PHILOSOPHY AND ALEXANDER

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Philosophy (φιλοσοφία, 'love of wisdom', in Ancient Greek) is a systematic study of general and fundamental questions concerning topics like existence, reason, knowledge, value, mind, and language

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​PHILOSOPHY

Open Ended

What are three takeaways from the Aristotle video?

Open Ended

What are three takeaways from the Plato video?

Read pages 306-310 in the text

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Alexander the Great

Multiple Choice

The Greek city-states fought against each other in the Peloponnesian War.  What was a major effect of the war?

• Sparta was able to conquer Thebes.
• Macedonia was able to conquer Greece.
• Athens was able to enter a golden age.
• Thebes 

Multiple Choice

The king of Macedonia who took over most of the Greek city-states was named -

• Alexander the Great

• Philip II

• Pericles

• Xerxes

Multiple Choice

The culture created by Alexander's empire was called -

• Macedonian Culture

• Hellenistic Culture

• Ptolemic Culture

Multiple Choice

Which civilization welcomed Alexander and proclaimed him pharaoh?

• Egypt

• Persia

• India

Multiple Choice

What river marked the end of Alexander's push eastward?

• Huang He

• Ganges

• Indus

• Nile

Multiple Choice

Which war made it possible for Philip II of Macedonia to take over the Greek city-states?

• Peloponnesian Wars

• Persian Wars

• Trojan Wars

• Punic Wars

Multiple Choice

What action did Alexander take in order to stop revolts?

• Burned the city of Thebes to the ground

• Put cities on lockdown

• Instituted a law banning revolts

Multiple Choice

The ideas of Greek philosophers, scientists, poets, and playwrights influenced people's thinking from Egypt to India. This new culture was called ________________.

• Siege Train
• Hellenistic
• Alexandria
• Greece

Multiple Choice

I was a young conqueror, King of the Macedonians, one of the greatest generals in history, and conquered much of the ancient world.

• Philip II
• Bucephalus
• Aristotle
• Alexander 

Multiple Choice

Alexander built the great city of _______________ in Egypt on the Nile Delta. This became a crossroads of trade and ideas in the Hellenistic world.

• Greece
• Macedonia
• Alexandria
• Bucephalus

Multiple Choice

Which area was NOT part of Alexander's Empire?

• Rome

• Egypt

• India

• Persia