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Week 12: Alexander the Great

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What was the eastern edge of Alexander the Great's Empire?

a)

Macedonia

b)

Athens

c)

India

d)

Egypt

2.

Alexander the Great liked to travel to different countries to learn about their cultures. Where did he learn about astronomy?

a)

Egypt

b)

Mesopotamia

c)

Macedonia

d)

India

3.

Alexander the Great named many cities after himself and even named a city after his favorite _______.

a)

Son

b)

Dog

c)

Horse

d)

Teacher

4.

Alexander's famous tutor, Aristotle, used Homers epic poem "The Iliad" to teach him about the culture of the _______.

a)

Romans

b)

Macedonians

c)

Egyptians

d)

Greeks

5.

Which of the following was NOT a result of the city of Thebes rebelling against the young Alexander?

a)

The city was burned to the ground.

b)

The city was burned to the ground.

c)

Only two hundred people escaped with their lives.

d)

Thirty thousand people were sold into slavery.

6.

Before his death at age 32, Alexander the Great and his armies had conquered ______.

a)

The Persian Empire

b)

both Greece and Rome

c)

All the known world from Egypt to India

d)

all the countries bordering the Mediterranean

7.

How many of Alexander's generals divided up his empire after his death?

a)

three

b)

five

c)

twenty

d)

fifty

8.

Which of the following would be the best title for the web?

a)

Contributions of the Ancient Greeks to Future Civilizations

b)

Boyhood activities for Alexander the Great

c)

Events in the Greek Olympics

d)

Music and Arts in Ancient Greece

9.

From 1929 until 1993, the country of Macedonia was part of which Balkan country?

a)

Yugoslavia

b)

Egypt

c)

Greece

d)

Albania

10.

Legends about eagles, lightning and storms surrounding his birth and victories made people believe Alexander was favored by which Greek god?

a)

Hercules

b)

Zeus

c)

Pluto

d)

Mercury