Alexander and the Hellenistic World

Alexander the Great Hellenism

Alexander the Great

• Was a Greek

• King of Macedon who took the throne at age 20

• He created a massive empire (that went from Ancient Greece to Ancient India) by the age of 30 using his brilliant military mind and tactics (Never lost a battle)

• Was tutored by Aristotle at a young age

• Helped the Greeks defeat the Persians in order to take control of the area from Greece to India

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Who took the throne at age 20?

• Alexander the Great

• King Tut

• Xerxes

• Aristotle

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Who tutored young Alexander the Great?

• Philip II

• Macredon

• Xerxes

• Aristotle

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What Ancient ruler never lost a battle?

• King Philip II

• Persian King Xerxes

• Alexander the Great

• King Tut

Alexander the Great Continued

• Died in Babylon at age 33 from either malaria or typhoid fever/some think maybe poisoned

  
  

  
  

• Military academies all over the world teach his battle tactics and he is considered on the of the most influential people in History

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What age did Alexander the Great die?

• 30

• 45

• 33

• 43

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What is the name of his famous battle formation?

• The Phalanx

• Hold the Line Formation

• Formation of Alexander

• The Sphinx

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In what city-state did Alexander die?

• Macedonia

• Persia

• Mesopotamia

• Babylon

Hellenism

• Covers the period between the death of Alexander the Great and the rise of the Roman Empire

• Greek colonies in Asia and North Africa took shape after the rule of Alexander the Great...There were three regions (in Greece, North Africa, and Middle East) led by the generals of Alexander the Great

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• The Greek culture involving language, music, food, art/architecture, literature, government principles, mathematics, philosophy, and science expanded into all the areas claimed by Alexander the Great and the city-states that were created

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What happened to Greek culture after Alexander the Great died?

• Expanded

• Shrunk

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To where did Greek culture expand after Alexander the Great died?

• Greece, Rome, and Egypt
• All places that Alexander the great claimed while alive

• Anywhere that spoke Egyptian, Persian or Italian

• Greece, Persia, and Italy

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What is the Hellenistic Period?

• Covers the period between the death of Alexander the Great and the rise of the Roman Empire

• Covers the period between the death of Julius Cesar and the rise of the Roman Empire

• Covers the period before Alexander the Great's death through the death of Alexander the Great

• Covers the period after Alexander the Great's death up to the birth of the United States