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Philip/Alexander
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History
7th Grade
04/30/2012

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Philip
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spent 3 years in Thebes as a hostage
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the government
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Philip learns to love Greek culture but he grows to hate...
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full time and professional
taught the phalanx
added snipers/slingshots
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changes that Philip made to the Macedonian army
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6-7 marriages for alliances
bribing Greek leaders
instigating problems among Greeks
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non-military strategies Philip used to conquer Greece
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Demosthenes
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warns the Greeks about Philip
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Greek citizens want Philip as king
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reason Demosthenes is ignored
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Athens
Thebes
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city-states that stand up to Philip
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Chaeronea
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Battle where Athens and Thebes lose to Philip
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he's assassinated
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reason Philip doesn't conquer the Persian Empire
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Iliad
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epic poem that is influential for Alexander
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Aristotle
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person who influenced Alexander to include philosophers and scientists in his army
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Alexandria
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16 of Alexander's 70 cities were called...
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Egypt
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most famous Alexandria was in...
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Museum
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school in Alexandria, Egypt
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Lighthouse of Alexandria
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1 of the 7 Wonders of the Ancient World
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homesickness
Alex. had become too Persian
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reasons Alexander's men finally turn on him
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Nile
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the most famous Alexandria was on the _____ River
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Indus
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easternmost boundary (river) of Alexander's Empire
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Babylon
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city where Alexander mysteriously dies
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barbaroi
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Greeks would never accept Persians as equals because they were...
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create a united, peaceful world where Greeks, Macedonians, and Persians get along
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Alexander's dream was to...
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he led by example
he fought shoulder to shoulder with his men
he never asked his men to do anything he wouldn't do
shared wealth gained from conquest
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Alexander was such an effective leader because...
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if Philip conquered the Persians there would be nothing for Alexander to do
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Alexander may have had his father killed because...
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taming Bucephalus
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event that first made Philip proud of Alexander
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