| A | B |
|---|
| Hellenistic | "like the Hellenes," of Greeks |
| Philip II of Macedonia | conquered Greece after the Persian and Peloponnesian Wars |
| Macedonia | a small mountainous country north of Greece |
| hostage | a person held by an enemy until cetain promised are carried out |
| Philip's destiny | to unify the Greek city-states and spread Greek culture |
| phalanx | a solid body of foot soldiers 16 rows deep |
| alliences | political partnerships |
| orator | public speaker |
| Demosthenes | an Athenian orator who tried to warn the Greeks that Philip II was dangerous |
| Battle of Chaeronea | the battle where Philip defeated the Greek army |
| Alexander the Great | son of Philip II, who took over his throan at the age of 20 |
| Alexander's destiny | a world-wide state in which all people would live together in peace |
| barbaroi | all people who did not speak Greek or follow Greek customs |
| Alexandria | a major center for trade and learning in northern Egypt |
| breakwaters | barriers that break the force of the waves |
| Antigonus | General who became king of Macedonia after Alexander's death |
| Ptolemy | General who established the dynasty of the Ptolemies in Egypt after Alexander's death |
| Seleucus | General who formed the Seleucid Empire in Persia |
| factories | places where goods are made |
| emirgated | left one place to settle to another |
