Alexander and the Hellenistic world vocab
Across
- 4. the largest library in alexandria
- 6. the first general of alexander
- 11. a leading poet and dramatist of the age
- 12. the king of macedonia
- 13. the second general of alexander the great
- 15. interconnected systems for trading goods
- 18. a country located in south asia
- 20. a legend about an untanglable knot
- 21. the kingdoms of the 3 generals
- 24. the most greek part of the empire
- 26. the last general to become king
- 29. a group of warriors standing close together
- 31. the ruler of rome
- 32. the most famous and powerful woman pharaoh
- 33. a town that fought against alexander
Down
- 1. a new culture made up of other cultures with greek ideas
- 2. the kingdom that seleucus ruled
- 3. one of caesar's aides
- 5. its north of greece
- 6. a place for scholars to learn about alexander the great
- 7. the most successful kingdom
- 8. the wealth of a kingdom
- 9. the son of philip II
- 10. a rising power from the italian peninsula
- 12. one of the best known hellenistic historians
- 14. a greek geographer
- 16. someone related to a king
- 17. the nickname given by the people to the ruler of egypt
- 19. a type of government with no rights
- 22. someone to take over throne
- 23. the capital
- 25. a greek city- state that rebelled against alexander
- 27. another town where alexander drove out the persians
- 28. a town that alexander had named after himself
- 29. a giant empire with a huge army
- 30. standardized coins used for currency in alexanders empire