Chapter 5 Review

The greatest historian of the ancient world

Who became king of Macedonia at age 20?

Alexander rode into battle ahead of his men, and he often risked his own life.

______ admired Greek culture and wanted to conquer Persia.

Alexander's conquests marked to beginning of the ______.

Where do the Greeks believe their gods and goddesses lived?

The Macedonians defeated the Greeks at the Battle of ______ .

A city and major seaport in north Egypt in the Nile River Delta.

Who wrote the History of the Persian Wars

Who wrote the Iliad and the Odyssey?

Through Mythology, the Greek people expressed their _____.

Who thought that the government should be headed by philosopher-kings?

_____ became king of after his father, Philip, died.

Three types of columns in ancient Greece

A time when Greek ideas spread to non-Greek people.

This historian was considered the greatest historian of the ancient world.

The three types of columns the Greeks used in their buildings were Corinthian, Doric, and ______.

_______ is what a person leaves behind when he or she dies.

After Alexander's death, his generals fought for power, and Alexander's empire ended. Four kingdoms emerged in its place

The philosopher who believed the universe was governed by the same laws and music and number.

Alexander kept a copy of _____ under his pillow.

_____ was a long poem about a heroic deed.

After his death, Alexander's empire fell apart because ____.

Alexander and his army defeated to local Persian governors in the Battle of _____.

Who wrote about the History of the Persian Wars.

The Greek people believed their gods and goddesses lived on _______.

_____ is a kingdom that lay north of Greece.

Which philosopher was sentenced to death for his teachings?

_______ is what a person leaves behind when he or she dies.

Nothing in excess.

During the Hellenistic Era, government business was conducted in the ______ language.

Which Greek philosopher believed the government should be headed by philosopher kings?

_____ was the most important city of the ancient world.

Alexander built the city of _____ as the center of business.

A long poem about a heroic deed.

_____ needed to unite the Greeks and Macedonians to defeat Persia.