Alexander The Great Flashcards
What/who did he conquer
The Persian and Egyptians
Where is Alexander from
Macedonia which is in the north of Greece
Greeks looked what to Macedonia while Macedonia looked what to Greece?
Greeks looked down in Macedonia looked up
Who was Alexander’s father
King Philip the second
What was king Phillips idea
To overcome Greek phalanx by using a sarissa or pike
What is a sarissa
An 18-ft long spear that had a weight on the end
What was Alexander’s mothers name
Olympias
Who was Demosthenes
Athenian speak
Who won the battle of Chaeronea
The Macedonians won against the Greeks
What did king Philip want to do after conquering the Greeks
He wanted to conquer Persia
Why did he never get the chance to conquer Persia
He was assassinated by his bodyguard
Where was he assassinated
At his daughter’s wedding(Alexander’s half sister)
What are the theories of Whose idea was to kill Philip
- Personal feud between Philip and bodyguard
- Olympias put the guard up to it
- Darius the third put a guard up to it
- Alexander put a guard up to it
At what age does Alexandra become king
20
Who was Bucephalus
Alexander’s horse
