Flash Cards TCI 30: Alexander the Great and His Empire

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The Peloponnesian War was fought between?

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Athens and Sparta

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Why did King Philip of Macedonia invade Greece?

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Greeks were divided and weak

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When King Philip of Macedonia died, who took over?

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His son Alexander

Front

How old was Alexander when he became king of Macedon and Greece?

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20

Front

Philip and Alexander thought that a war versus ______ would help to unite the Greeks by giving them a common enemy.

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Persia

Front

Alexander's plan for creating an empire involved what?

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terror and kindness

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Alexanders plan for keeping his empire togther

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spread Greek culture and ideas

use religion to inspire loyalty

show respect for the cultures he conquered

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When Alexander's armies got in northern India, after ten years of fighting, the exhausted soldiers ​ to continue.

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refused

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What happened to Alexander's empire after he died?

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It collapsed.

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What did Alexander's generals and friends do after he died?

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They all started to fight each for control.