History Alive - Ch. 30 - Alexander the Great and His Empire

What was an outcome of the Peloponnesian War?

• Persia defeated Sparta.

• Sparta defeated Athens.

• Athens conquered Egypt.

• Greece conquered Macedonia.

Which of the following would complete the flowchart?

• his interest in philosophy

• a peace agreement with Persia

• conflict among his scattered tribes

• divisions between Greek city-states

How did Alexander show the influence of his teacher, Aristotle?

• in his hatred of cities

• in his warlike ambition

• in his love of Greek culture

• in his skill at Asian languages

What did Alexander do to help unite the Greeks under his rule?

• took away their freedoms

• taught them a new religion

• had their leaders take turns

• gave them a common enemy

What happened to the government officials of towns that surrendered to Alexander?

• They got to stay in office.

• They were sold into slavery.

• They were taken away and killed.

• They became officers in his army.

Why is Alexander called "Great"?

• He conquered a huge area.

• He created a lasting empire.

• He spread new ideas of farming.

• He set up independent city-states.

Why was the city of Alexandria, in Egypt, especially famous?

• Its library helped make it a center of learning.

• Its army helped make it feared by other cities.

• Its pyramids helped make it a tourist attraction.

• Its roads across the desert helped make it a center of trade.

Alexander told the Greeks that he was the son of

• Aristotle

• Zeus

• the king of Persia

• a Macedonian giant

Why did Alexander receive visitors in a tent?

• Tents were a Greek tradition.

• He moved from place to place.

• It was a Persian custom.

• He was showing a lack of respect.

Alexander's plan to unite his empire included

• destroying all cities in conquered lands.

• replacing government officials in conquered lands.

• respecting cultures in conquered lands.

• keeping Greek culture out of conquered lands.