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Ch. 12 HMS
Hellenistic HMS
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05/03/2005

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hostage
Definition
a person held by an enemy until certain promises are carried out
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phalanx
Definition
infantry formation
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alliances
Definition
partnerships
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Demosthenes
Definition
Greek orator
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orator
Definition
public speaker
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barbaroi
Definition
Greek word for barbarians
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breakwaters
Definition
barriers that protected the Lighthouse of Alexandria
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Museum
Definition
school near the Lighthouse of Alexandria
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Antigonus
Definition
King of Macedonia when Alexander died
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Ptolemy
Definition
took over the Egyptian portion of Alexander's Empire
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Seleucus
Definition
ruled Persia after Alexander died
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factories
Definition
places where goods are made
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emigrated
Definition
left one place to settle in another
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Alexandria
Definition
name of 16 cities founded by Alexander
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Hellenistic
Definition
"like the Greeks"
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Chaeronea
Definition
Battle where Philip gained control of Greece
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lighthouse
Definition
in Alexandria; 1 of the 7 Wonders of the Ancient World
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Indus
Definition
easternmost boundary(river) of ALexnader's Empire
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Babylon
Definition
city where Alexander dies at age 33
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Macedonia
Definition
small, mountainous region north of Greece
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