CIVILIZATION
GREEK
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Question
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He fought a defensive war on land.
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He used the navy to fight battles at sea.
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He drew enemy soldiers into narrow areas.
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He relied on long-standing military technology.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Answer: Philip used his military knowledge to strengthen the Macedonian army . His soldiers were trained to fight as a phalanx. A phalanx was a large group of foot soldiers armed with shields and spears.
Detailed explanation-2: -Philip II enhanced the phalanx formation by introducing the idea of the ‘professional soldier’ to Macedon. The Greek hoplite soldier provided his own weapon (a seven-or eight-foot spear known as a doru) and shield as well as a breastplate, helmet, and greaves.
Detailed explanation-3: -King Philip II took control of Greece by making most of the Greek city-states his allies (by diplomacy, bribery, or threats). Those who tried to oppose him could not stand against his army and his allies.
Detailed explanation-4: -Battle of Chaeronea, (August 338 bce), battle in Boeotia, central Greece, in which Philip II of Macedonia defeated a coalition of Greek city-states led by Thebes and Athens.
Detailed explanation-5: -After the battle Chaeronea, Philip pursued a friendly policy. He wanted to reorganize Greece, not to destroy it. What he needed was a safe southern border, so that he could leave Europe and invade the Achaemenid Empire.