stage 17 culture

Alexander the Great conquered Egypt, and therefore Alexandria, in 331 BC.

• True

• False

Alexander noticed the small fishing village west of the mouth of the ______. (first letter capitalized)

Alexander was elected as president once the building of the city was finished.

• True

• False: He died while the city was still developing.

Alexandria had perhaps a million inhabitants.

• True

• False: It had closer to four million.

Into Alexandria came _________ goods like bronze statues from Greece and fine Italian wines. (all lower case)

Most ships coming into Alexandria sank, though, because of the sharp rocks the crew could not see.

• True

• False: There was a lighthouse called Pharos which helped to lead ships to a safe entrance port.

In front of the Caesareum stood two statues of your mother.

• True

• False: They were two obelisks.

The two obelisks were brought and put in position by a Roman engineer in _______ BC. (numbers)

Alexandria was a center of education and study.

• True

• False: It was not well known for their good education as there were barely any schools.

The Greeks had the least amount of power in Alexandria because they were the last to send people there.

• True

• False: They actually had the most because they planned and built the city, they ruled before the Romans, and they had the official language.