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What is a hostage?
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A person held by an enemy.
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What is an alliance?
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A partnership.
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What is an orator?
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A public speaker.
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What does Hellenistic mean?
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To be like the Greeks.
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What is a Phalanx?
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An infantry formation.
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What was Demosthenes?
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An orator that spoke against Philip of Macedonia.
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Why did Philip marry 6 times?
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To form political alliances.
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What kind of weapon did soldiers of a Phalanx use?
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14 foot spears.
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Who took over when Philip died?
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His son Alexander the Great.
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What was Chaeronea?
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The battle where Phililp defeated the Greeks in 338 B.C.
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