2. Chapter 5 Section 4 Notes

3. I. Philip II Builds Macedonia’s Power

4. A. The Peloponnesian Wars severely weakened Greece

5. B. Philip II of Macedonia from the north took notice

6. C. Macedonians were considered barbarians by the Greeks

7. D. In 359 B.C. Philip II became king of Macedonia

8. 1. Brilliant general and ruthless politician

9. 2. Used a 16 man phalanx with a swift cavalry

10. E. Demosthenes an Athenian orator warned the Greeks about a move
E. Demosthenes an Athenian orator warned the Greeks about a move by Philip II

11. Demosthenes
                     
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12. F. In 338 B.C. Athens and Thebes are soundly defeated at the Battle of Chaeronea

13. Map of Chaeronea

14. 1. Philip II’s son Alexander the Great would lead a successful cavalry charge

15. G. The Greeks were under the control of Macedonia (Hellenistic Age)

16. H. In 336 B.C. Philip II is murdered at his daughters wedding and Alexander the Great became king of Macedonia for the next 13 years

17. II. Alexander Defeats Persia

18. A. Alexander was 20 when he became king

19. Alexander the Great

20. B. He had been schooled by Aristotle

21. C. He kept a copy of the Iliad under his pillow

22. D. In 335 B. C. Thebes tried to rebel but he quickly killed 6000 and
D. In 335 B.C. Thebes tried to rebel but he quickly killed 6000 and sold the rest into slavery

23. E. In 334 B.C. Alexander attacks the Persians in Anatolia at the Hellespont

24. 1. At the Battle of Granicus River
30,000 Men and 5000 Cavalry

25. 2. He would attack Darius III at the Battle of Issus and would
2. He would attack Darius III at the Battle of Issus and would control all of Turkey

26. Persian Soldier

27. 3. Alexander would not accept a peace with the Persians

28. 4. Next he would conquered all of Egypt and build the city of Alexandria, He would be crowned pharaoh

29. 5. He would now turn east to conquer the rest of Persia at the Battle of Gaugamela and then to the Indus River

30. Battle of Gaugamela

31. a. The cities of Babylon, Susa, and Persepolis yielded
a. The cities of Babylon, Susa, and Persepolis yielded vast amounts of treasures

32. Persepolis

33. 6. In 327 B.C. Alexander would be in India at the Indus River

34. a. Exhausted soldiers yearned to go home

35. 7. In 323 B.C. he had returned to Babylon

36. a. Here he contracted a serious fever and would die 11 days later

37. 8. His empire would go to the strongest general

38. a. Antigonus became king of Macedonia

39. b. Ptolemy seized Egypt

40. c. Seleucus took most of the old Persian Empire