Alexander the Great Study Guide

___ was the teacher of ___; and ___ was the teacher of ___.

• Hellenistic culture,Alexander the Great; Plato

• Socrates, Plato; Aristotle, Alexander the Great

• Socrates, Aristotle; Plato, Alexander the Great

• I have no idea.

Which of the following is a philosophical question:

• Which came first,the chicken or the egg?

• Which is more important crops or water?

• I have no idea.

• Who won the race today?

Which Greek philosopher believed and taught the practice of the Golden Mean?

• Plato

• Socrates

• I have no idea.

• Aristotle

Which Greek philosopher wrote the “Republic” and opened a school called the Academy?

• Roman Culture

• Plato

• King Midas

• Asia Minor

When Alexander the Great conquered a place, what culture spread?

• Roman Culture

• Aristotle Culture

• Hellenistic Culture

• Greek Culture

Describe the Hellenistic culture.

• A blending of greek culture with other cultures

• A culture of chaos and sickness

• Sicknesses and poor

• Rich and wealthy

Why would it be so difficult to rule Alexander the Great's empire?

• They didn´t have enough gods to run the empire

• The name of the book written by Socrates to teach his students.

• Territory was too large to secure and internal fighting.

• Not enough money to feed the citizens

What Persian leader did Alexander defeat?

• Cyrus the Great

• King Darius

• Sogdianus

• King Midas

Name the three bodies of water that bordered Alexander's empire.

• Arabian Sea, Pacific Sea, Caspian Sea

• Persian Gulf, Arabian Sea, Mediterranean Sea

• Black Sea,Aral Sea,Red Sea

• Mediterranean Sea,Black Sea,Aral Sea

Where did Alexander the Great start his conquest?

• Macedonia

• Asia Minor

• Persia

• Socrates