Alexander the Great

What is one result of Alexander the Great's expansion of Greece into Africa and the Middle East?

• Spartan and Athens cultures clashed and ended the Greek expansion.

• The Greek army was defeated because it was stretched too thin.

• Greek ideas and philosophy was spread to new areas in the world.

• The Persian Empire conquered Greece and ruled Europe.

What role did Alexander the Great play in spreading Greek culture and ideas throughout the middle east?

• He allowed his empire to be conquered by Persia and they spread Greek's culture.

• He was peacekeeper that encouraged Middle Eastern scholars to study in Greece.

• He conquered territory and created an empire, spreading Greek culture across the Middle East.

• He travelled to the Middle East as a teacher and missionary spreading Greek culture.

During which period did Alexander the Great's military conquests allow for rapid expansion of Greek culture and language to Africa and Central and Western Africa?

• Athenian

• Hellenistic

• Macedonian

• Persian

Alexander's conquests created which era?

• the Dark Ages, a time of sadness of the Greek people.

• the Hellenistic Era, an era of expansion of Greek language ideas.

• the Macedonian Age, the period of advancement in art.

• the Age of Lawless, a period of extreme cruelty and anarchy.

Alexander the Great's empire spread into what three continents?

• North America, Asia, and Australia

• Europe, Africa and North America

• Europe, Asia, and Australia

• Europe, Asia and Africa

Who did Alexander the Great and his cavalry defeat?

• Europe

• Rome

• China

• Persia

When Alexander and his men conquered Egypt, the location was renamed?

• Egypt

• Greece

• Alexandria

• Rome

What impact did Philip II, Alexander's father, have on the Greek empire?

• Introduced the idea of representative democracy.

• He unified the Greek city-states under one leader.

• He dissolved the military and declared peace the region.

• He encouraged the use of written laws to equalize people.

Macedonia was a city-state located north of __________________.

• Greece

• Rome

• India

• China

Where was Alexander born?

• Athens

• Sparta

• Macedonia

• Mesopotamia