Alexander the Great

The main military goal of Philip II of Macedonia was to...

• Conquer Rome

• Defeat the Persian Empire

• Destroy every Greek city-state

• Conquer Egypt

Demosthenes was a famous Athenian lawyer and public speaker who ______.

• joined Philip's army

• wanted Philip to unite the Greek city-states

• opposed Philip

• was a tutor to Philip's son Alexander

Before he was killed, Philip had become ruler of most of Greece.

• True

• False

What happened in the battle of Granicus in 334 B.C.?

• Alexander's army was temporarily defeated.

• Alexander's cavalry crushed the Persian forces.

• The entire Roman Empire was finally defeated.

• Alexander conquered Athens.

The city of Alexandria was built in ______.

• Asia Minor

• northwestern Turkey

• Egypt

• Mesopotamia

How far east did Alexander lead his armies?

• Persia

• India

• Meesopotamia

• Syria

Why did Alexander lead his men back home in 327 B.C.?

• He was tired of fighting.

• He had conquered all the lands he wanted.

• He missed his new city, Alexandria.

• His soldiers were tired and refused to go farther.

What happened to Alexander's armies on the march home?

• Many of the soldiers decided to settle in Persia.

• Thousands of soldiers died of heat and thirst in the desert.

• They fought unexpected battles against Persian forces.

• The army and the cavalry fought with each other.

Alexander's empire united Macedonians, Greeks, Egyptians, and Asians for hundreds of years.

• True

• False

Alexander's military successes marked the beginning of the Hellenistic Era.

• True

• False