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Hellenistic World #1

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

About 360 BC, ___________________ of Macedonia invaded Athens and won easily.

a)

Philip II

b)

Alexander the Great

c)

Darius I

d)

Napoleon

2.

A group of warriors who stood close together in a square.

a)

phalanx

b)

platoon

c)

barricade

d)

Hellenistic fighters

3.

How was Philip II able to conquer Athens so easily?

a)

Philip II died before taking Athens

b)

He let his son, Alexander, take the lead

c)

by inciting the gods

d)

superior military strategy and using longer spears

4.

When Thebes rebelled, why did Alexander attack the city and enslave all of its citizens?

a)

he blamed Thebes for his father's death

b)

to set an example

c)

he needed more soldiers

d)

he hated Persia

5.

The name for the blended culture that developed in Alexander's empire.

a)

the Great

b)

Phalanx

c)

Hellenistic

d)

Greek superiority

6.

After defeating Persia, Alexander now ruled __________.

a)

modern day France and Germany

b)

most of Asia

c)

the largest empire the world had ever seen

d)

all of India

7.

Alexander supported the spread of ___________ culture.

a)

Greek

b)

Socratic

c)

Indian

d)

Buddhist

8.

___________________ remained a popular art form during the Hellenistic period.

a)

Painting

b)

Storytelling

c)

Music

d)

Literature

9.

Alexander the Great ruled as a(n) _______________.

a)

religious tyrant

b)

absolute dictator

c)

passive emperor

d)

crazed madman

10.

(from the video)

What Greek hero did Alexander believe he was a descendant of?

a)

Agamemnon

b)

Odysseus

c)

Achilles

d)

Apollo