Topic 6 Lesson 8 Alexander and the Hellenistic World Core 1/3

Alexander sensed that the horse's wildness was caused by _______.

• sadness

• fear

• tiredness

• excitement

THe king bought the horse for Alexander, who named him __________.

• Baby Alex

• Bucephalus

• Buccaneer

• Bottaloni

Then he armed each man with an 18-foot-long pike. The Macedonian pike, or ______, was much longer than the spears used by the Greeks.

• sticks

• sorpresa

• sandwich

• sarissa

They were expected to support Philip in his next goal-a war against _______.

• Asia

• Persia

• Egypt

• India

As preparations were being made for the invasion of Asia, Philip was ______, or murdered, during his daughter's wedding.

Alexander wanted to be like the book's hero, _______. This ambition would inspire his spectacular conquests.

• SpongeBob

• Aristotle

• Socrates

• Achilles

After Philip's death, some city-states in Greece tried to regain their independence. Alexander quickly crushed these revolts. To discourage future rebellions, he burned _____ to the ground.

Alexander inspired fierce loyalty among his soldiers by ________leading them in battle.

• personally

• quietly

• quickly

• secretly

Alexander was not satisfied with the defeat of the ______ empire. His eyes were fixed on a greater goal-world conquest.

Because he built a vast empire in only 11 years, people called him _______________.

• Alexander the Great

• Alexander my prince

• Alexander the warrior

• Alexander and Bucephalus