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15 Cards in this Set
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Philip II
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King of Macedonia after Peloponnesian War. Under his leadership Macedonia became a major power in the Greek speaking world.
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Macedonia
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Kingdom north of Greece. People lived in mountain villages rather than city-states.
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Demosthenes
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Athenian speaker that warned Greeks of the threat of Philip and the Macedonians. They did not listen.
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Alexander the Great
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Son of Philip II. He was 20 when he took over Macedonia. He was taught by Aristotle. Great Warrior.
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Darius III
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Persian king that tried to overthrow Alexander the Great.
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Hellenistic
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Greek culture that blended Egyptian, Persian and Indian influence.
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Alexandria
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African city that became the foremost center of commerce and Hellenistic civilization.
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Euclid
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highly regarded mathematician who opened a school of geometry in Alexandria.
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Archimedes
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Scientist that figured out the mathematical equation for PI.
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Colossus of Rhodes
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Largest known Hellenistic statue. Made of bronze and stood more than 100 feet high.
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Aristarchus
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Astronomer that proposed the earth revolves around the sun.
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Erastosthenes
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Director of Alexandrian Library. Calculated Earth's size using geometry.
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Stoicism
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Philosophy that believed in a divine power who controlled the universe.
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Stoic
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Someone who is indifferent to or unaffected by pain.
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Winged Victory of Samothrace
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Statue that shows a winged figure standing on the bow of a ship.
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