Practice Pomeroy Chapter 10

Who led the decisive Macedonian assault on the Greek forces at Chaeronaea? 426

Alexander

What was the principal weapon of a Macedonian infantryman after Philip? 418

Long, thrusting pike

What was a major social issue among Macedonian nobles? 412

Slight affronts to honor could lead to explosive violence

What was the main capital city of Macedonia? 414

Pella

What territory did Athens and Macedonia dispute? 420-21

Chalcidice

Who was the most famous orator of the Greek world? 423

Demosthenes

What happened to Philip in the summer of 336? 429

He was assassinated

Who named the king's successor in Macedonia? 412

The previous king

Thanks to his innovations, what was Philip able to do that had been almost impossible before his time? 417

Successfully besiege fortified cities

What statement best describes the kings in Macedonia before Philip II? 412

Their powers were broad, but the kings rarely died natural deaths

What title did Philip assume after the Battle of Chaeronaea? 427-28

Hegemon of the Greeks

What did a Macedonian noble youth have to do to be considered a man? 411

Spear a boar and kill an enemy

What military innovation did Philip use very effectively? 417

Torsion catapults

What was the Macedonian government? 412

Monarch

What statement best describes the powers of the Macedonian king? 412

His power was not limited by any law

Macedonia got involved militarily in central Greece when it was called in to help in a war over what sacred site? 420

Delphi

What was an important difference between Greeks and Macedonians? 411

The Macedonians had few cities

What was not a norm in Macedonia? 411

Monotheism

What did Macedonian nobility most resemble? 411-12

Homeric heroes

What position did Philip assume after the Battle of the Crocus Field? 419

Archon of Thessaly

Who wielded the the weapon that killed Philip? 431

A member of his own bodyguard

What were the "royal companions" in Macedonia?

The elite cavalry

Against what leader did Demosthenes address a famous series of speeches? 423

Philip II

Why were many Athenians little concerned about Philip's encroachments into Athenian territory? 422

State money not spent on the military was given to the poorer citizens

What city did Athens and Macedonia fight over? 421

Amphipolis

How did Macedonians and Greeks view their ancestral relationship? 411

Neither thought the Macedonians were Greeks

Where did Philip spend time as a hostage when he was young? 415

Thebes

What was Macedonia like for most of the Archaic and early Classical eras? 410

Chronically unstable

What two natural resources helped Macedonia attract Greek attention originally? 414

Grain and timber

What general lead the initial Macedonian forces across the Hellespont? 429

Parmenion

After conquering Greece, where did Philip plan to fight next? 427, 429

Persia

What was the situation in Macedonia when Philip II first took the throne? 414-415

The kingdom was on the verge of collapse, with enemies on all sides