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 240 Outlines of European History QUESTIONS Section 35. Give an account of the northern Greeks and their kindred in the north. What was the policy of Philip of Macedon ? Give an account of his career and its effects in Greece. Section 36. Give an account of the youth of Alexander. De- scribe his early dealings with the Greeks. How did he desire to be regarded ? Describe his conquest of Asia Minor. What was his great purpose thereafter? What did his father's counselors think of it? What was the result? How was the danger from the Persian fleet removed ? What conquest was gained at the same time ? What move in Asia did Alexander now make? Describe the end of the Per- sian Empire. How long had it lasted (p. 108)? What extraordinary campaigns did Alexander then carry out ? What results followed ? Section 37. Describe Alexander's efforts on behalf of science. What organization of the world he ruled did he undertake? What was to be the relation of Europe and Asia? What other conquests had he in mind ? What necessary position was he himself to occupy in the new world empire? Recount his visit to the oracle at the oasis of Siwa and its purpose. What were the Greek cities now asked to do? What personal consequences did Alexander suffer? What was the date of his death ? Section 38. What were the consequences of Alexander's death ? What became of his royal line ? What great divisions of his empire finally emerged ? Who were the rulers of these ? Give an account of each of these realms. What western influence succeeded them ? Section 39. What do we mean by the Hellenistic Age? What is the leading language of the Hellenistic Age ? Describe Alexandria and its great institutions. What was the result for science ? Describe the other cities. What practical conveniences for measuring time were now common ? Tell something of the Greek papyri in Egypt. Describe the commingling of Greek and oriental life. Did the Greek victories at Marathon and Salamis banish oriental influences from Greece and the Mediterranean? Did citizenship improve and develop ? Did civilization continue to advance under these condi- tions ? What other influences brought on the final decline of Greek civilization ?