that was known as museums
Oasis that Alexander the Great consulted
What were the three beliefs that the Stoics believed in?
What did the Stoicism emphasis?
Stoic Philosophy Masterpiece written by Marcus Aurelius
Key Persian naval base
taught in Athens at the Stoa Poikile; he founded stoic philosophy
belief that is based on this quote:
"Eat, drink, and make merry, for tomorrow you die and will not be held accountable"
Roman poet that was considered the most eloquent member of the Epicurus belief
Marked the beginning of a distinguished history of Roman Law
pleased the masses in Rome by his major building programs and gifts of money
tirelessly traveled throughout the provinces of the empire; personally attending to military security along borders
Satirist who trained the powerful weapon of his biting criticism on its social and moral degreneration
major power in the western Mediterranean that was originally founded as a Phoenician colony
major power in the western Mediterranean that was originally founded as a Phoenician colony
one of the men who cooperated for a time to subvert the Republic System in favor of their own personal goals; military glory died on the plains of Mesopotamia; head was displayed as a trophy for the Parthians
wrote a massive history of Rome called The History
psychopath who committed incest and murdered close family members like his mother.
followed the governmental policies of Diocletian, ruling autocratically and consulting only a few trusted appointees; prepared the way for the empire's split by founding a new imperial capital, Costantinople
was forced by Caesar to withdraw to Greece; was later on defeated by him at Pharsalus; he then escaped to Alexandria where he was stabbed to death
wrote the best and most extensive narrative of the period from 14 to 96 CE
create the Masterpiece of world literature that is entitled Aeneid (hero Aneas after the fall of Troy)
"dagger-men" eventually caused Rome to take decisive action; political resistance group
mastered Greek and Hebrew and produced a translation into Latin of the whole Bible known as the Vulgate
the failure of their revolt and the loss of their temple as a central religious and political focus caused Jews to be scattered around the eastern Mediterranean and even farther afield in a dispersal known as
aristocrat or nobleman
commoner
he considered one of the most important figures in the Apostolic Age; funded many churches in Asia Minor and Europe
ancient Greek lyrical poet