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Who is Philip
Of Macedonia?
Objective: Using this power point
You will complete the blanks and
be able to identify where Philip II
Is from and how he affected
Greece.
By 338 B.C. Greece had a new ruler, ________
Macedonia. Philip became ruler of Macedonia in 359
B.C.
In his youth he was held _______–a person held by an
enemy until certain promises are carried out–for three
years in Thebes.
Phillip learned to love Greek culture, but also to dislike
the weaknesses of the Greek form of ____________.
It took him a little more than 20 years to reach
his goal of ________ the Greek city-states. He
accomplished this in a number of ways:
He changed the Macedonian army from part-time
volunteers to a year-round, well-organized group
of ______________.
Phillip developed an infantry formation called a _______, a solid body formed by
foot soldiers 16 rows deep. He armed his soldiers with spears that were twice as
long as most, and trained some with slingshots and bows and arrows.
He flattered Greek officials and provoked
disagreements among the Greek city-states.
When the city-states were weak from fighting
each other, his army _________ them.
He used marriage as a way of forming
political ________, or partnerships.
__________ an Athenian ______, or public speaker, tried unsuccessfully to
warn the Greeks that Philip was dangerous.
Thebes and Athens tried to stop Philip’s invasion
into central Greece in 338 B.C. The Greek army
was defeated at the Battle of _________. Philip
was killed in 336 B.C. while preparing for a military
campaign against _______.
His son, ________, took over the throne.
Objective: Using this power point
You will complete the blanks and
be able to identify how he affected
Greece
Who is Alexander?
Why is he Great?
Alexander, an army commander since age __,
took over Philip’s throne at age __.
He had studied literature, political science,
geography, and biology with ______ for three
years. Because of this, Alexander included
philosophers and scientists in his army.
He crushed the ______ Empire and marched
as far east as northern India without ever
losing a battle.
Alexander believed that his dream of a
worldwide state of _____ could only be
achieved by uniting the Macedonians,
the ______, and the Persians.
He married a ______ woman and encouraged
his officers to do the same.
When he claimed to be a ___, the Macedonians
and Greeks refused to treat him as such.
The Greeks objected to _____ treatment
for Persians and looked down on people
who did not speak Greek or follow Greek
customs. They called such people _______,
from which the word “barbarians” comes.
Alexander’s attempt to achieve _____ among
the people in his empire was not successful.
Alexander founded about __ cities, 16 of which
were named _________ after himself.
The most important of these cities was
_________ in Egypt. It quickly became a center
of trade and learning.
The city had two great ______ dominated by a
lighthouse 400 feet tall.
The ________ at Alexandria held the largest
collection of books in ancient times.
In ________ Alexander became ill and died
at the age of 33.
After his death, _______broke out over who
was to rule the empire.
The areas in ______returned to their original
rulers.
Three of Alexander’s generals divided the
rest of the empire among themselves.
_________ became king of Macedonia.
_______ established the dynasty of the
Ptolemies in Egypt.
________ formed the Seleucid Empire in
Persia.
Athens and Sparta again became ________, while other city-states banded
together into one of two leagues. Greek ______ ________, however, became
stronger than ever.
The cities that had been part of Alexander’s
empire now existed chiefly for _____.
City officials made their law, language,
calendar, ______, customs, and ______ in
Greek.
The Greek city-states regained their political
____________, but could not gain back the power
of the past.
Great _______, or places where goods are
made, had been built in the new Hellenistic
cities. Greek manufacturers could not
compete with these factories.
Many young Greeks _________, or left one
place to settle in another.
By 146 B.C., most of the Greek city-states were under _______ control.