Macedonia or Macedon was an ancient kingdom on the periphery of Archaic and Classical Greece, and later the dominant state of Hellenistic Greece. The kingdom was founded and initially ruled by the royal Argead dynasty, which was followed by the Antipatrid and Antigonid dynasties. Home to the ancient Macedonians, the earliest kingdom was centered on the northeastern part of the Greek peninsula, and bordered by Epirus to the west, Paeonia to the north, Thrace to the east and Thessaly to the south. 

Before the 4th century BC, Macedonia was a small kingdom outside of the area dominated by the great city-states of Athens, Sparta, and Thebes, and briefly subordinate to Achaemenid Persia. During the reign of the Argead king PhilipII (359–336 BC), Macedonia subdued mainland Greece and Thrace through conquest and diplomacy. With a reformed army containing phalanxes wielding the "sarissa" pike, PhilipII defeated the old powers of Athens and Thebes in the Battle of Chaeronea in 338BC; Sparta was occupied a century later by Antigonus III Doson. PhilipII's son Alexander the Great, leading a federation of Greek states, accomplished his father's objective of commanding the whole of Greece when he destroyed Thebes after the city revolted. During Alexander's subsequent campaign of conquest, he overthrew the Achaemenid Empire and conquered territory that stretched as far as the Indus River. For a brief period, his Macedonian empire was the most powerful in the worldthe definitive Hellenistic state, inaugurating the transition to a new period of Ancient Greek civilization. Greek arts and literature flourished in the new conquered lands and advances in philosophy, engineering, and science spread throughout much of the ancient world. Of particular importance were the contributions of Aristotle, tutor to Alexander, whose writings became a keystone of Western philosophy. QUESTIONS:

Q1:
1. What ancient kingdom is discussed?
2. What is the ancient kingdom referenced in the article?
3. Which ancient kingdom does the article bring up?
Q2:
1. Was Macedonia in Greece?
2. Could Macedonia be found in Greece?
3. Was the location of Macedonia in side of Greece?
Q3:
1. Who borders Macedonia?
2. What is Macedonia bordered by?
3. Which kingdoms border that of Macedonia?
Q4:
1. Who was the area around Macedonia dominated by?
2. Who was dominate in the proximity of the Macedonian territory?
3. What was the region surrounding Macedonia dominated by?
Q5:
1. During Philip II's reign, what did Macedonia do?
2. What did Macedonia accomplish during the reign of Philip II?
3. When Philip II was king, what domination occured?
Q6:
1. What was Alexander the Great in charge of?
2. What fell under the purview of Alexander the Great?
3. What was Alexander the Great the leader of?
Q7:
1. What was the significance of Alexander the Great's reign in Ancient Greece?
2. Why was Alexander the Great's leadership important to Ancient Greece?
3. What did Alexander the Great's reign do for Ancient Greece?
Q8:
1. What is the relationship of Aristotle to Alexander the Great?
2. How is Aristotle related to Alexander the Great?
3. What role did Aristotle play in the life of Alexander the Great?
Q9:
1. What did Aristotle tutor Alexander the Great in?
2. What was the subject that Aristotle taught Alexander the Great?
3. What subject did Alexander learn under Aristotle's tutelage?
Q10:
1. Who was the Achaemenid Empire overthrown by?
2. Who caused the fall of the Achaemenid Empire?
3. Who was the Achaemenid Empire brought down by?
