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WorksheetsAlex the Great
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 9mins
The name of the Persian King who fought Alexander the Great was?
Derkus
Darius
Daniel
Cyrius
What country is Alexander welcomed into and named pharaoh?
Macedonia
Cyprus
Persia
Egypt
Alexander believed he was the son of?
Posiedon
Hercules
Achilles
Zeus
Alexander accepts a challenge and pulls his sword out and cuts the ___________ ______. Being the first person to ever accomplish the feat.
Gardian Knot
Gordian Knot
Egyptian Knot
Persian Knot
Alexander seeks answers while in Egypt and seeks out the ?
Elder
Pharaoh
Oracle
While in Egypt, Alexander creates this famous city?
Alexandria
Babylon
Cyprus
Athens
Macedonia is __________ of Greece.
north
south
east
west
Alexander's father was:
Philip II
Aristotle
Sophocles
Hammurabi
TRUE OR FALSE: Greek culture spread east as Alexander did.
TRUE
FALSE
Who was Alexander the Great's teacher?
Aristotle
Archimedes
Plato
Darius
How old was Alexander when he became king?
50
35
20
18
Which areas was NOT part of Alexander's Empire?
Rome
Egypt
Greece
Persia
Which of the following was the main reason King Philip of Macedonia was able to defeat the Greeks?
The Greeks were weakened by years of fighting each other
He received help from the Persian king who sent troops, outnumbering the Greek armies
A plague wiped out most of the Greek population
Athens refused to send its navy to fight.
Alexander died at the age of 32 after
he got sick in Babylon.
he was betrayed by a friend.
he was attacked in battle.
he was captured by Persians.
Which place did Alexander conquer without fighting a battle?
Babylon
Persia
Thebes
Egypt
In which battle did Alexander decisively defeat the Persian king Darius III?
Babylon
Issos River
Alexandria
Gaugamela
What did Alexander do to help unite the Greeks under his rule?
took away their freedoms
taught them a new religion
had their leaders take turns
gave them a common enemy
Why is Alexander called “Great”?
He conquered a huge area.
He created a lasting empire.
He spread new kinds of farming.
He set up independent city-states.
