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8.3 Study Guide: Alexander the Great
Term | Definition |
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Hellenistic Era | A time when Greek ideas spread to non-Greek people |
legacy | What a person leaves behind when he or she dies |
Alexander the Great | Became king of Macedonia at age 20 |
Alexandria | Founded by Alexander in Egypt |
Demosthenes | Public speaker who said that the Macedonian king Philip II was considered a threat to Greek freedom |
Granicus | Alexander and his army of 40,000 Greek and Macedonian soldiers defeated the Persians in this battle |
Darius III | Alexander’s main enemy, the king of the Persians |
After his death, Alexander’s empire fell apart because | His generals divided up the empire |
In Hellenistic kingdoms, government business was conducted in this language | Greek |