Lesson 2

Ch. 11.2

Alexander's Empire

Multiple Choice

What kind of government did Macedonia have?

• Monarchy

• Democracy

• Oligarchy

Open Ended

Why do you think Philip of Macedonia tried to take over city-states using diplomacy (coming to an agreement) before resorting to violent conquest?

Multiple Choice

How did Alexander inspire loyalty in his troops?

• By giving great motivational speeches

• By letting them do whatever they wanted

• By personally leading them into battle

Open Ended

Why do you think Alexander chose to liberate (free) Persian controlled countries before marching on to Persia?

Poll

If you were a member of Alexander's army and had been away from home for 11 years, would you join the mutiny or stay loyal and continue conquering?

• Mutiny - I want to go home

• Conquering - It's been 11 years, what's a few more?

Multiple Choice

What does "Hellenistic" mean?

• Greek-like

• Hellen-like

• Persian-like

• Macedonian-like