Alexander the Great-- World History 7

Where was Alexander the Great from?

• Sparta

• Athens

• Macedonia

How did Alexander the Great become King of Macedonia at age 20?

• He was elected to be the king

• His father was killed and he became the king

Alexander's main goal was to conquer which empire?

• The Persian Empire

• The Spartan Empire

• The Roman Empire

Alexander led this part of his army-- which was made up of soldiers on horseback

• the cavalry

• the infantry

Alexander faced a challenge when he tried to take this island city-- his army had to lay siege to the city for 9 months before conquering it

• Persepolis

• Athens

• Tyre

When Alexander invaded here, the people treated him like a god and made him the pharaoh

• Persia

• Egypt

• India

How did Alexander "solve" the problem of the Gordian Knot?

• He worked on it for a year and then untied it

• He cut it with his sword

• He had his soldiers figure out how to untie it

This Persian King was defeated by Alexander-- and even left his mother, wife and daughter behind when he fled the battlefield

• Darius III

• Philip II

• Aristotle

Alexander was forced to turn back when he tried to invade here-- he was faced with unhappy soldiers, a monsoon and an army on elephants!

• Egypt

• Persia

• India

About how long did it take for Alexander the Great to create his empire?

• 2 years

• 10 years

• 50 years