L30: 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.

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 kinds of farming.

• He set up independent city-states.

What was Alexander’s goal for his empire?

• to make Athens the biggest capital city

• to require everyone to follow one religion

• to make conquered towns and cities independent

• to bring different cultures under one government

Alexander built cities to __________________________.

• train loyal soldiers.

• spread Greek culture.

• preserve local customs.

• move away from Macedonia.

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 trade center

How did Alexander use religion to help him rule the Egyptians?

• He gained their loyalty by honoring their gods.

• He frightened them by capturing their priests.

• He took control by making them accept Greek gods.

• He destroyed opposition by tearing down their temples.

Alexander told the Greeks that he was the son of ________.

• Aristotle.

• the god Zeus.

• the king of Persia.

• a Macedonian giant.