Flash Cards TCI 30: Alexander the Great and His Empire

King Philip of Macedonia invaded the Greece because the Greeks were?

• happy and rich

• unified and strong

• divided and weak

• poor and silly

Alexander's plan for creating an empire involved what?

• terror and kindness

• snacks and naps

• pain and suffering

• Mr. Gaskins

What happened the Alexander's empire after he died?

• His son took over

• his wife became queen

• it collapsed

• Mr. Gaskins has it even until today

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

• 18

• 19

• 20

• 21

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

• Persia
• Rome
• Egypt
• Greeks

The Peloponnesian War was fought between ​​ .

• Athens and Sparta
• Rome and Carthage
• England and France
• Persia and Greece

When King Philip of Macedonia died, who took over?

• His son Steve

• His daughter Hella

• His son Alexander

• Mr. Gaskins

What did Alexanders generals and friends do after he died?

• The all agreed to go home

• They all started to fight each for control

• They all had a big party for Alexander

• They gave the power to Mr. Gaskins

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

• refused
• surrendered
• retreated
• pushed on