Alexander the Great: Building an Empire

Question 1

Alexander the Great

Answer 1

• built an empire
• spread Greek culture into Egypt and many parts of Asia
• paved the way for new civilizations to develop in those areas

Question 2

Alexander the boy

Answer 2

• son of Phillip II of Macedon: wanted Greece and assassinated
• Alexander king at 20: trained all his life and conquered Greece

Question 3

The Persians

Answer 3

• 334 B.C. takes on Persians
• Alexander’s men: small, loyal, well trained
• Persians: large and disorganized

Question 4

empire grows

Answer 4

• 1 year-conquered Persia
• Egypt-named pharaoh
• destroys Persia in modern-day Iraq: Darius III flees
• burned Persian capital to the ground

Question 5

Alexander’s desires

Answer 5

• bigger empire, more power

- men grew weary: wanted to go home and turned back west from India

Question 6

death

Answer 6

• 323 B.C. in Babylon
• became ill and died at age 33
• left largest empire world has seen with no heir: fighting among generals for power and 3 divide the empire