Alexander the Great

Which two city-states started to fight each other in Greece?

• Sparta and Ionia

• Sparta and Athens

• Athens and Ionia

• Ionia and Marathon

Who was the leader of Macedonia that first took over Greece?

• King Phillip II

• Queen Elizabeth

• King Louis VIII

• Queen Catherine II

Why did Macedonia conquer Greece so easily?

• They had a great army with high tech weapons and armor

• Their military leadership was superior to the rest of the world

• Sparta and Athens were very weak from fighting each other in the Peloponnesian War

• Sparta was very corrupt at the time and allowed them to conquer

Who was Alexander the Great's tutor/mentor?

• Plato

• Socrates

• Confucius

• Aristotle

Alexander the Great...

• Came closer than anyone at conquering the whole world at the time.

• Conquered Egypt, India, and parts of Asia.

• Took the tools that his tutor taught him to succeed.

• All of the above.

What was Alexander's plan to build his empire?

• Spread Greek culture and ideas.

• Use religion to inspire loyalty.

• Adopt ideas or customs from other civilizations.

• All of the above.

What did Alexander the Great do to spread Greek culture and ideas?

• Named cities throughout the world after Greek people.

• Forced citizens to read pieces of Greek literature.

• Posted Greek ideas and laws on pillars throughout the empire.

• Built statues of Greek gods in the center of towns.

How did Alexander the Great use religion to inspire loyalty?

• Eliminated religion and made beliefs illegal.

• Emphasized that Greek gods are superior to other gods.

• Made Persian and Egyptian Gods equal to Greek gods.

• Gave every citizen religious scripture to read.

How did Alexander the Great respect other cultures and ideas?

• Allowed their people to increase slave labor of Greeks.

• Adopted the ideas of other civilizations like their government.

• Encouraged them to be true to their heritage.

• Continued the construction of their own architecture.

What happened to Alexander's empire after he died?

• His generals fought over who would take over which split the empire apart.

• His generals all agreed that Alexander relatives should continue the empire under their rule.

• His generals voted amongst each other on who should take over.

• The peasants revolted and started their own government because they didn't like Alexander.