Paragraph 3.6: Alexander the Great

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What is the name of the Ancient Greek conflict that was fought from 431 to 404 BC?

Which poleis or empires fought during the Peloponnesian Wars?

1. Greek poleis and the Persian Empire
2. Athens and Sparta
3. Athens and the Persian Empire
4. Sparta and the Persian Empire

By the 4th century BC, Macedon had grown into a powerful country, rich in (...) and (...).

1. Bronze and silver
2. Horses and wood
3. Olives and wine
4. Stone and iron

What is the elite unit of young Macedonian nobles called?

1. Strategoi
2. Pillars
3. Delian league
4. Companion cavalry

Philip II of Macedon had eventually been made Hegemon. What does this title mean?

Who was Philip II's successor after he was murdered?

1. Xerxes
2. Leonidas
3. Alexander
4. Philip III

Where did Alexander first defeat the Persian king, Darius III in 333 BC?

1. Issus
2. Thermopylae
3. Salamis
4. Persepolis

Why did Alexander refuse to take the title of: King of Persia?

1. The King of Persia destroyed Athens in 480 BC.
2. He never conquered Persia.

What was the name of the Persian capital, which would be destroyed by Alexander?

1. Babylon
2. Alexandria
3. Persepolis
4. Corinth

True or false.
Alexander fought his way into Persia, searching for the end of the Earth.

1. True
2. False

What was the name of the famous philosopher, who was Alexander's teacher?

1. Socrates
2. Herodotus
3. Plato
4. Aristotle

True or false.
Alexander the Great died in Babylon.

1. False
2. True

After Alexander's death, there would be Greek rulers in his empire, known as (...).

1. Philosophers
2. Kings
3. Diadochi
4. Soldiers

True or false.
After Alexander's death, the diadochi would live in peace with each other.

1. True
2. False

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Take another look at the paragraphs and study for the formative test (Par. 3.1 up to 3.3).