Chapter 15 Lesson 3 Quiz Flashcards
To make or produce something; to bring something into existence
Create
By choice or free will; willingly
Voluntarily
Part of an army in which soldiers ride horses
Calvary
To follow in order to capture or defeat
Pursue
The time period following the death of Alexander during which Greek culture spread through the known world
Hellenistic Era
At what age did Alexander take over Phillip II’s army?
20
Alexander defeated which Persian king at Issus forcing him to flee
Darius III
What group conquered Greece in a 300 BCE
Macedonians
Alexander’s forces defeated Darius III at Guagamela near which river
Tigris River
After Alexander’s death, his general split his kingdom into how many parts
4
As a boy, Alexander read Homers epics with whom being his role model
Achilles
An early 331 BCE Alexander conquered which country building a new city named after himself: Alexandria
Egypt
True or false: prior to his death Alexander’s plan had been to unite Greeks, Macedonians, Egyptians, and Asians
True
True or False: The four kingdoms Alexander’s Empire split into: Macedonia, Pergamum Egypt, and Seleucid Empire
True
Who was the Greek man that opposed Philip and urged all the city states to unite against Philip, but it was too late
Demosthenes
Who won at the battle of Granicus
Alexander’s army
In 327 BCE, he took his forces to which country in Asia
India
On the March back thousands of soldiers died of heat and thirst in the deserts of which present day country
Iran
In late 331 BCE Alexander headed east again towards Persia controlled
Mesopotamia
In November 333 BCE Alexander fought the Persians at Issus in what present day country
Syria
The Greeks and Macedonian fought at the battle of Chaeronea who won easily
Macedonians
What city did Alexander die in?
Babylon
How many harbors did Alexandria have?
2
The Lighthouse at Alexandria was one of how many Wonders of the Ancient World?
7
