Gombrich Ch12 Review

What is the name of the wars between Sparta and Athens?

• Trojan War

• Persian War

• Peloponnesian War

• Delian War

Bonus!: Where were the Macedonians from?

• Crete

• Sicily

• Mountains north of Greece

• Anatolia (modern-day Turkey)

What did the Macedonians plunder during the war?

• The Temple of Apollo at Delphi

• Athens' Acropolis

• Sparta's holy temple

• Mt. Olympus

What was the name of the Macedonian leader that conquered Greece (hint: he was the father of Alexander)?

• Demosthenes

• Philip

• Diogenes

• Darius

All of these were reasons Gombrich says Alexander wasn't an "ordinary boy" EXCEPT:

• he was a brave warrior

• he had travelled all the way to the British Isles, Spain and Morocco

• a huge fan of Homer and his stories about the Trojan war

• a student of famous philosopher Aristotle

What was Alexander's horse's name?

• Trigger

• Xerxes

• Bucephalus

• Diogenes

How did Alexander tame his horse?

• tough training

• found out the horse was afraid of its own shadow

• he always fed it well before riding

• he wore his father's tunic which the horse remembered

What did Alexander do at the famous Gordian Knot?

• Untied it

• Burned it

• Cut it with his sword

• Ignored it

All of these are countries that Alexander rode through and conquered EXCEPT:

• Egypt

• Iran

• Pakistan

• Oman

What is the name of the city in Egypt that Alexander founded? It is also the rumored location of his tomb.

• Cairo

• Memphis

• Bucephalia

• Alexandria