MACE STUDY SHEET FULL SET 2026
QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS GRADED A+
>> Macedonia
Answer: located north of Greece, had rough terrain and a cold climate, hardy people who lived in
mountain villages rather than city-states, nobles thought of themselves as Greeks, Greeks looked down
on the Macedonians as uncivilized foreigners who had no great philosophers, sculptors, or writers, but
these people did have many fearless kings
>> Phillip II
Answer: king of Macedonia, conquered Greece, and father of Alexander the Great
>> What made Phillip II have an outstanding army?
Answer: transformed the rugged peasants under his command into a well-trained professional army
>> Phalanxes
Answer: Macedonian battle formation of infantry standing in close ranks with their shields and long
spears overlapping each other
>> How did Phillip crush his opponents?
Answer: used phalanxes to disrupt enemy lines, then sent cavalry units to kill the disorganized enemy
>> Demosthenes
Answer: Athenian orator who tried to unite the Greeks against Philip and his army
>> What led to the fall of the Greeks to Phillip II?
Answer: agreed on nothing, leading to no uniting of their armies, which aloud Phillip II to take them on
one by one
>> What were the only city-states to join together to fight Phillip II?
Answer: Athens and Thebes
>> Athens
Answer: democratic Greek polis who accomplished many cultural and scientific achievements
>> Thebes
Answer: ancient Greek city in Boeotia destroyed by Alexander the Great, united with Athens
>> battle of Chaeronea
Answer: battle near Thebes where the Macedonians defeated the Greeks from the various Greek
city-states and made them join an alliance against Persia
, >> What did Phillip II offer the Greeks, after he conquered them?
Answer: they were allowed to self govern themselves
>> What did Phillip II the second plan on doing after his attack on Greece?
Answer: conquer Persia
>> What led to Phillip II to not conquer Persia?
Answer: he was stabbed at his daughter's wedding
>> Who stabbed Phillip II?
Answer: former guardsman
>> Who became king after Phillip was stabbed?
Answer: Alexander the Great
>> How old was Alexander the Great when he took power?
Answer: 20
>> What famous philosopher taught Alexander the Great?
Answer: Aristotle
>> What did Alexander learn while with Aristotle?
Answer: geography, science, and literature
>> What did Alexander learn as a boy?
Answer: ride a horse, use weapons, and command troops
>> What happened soon after Alexander becoming king?
Answer: Thebes rebelled
>> What did Alexander do towards the rebellious Thebes?
Answer: killed 6,000 of them and sold the rest to slavery
>> What was the best outcome of the destruction of Thebes?
Answer: other city-states never thought of rebellion
>> Before Alexander conquered Anatolia, what must he cross first?
Answer: Hellespont
>> Grancius River
Answer: location where the first battle between Alexander and Persia began at
QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS GRADED A+
>> Macedonia
Answer: located north of Greece, had rough terrain and a cold climate, hardy people who lived in
mountain villages rather than city-states, nobles thought of themselves as Greeks, Greeks looked down
on the Macedonians as uncivilized foreigners who had no great philosophers, sculptors, or writers, but
these people did have many fearless kings
>> Phillip II
Answer: king of Macedonia, conquered Greece, and father of Alexander the Great
>> What made Phillip II have an outstanding army?
Answer: transformed the rugged peasants under his command into a well-trained professional army
>> Phalanxes
Answer: Macedonian battle formation of infantry standing in close ranks with their shields and long
spears overlapping each other
>> How did Phillip crush his opponents?
Answer: used phalanxes to disrupt enemy lines, then sent cavalry units to kill the disorganized enemy
>> Demosthenes
Answer: Athenian orator who tried to unite the Greeks against Philip and his army
>> What led to the fall of the Greeks to Phillip II?
Answer: agreed on nothing, leading to no uniting of their armies, which aloud Phillip II to take them on
one by one
>> What were the only city-states to join together to fight Phillip II?
Answer: Athens and Thebes
>> Athens
Answer: democratic Greek polis who accomplished many cultural and scientific achievements
>> Thebes
Answer: ancient Greek city in Boeotia destroyed by Alexander the Great, united with Athens
>> battle of Chaeronea
Answer: battle near Thebes where the Macedonians defeated the Greeks from the various Greek
city-states and made them join an alliance against Persia
, >> What did Phillip II offer the Greeks, after he conquered them?
Answer: they were allowed to self govern themselves
>> What did Phillip II the second plan on doing after his attack on Greece?
Answer: conquer Persia
>> What led to Phillip II to not conquer Persia?
Answer: he was stabbed at his daughter's wedding
>> Who stabbed Phillip II?
Answer: former guardsman
>> Who became king after Phillip was stabbed?
Answer: Alexander the Great
>> How old was Alexander the Great when he took power?
Answer: 20
>> What famous philosopher taught Alexander the Great?
Answer: Aristotle
>> What did Alexander learn while with Aristotle?
Answer: geography, science, and literature
>> What did Alexander learn as a boy?
Answer: ride a horse, use weapons, and command troops
>> What happened soon after Alexander becoming king?
Answer: Thebes rebelled
>> What did Alexander do towards the rebellious Thebes?
Answer: killed 6,000 of them and sold the rest to slavery
>> What was the best outcome of the destruction of Thebes?
Answer: other city-states never thought of rebellion
>> Before Alexander conquered Anatolia, what must he cross first?
Answer: Hellespont
>> Grancius River
Answer: location where the first battle between Alexander and Persia began at
