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barbarian
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a wild and uncivilized person
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p. 196
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assasinate
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to murder for political reasons
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p. 196
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Alexander the Great
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kingof Macedonia from 336 to 323 B.C.; conquerer of Persia and Egypt and invader of India
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196
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Hellenistic
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describing Greek culture after the death of Alexander the Great, including the three main kingdoms formed by the breakup of Alexander's empire
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196
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Where was Macedonia located?
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north of Greece
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196
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What was Macedonia like before King Philip seized power? When did he seize power?
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358 b.c.
poor and divided |
197
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When was King Phillip assassinated?
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336 b.c.
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197
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FILL IN THE BLANK: Within blank years, the Macedonian king had conquered an extensive area, including blank, blank, and lands beyond the blankedy blank to the blank.
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Within 11 years, the Macedonian king had conquered an extensive area, including Persia, Egypt, and lands beyond the Indus River to the east.
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197
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Why, where, and when did Alexander the Great die?
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fever
Babylon 323 b.c. |
198
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Why and when did the empire break into three kingdoms?
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because of Alexander the Great
after 50 years of his death |
198
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What did Alexander try not to destroy when he conquered other lands?
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their cultures
hoped that their cultures would mix with greek culture |
199
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What was the strongest culture in the 3 hellenistic kingdoms?
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Greek culture
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199
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What was the greatest Hellenistic cities and who founded it where?
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Alexandria
Alexander the Great founded it in Egypt |
199
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Why was Alexandria the greatest city?
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it was the learning capital of the Greek world and its library was the largest in the world
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200
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What flourished at Alexandria?
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mathematics and science
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200
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What year did who create a new mathematics and what was it?
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300 b.c.
Euclid geometry |
200
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What year did Aristarchus make what theory?
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250 b.c.
Earth reloved around the sun |
200
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Who was Alexander's tutor when he was young?
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Aristotle
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196
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How did Alexander's upbringing affect his attitudes about Greek culture?
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he always thought himself as Greek and spoke the Greek language
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196
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Alexander the Great wanted the cultures of the cities that he conquered to survive and mix with Greek culture. What happened instead?
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Greek culture became the most powerful culture
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199
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What features of Greek culture could be seen in the Hellenistic kingdoms?
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Mathematics (geometry) and science (astronomy)
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200
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What was the importance of Alexandria, Egypt?
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mathematics and science flourished there
geometry was invented there and astronomy was improved |
200
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Describe the importances of scientific contributions made by Euclid, Eratosthenes, and Aristarchus.
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Euclid invented geometry
Aristarchus imporved astronomy Eratosthenes calculated the distance around the earth |
200
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Who was Eratosthenes and what did he do?
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he was a scholar and he calculated the distance around the Earth
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200
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Why did the hellenistic Age end in 146 b.c.?
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Romans conquered Greece
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When and where did Alexander the Great found Alexandria?
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332 B.C.
edge of Nile Delta, Egypt |
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