Week 12: Alexander the Great

What was the eastern edge of Alexander the Great's Empire?

• Macedonia

• Athens

• India

• Egypt

Alexander the Great liked to travel to different countries to learn about their cultures. Where did he learn about astronomy?

• Egypt

• Mesopotamia

• Macedonia

• India

Alexander the Great named many cities after himself and even named a city after his favorite _______.

• Son

• Dog

• Horse

• Teacher

Alexander's famous tutor, Aristotle, used Homers epic poem "The Iliad" to teach him about the culture of the _______.

• Romans

• Macedonians

• Egyptians

• Greeks

Which of the following was NOT a result of the city of Thebes rebelling against the young Alexander?

• The city was burned to the ground.

• The city was burned to the ground.

• Only two hundred people escaped with their lives.

• Thirty thousand people were sold into slavery.

Before his death at age 32, Alexander the Great and his armies had conquered ______.

• The Persian Empire

• both Greece and Rome

• All the known world from Egypt to India

• all the countries bordering the Mediterranean

How many of Alexander's generals divided up his empire after his death?

• three

• five

• twenty

• fifty

Which of the following would be the best title for the web?

• Contributions of the Ancient Greeks to Future Civilizations

• Boyhood activities for Alexander the Great

• Events in the Greek Olympics

• Music and Arts in Ancient Greece

From 1929 until 1993, the country of Macedonia was part of which Balkan country?

• Yugoslavia

• Egypt

• Greece

• Albania

Legends about eagles, lightning and storms surrounding his birth and victories made people believe Alexander was favored by which Greek god?

• Hercules

• Zeus

• Pluto

• Mercury