Hellenistic Kingdoms

What was the consequence of Alexander’s death?

• It resulted in fighting among his generals

• The division of his empire into three kingdoms

• The kingdom reafirmed their unity

The three empires leaded by the generals that fought after Alexander’s death were:

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What is the name of the general that became the king of Hellenistic Macedonia?

• General Antigonus

• General Ptolemy

• General Seleucus

• General Aesop

Which Kingdom was the most Greek of the three?

• Antigonid Kingdom

• Ptolemaic Kingdom

• Seleucid Kingdom

What happened with Antigonid Kingdom?

• Large regions as Bactria and Parthia, broke away from the kingdom

• Was the most powerful and wealthy of the Hellenistic Kingdoms

• Was the weakest and faced many revolts by the Greeks

What kingdom includes the majority of Alexander’s Asian conquests, including Persia?

• Antigonid Kingdom

• Ptolemaic Kingdom

• Seleucid Kingdom

What is the name of the general that became the king of Hellenistic Syria?

• General Ptolemy

• General Antigonus

• General Aeschylus

• General Seleucus

What difficulties faced Seleucid Kingdom?

• Its capital, Antioch, was too far away from some parts of the Kingdom

• Large regions as Bactria and Parthia, broke away from the kingdom

• Faced problems to recolect taxes

• It has too many different people with many different customs

What kingdoms conquered Rome?

• Antigonid Kingdom

• Hellenistic Kingdom

• Seleucid Kingdom

• Ptolemaic Kingdom

What is the name of the general that ruled the Hellenistic Egypt that got the name of pharaoph?

• General Euripides

• General Seleucus

• General Antigonus

• General Ptolemy