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Greece Chapter 9 Section 3
Horrell Stroup Lamb
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History
6th Grade
02/28/2012

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Macedonia
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This country easily defeated the Greek city-states in the 300s BC (p.273)
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King Philip II
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ruler of Macedonia who was murdered in 336 BC, after which control of Greece passed on to his 20-year-old son, Alexander (p.273)
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Alexander the Great
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Macedonian king and one of history's greatest conquerors who ruled Greece and built a massive empire prior to his death at age 33 (p.274)
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Alexander's empire
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In a short time, this grew to include Greece, Persia, Egypt, and part of India (pp.274-275)
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three powerful generals
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After Alexander's death, they divided up his empire among them (p.276)
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