Chapter 8

1. Chapter 8 Lesson 4

2. conclusion make sense Egyptians Phoenicians Jews • Making a __________ is when you put together information to ______________ of the new information. • __________, ___________, _________, __________, and ________ were all under the rule of Persian kings in the late 400s B.C. • The famous Greek historian named ____________ commented on the skill of the messengers over this vast land and our U.S. Postal Service uses this as their slogan to get the mail through no matter what. • The powerful northern kingdom of _________ had conquered most of ancient Greece by the year ________ B.C. Babylonians Indians Herodotus Macedonia 336

3. Alexander Aristotle • Their bold commander who was also well educated, was 20-year-old __________. • His private teacher had been the famous Greek philosopher named ___________ who taught him all about the Greek culture and ideas. • In 331 B.C., __________ declared himself to be the ruler of all of ________ and __________, having the nickname of _________________. • Following the defeat of an army that had ___________, ____________ died in 323 B.C. in Babylon. • Nine years before he died, he planned a city named ___________ which was along the Nile Delta in __________. Alexander Persia Greece Alexander the Great elephants Alexander Alexandria Egypt

4. polis agora theater temples Egyptian • Similar in design to a Greek _______, it became one of the most important cities in the Greek empire. • This new city had an _________, a ___________, several ________ honoring both __________ and _______ gods, a _____________ and a _______________. • At its harbor stood a gigantic _________, one of the first of its kind in the world, which guided the ships at the hub of the _______________ Sea. • Citizens were able to participate in the ____________________ assemblies of their city. • Scholars studied in the _________ and the library had about ______________ books with more and more being added from incoming ships. • The Greek alphabet was simple, with less than ______ letters allowing more people to learn to read and write. Greek stadium gymnasium lighthouse Mediterranean democratic museum 500,000 30 АВГΔΕΖΗΘΙΚΛΜΝΞΟΠΡΣΤΥΦΧΨΩ

5. math science arithmetic geometry • The Greeks excelled in ________ and ___________, with words such as _____________, _____________ and mathematics having their origins in the Greek language. • Following Alexander the Great’s death, his vast empire was divided up by his ____________ in 300 B.C. • He was able to successfully mix the best of the cultures throughout north Africa and western and central Asia, especially with the use of a _______________ form of government. • A _____________ is the way someone sees a situation from their own perspective. generals democracy viewpoint