GREECE TEST 6 and 7

17. Why did Alexander have to get the Greeks and Persians to get along?

• He needed them to conquer the Chinese.
• He couldn't control his new Empire if they were constantly fighting with each other.
• His wife demanded he do so.
• King Philip knew it was the right thing to do.

5. How did Philip change the phalanx once he became king of Macedonia?

• He changed the color of the shields
• He made the spears shorter and the shields larger
• He took away the calvary.
• He made the shields smaller, the spears longer, and he added calvary.

11. What did Alexander do to the Thebans when they killed some of his troops?

• He made peace with them.
• He killed all the men, sold the women and children into slavery, and destroyed almost all of Thebes.
• He asked them to help conquer Sparta.
• He asked them to help conquer Persia.

12. How many men did Alexander take to conquer Persia?

• 30,000
• 65,00
• 120,000
• 10,000

8. What happened when the Greeks fought the Macedonians in 338BC?

• The Greeks won.
• The Macedonians won, and the Greeks were conquered for the first time.
• Nobody won, as there were many deaths on both sides.
• The Persians showed up at the battle and defeated both the Greeks and Macedonians.

18. Why did Alexander's soldiers revolt when he planned on conquering India?

• They could understand conquering Persia but not the Indians who never harmed them.
• Many had relatives who lived in India.
• The Indians were friends with the Romans
• Alex's soldiers felt his wife made him attack India.

14. What did Darius offer Alexander, and what was Alexander's response?

• To a one on one fight, Alex refused.
• To give him more horses for his calvary.
• To split his empire, Alex refused and wanted it all.
• To help him conquer India

13. What did the Egyptians do for Alexander?

• They fought him very hard by the banks of the Nile
• They fought him in a naval battle.
• They showed him how to irrigate.
• They just gave him the country without a fight.

4. Why was Philip sent as a hostage to Greece?

• Because the Persians demanded it be so.
• As a promise to Thebes and Greece that the Macedonians would not attack Greece.
• Because Sparta would have attacked Macedonia if he was not sent.
• To get ready for another Persian invasion.

15. How many cities did Alexander name after himself?

• 23
• 90
• 10
• 16