WorksheetsWestern Civ 1-Unit 3.3: Alexander the Great-Hellenistic Age
Total questions: 51
Worksheet time: 38mins
What was the result of Alexander the Great’s conquests?
After hundreds of years, Persia finally conquered Greece and took control of Greek lands.
Greek language, art, architecture, and literature spread throughout Southwest Asia.
Alexander ruled Greece and all conquered lands for over 20 years.
The progress of Greek scholars was halted.
How does the Greek history with the Persians help us understand Alexander's "greatness"?
Alexander was smarter than any of the Greeks before him
Alexander befriended the Persians to stick it to the Greeks.
Alexander made himself a hero of the Greeks by crushing their old enemy, Persia once and for all.
He was not great and did nothing with the Persians
According to the philosophy of Stoicism,
life could only be complete when it was centered on the basic ideal of friendship.
happiness could only be found when people gained inner peace by living in harmony with the will of God.
gaining material wealth brings happiness.
happiness was the goal of life, and the way to achieve it was the pursuit of pleasure, the only true good.
The conquests of Alexander the Great created the
Macedonian Age, a period of advancement in art.
Hellenistic Era, an age that saw the expansion of the Greek language and Greek ideas to the non-Greek world.
Dark Ages, a time of great sadness for the Greek people.
Age of Lawlessness, a period of extreme cruelty and anarchy.
After Alexander's Death the empire was divided into three kingdoms. This person became the king of Macedonia.
Lysimachus
Seleucus
Ptolemy
Romulus
After Alexander's Death the empire was divided into three kingdoms. This person became the king of Egypt.
Antigonus
Seleucus
Ptolemy
Phillip II
After Alexander's Death the empire was divided into three kingdoms. This person became the king of Syria-Persia area.
Antigonus
Seleucus
Ptolemy
Phillip II
A uniformed system of _______ developed through the Hellenistic Kingdoms, with a common language, culture, and coinage.
trade
taxes
buildings
cities
Greek influence was most noticeable in ____________.
cities
buildings
rights
trade
Hellenistic ________ made great advances in mathematics and astronomy.
scientists
thinkers
gods
Who was the Macedonian king that took over Greece?
Leonidas
Alexander
Phillip II
Demosthenes
Alexander the Great began his rule by ending the revolt in _______.
Athens
Sparta
Thebes
Corinth
Alexander’s troops repeatedly defeated the ________ in battles.
Spartans
Athenians
Thebans
Persians
Alexander went to _________ and was crowned pharaoh without a fight.
Persia
Sparta
Egypt
Thebes
Alexander began to march home but ....
died from sickness before making it back to Greece.
then was crowned king of India and remained there
returned to Egypt to rule the land
Which of the following WAS NOT part of Alexander the Great’s Empire
Persia
Macedonia
Egypt
India
What was the eastern edge of Alexander the Great's Empire?
Macedonia
Athens
India
Egypt
Hellenistic culture is a perfect example of
isolation
monarchy
equal rights
cultural diffusion
Alexandria, the Greek capital of Egypt, was most famous among scholars for its
Theaters
Trade
Library
Architecture
Greek scientist and inventor who calculated the value of pi
Socrates
Herodotus
Hypatia
Archimedes
Reorder the following based on what regions of land did Alexander conquer first
Greece
Eygpt
Persian Empire
West part of India
What was the name of the cities Alexander the Great named after himself?
Alexandertown
Alexandria
Alexia
Big Al's Fun Town
He was the greatest Hellenistic inventor.
Archimedes
Bill Nye the Science Guy
Ibn Battutah
Plato
This Hellenistic philosophy says ignore pleasure, wealth, and society.
Cynicism
Epicureanism
Stoicism
Skepticism
Which of the events are in chronological order?
1. Philip II becomes leader of all of Greece.
2. Alexander the Great destroys Thebes and enslaves the Theban people who revolted.
3. Alexander the Great conquers Egypt without a battle.
4. The Persians lose to Alexander the Great near Gaugamela causing their king to flee.
5. Alexander’s soldiers refuse to invade India.
1. The Persians lose to Alexander the Great near Gaugamela causing their king to flee.
2. Alexander’s soldiers refuse to invade India.
3. Alexander the Great destroys Thebes and enslaves the Theban people who revolted.
4. Alexander the Great conquers Egypt without a battle.
5. Philip II becomes leader of Greece.
What type of animal , named Bucephalus, was Alexander's favourite?
Dog
Bear
Horse
Cat
Why was there chaos in the Persian Empire after Alexander's death?
There was a series of serious rebellions across the empire
People stopped paying taxes and began to question the laws of the land
There was disagreement about who should become the next ruler
There was disagreement about whether the empire should continue to expand or not
Who united most of the ancient world into one empire (see the picture above)?
Archimedes
Philip II
Alexander the Great
Plato
What happened in the Pleoponnesian War?
Athens and other city-states conqurered Sparta
Sparta conqured Persia
Greek city-states were weakened by war
Athens and Sparta united to fight the other city-states
After Philip conquered Greece, he made the government a
democracy
monarchy
oligarchy
theocracy
What allowed Philip to be successful?
His diplomacy
Understanding the Macedonian land
Military strategy
Perfection of the Phalanx
All of the above
What was the name of Alexander's legendary steed?
Pharlap
Bucephalus
Good boy
Balius
What did Alexander do with the people of Tyre after he conquered the city?
Treated them with great respect
Had them join his army
Left them alone
Sold them in to slavery
When Alexander reached northern India, what made him turn back?
His home was far away.
He married a local princess.
He developed a serious illness.
His soldiers refused to go any farther.
What was the lasting influence of Alexander’s conquests?
the rise of a new religion
the cultural diffusion or spread of Greek culture
the growth of a nomadic way of life
the political unity of Asia and Egypt
Who was the King of the Persian Empire that escaped death when Alexander conquered Persia, only to be killed by his own men a year later
Ptolemy
Darius III
Trye
Egypt
How old was Alexander when he died
12
25
30
33
(a) would conquer Greece and the united cities statesthat he controlled was called the (b)
Which Statement Best descrives the relationship between Phillip II and his son Alexander the Great?
Alexander rose to prominence in an effort to avenge his murdered father, Philip II.
Philip II educated his son to become a great ruler and Alexander followed his Father's Footsteps by expanding the Macedonian Empire
Alexander assassinated his Father to sieze the throne
Philip II tried to kill his son and wife multiple times by putting snakes in their bed
Which Battle allowed Alexander’s army to
take over the rest of the Persian Empire.
Battle of
Guagamela
Battle of Alexandria
Battle of Chaeronea
