Alexander The Great & Phillip II

Question 1

How did Alexander the Great grow up

Answer 1

As a brace, intelligent boy with strong leadership qualities

Question 2

What happened with the black horse

Answer 2

Phillip 2 brought home a black horse but threw the king off and refused to be ridden. Phillip wanted to get rid of the horse. Alexander said they should keep the horse. Phillip said if he could ride it he could keep it. The horse let Alexander ride it. He figured out the horse didn’t like seeing his own shadow

Question 3

What was the horses name

Answer 3

Bucephalus

Question 4

What happened when Bucepheles was too old to go into battle

Answer 4

Alexander eventually got a younger horse

Question 5

Name qualities Alexander has

Answer 5

Determination

Willingness to help others

Observation

Compassion

Respect

Question 6

Who taught Alexander when he was 13 years old

Answer 6

Aristotle

Question 7

What did Alexander do during military campaigns

Answer 7

Observe the plants and report his findings back to Aristotle. He even tagged wild deer to study their lifespan

Question 8

What happened at the battle of Charonea

Answer 8

Alexander showed his bravery

He was stabbed but kept fighting

He was hit by an arrow and dragged off the battlefield but still continued to fight

Directed troops while recovering

Question 9

Gordian Knot puzzle

Answer 9

Alexander solved the puzzle.

There was a wagon with knots no one could untied. Alexander cut it with his sword while many others tried to do it manually

Question 10

What happened with Alexander and the Greek slaves

Answer 10

Alexander found slaves on the road to Persepolis. They came from Ionia and had been treated badly. He cried for them and gave them money, seeds, animals, clothing and shelter.

Question 11

What happens at Persepolis with the Greeks

Answer 11

Many Greeks wanted to destroy the city

His soldiers burned Persepolis to the ground in revenge for the Persians burning Athens during the Persian war

Question 12

What is the Hellenistic age

Answer 12

Another word for the Greek Age

Question 13

Who was Phillip 2

Answer 13

King of Macedonia and father of Alexander the Great

Question 14

How did Phillip defeat the Greek city-states

Answer 14

He would do things like marry a princess and full their fathers or make the city states fight each other

Question 15

Demosthenes

Answer 15

Greek orator who tried to warn people about Phillip 2 but no one listened

Question 16

How might the Greeks describe Phillip

Answer 16

Cruel and evil ruler

Question 17

How old was Alexander when he took over for Phillip II

Answer 17

He was 20

Question 18

How old was Alexander when he was commander in the army

Answer 18

16 - he cut his hair and beard so the enemies couldn’t pull them

Question 19

What did Aristotle teach Alexander

Answer 19

Literature

Political science

Geography

Biology

Question 20

What empire did Alexander conquer

Answer 20

The Persian empire. He has no fear and would have gone farther but his troups wanted to go home.

He never lost a battle

Question 21

What was Alexanders goal

Answer 21

To unite the world in peace by controlling it

Question 22

Steps to unite:

Answer 22

Wanted to unite the Macedonians, Greeks & Persians

Married a Persia princess and has his troops do it too

Dressed like a Persian and followed customs

Question 23

Alexander claimed he was what

Answer 23

A god - the Egyptians treated him this way

Question 24

Anyone that didn’t speak Greek was known as a —

Answer 24

Barbaroi (barbicans)

Question 25

How many cities did Alexander found

Answer 25

70

16/70 were named Alexandria

Question 26

Where was Alexander most famous

Answer 26

Egypt

Question 27

Alexandria

Answer 27

Had two great harbors. One had a lighthouse which was 400 ft high and considered a wonder of the ancient war

Question 28

What was the best school in Alexandria

Answer 28

The museum ; famous people like Eclid went there

Question 29

How did Alexander die

Answer 29

He was 33 and contracted what they believe to be malaria. His body was wrapped in gold and placed in a coffin

Question 30

What happened to Alexander’s empire

Answer 30

They were divided and the Greek city states became independent again

Question 31

What happened to the Greek culture after Alexander died

Answer 31

Greek culture spread and many people spoke Greek and Alexander’s face was on his coins

Question 32

Trade after Alexander died

Answer 32

Trade grew and many things were traded between Egypt and India

They traded things like spices, ivory, incense, pearls, wood, glass, metals etc

Question 33

What happened with Phillip II when he was hostage

Answer 33

When he was a hostage, he learned to love Greek culture but hated the Greek government and studied the weaknesses in it

Question 34

What did Phillip do to the Macedonian army

Answer 34

Turned them into a all year round, professional and organized army

Question 35

What is a phalanx

Answer 35

Foot soldiers formed a solid body of 16 rows deeps. They had overlapping shields and charged as a group. The soldiers had spears that were 14 ft long

Question 36

What did Phillip II do to the Greek city states

Answer 36

He caused fights between Greek city states

Made treaties with the Greek city states to only break them later

Married seven times to form political alliances

Question 37

What message did Phillip II send to Sparta

Answer 37

You are advised to submjt without further delay for if I brjng my army into your land. I will destroy your farms , slay your people and raze your city

Sparta said “if”

They never bothered with Sparta

Question 38

Phillip II Death

Answer 38

Was assassinated by his bodyguards. They were paid by Phillips wife

She had all of his kids killed too except for Alexander