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1. What was the outcome of the Peloponnesian War?

Persia defeated Sparta.

Greece conquered Macedonia.

Sparta defeated Athens.

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2. What led Phillip II to succeed in Greece?

divisions between Greek city-states

conflict among his scattered tribes

his interest in philosophy

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3. How did Alexander show the influence of his teacher, Aristotle?

in his skill at Asian languages

in his warlike ambition

in his love of Greek culture

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4. What did Alexander do to help unite the Greeks under his rule?

taught them a new religion

gave them a common enemy

took away their freedoms

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5. What happened to the government officials of towns that surrendered to Alexander?

They were sold into slavery.

They got to stay in office.

They were taken away and killed.

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6. Why was Alexander called "Great"?

He conquered a huge area.

He created a lasting empire.

He spread new kinds of farming.

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7. What was Alexander's goal for his empire?

to require everyone to follow one religion

to make Athens the biggest capital city

to bring different cultures under one government

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8. Alexander built cities to

train loyal soldiers.

spread Greek culture.

preserve local customs.

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9. Why was the city of Alexandria, in Egypt, especially famous?

Its pyramids helped make it a tourist attraction.

Its library helped make it a center of learning.

Its army helped make it feared by other cities.

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10. How did Alexander use religion to help him rule the Egyptians?

He gained their loyalty by honoring their gods.

He took control by making them accept the Greek gods.

He frightened them by capturing their priests.

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11. Alexander told the Greeks that he was the son of

a Macedonian giant.

Aristotle.

the god Zeus.

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12. In Persia, Alexander allowed the Persians to

run the day-to-day business in their lands.

treat him as a personal equal.

control the taxes that they collected.

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13. Why did Alexander receive visitors in a tent?

He moved from place to place.

Tents were a Greek tradition.

It was a custom of Persian kings.

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14. When Alexander reached northern India, what made him turn back?

He developed a serious illness.

His home was far away.

His soldiers refused to go any farther.

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15. What happened to Alexander's empire after he died?

His generals fought for control.

The capital moved to Babylon.

It was defeated by the Greeks.

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16. What was the lasting influence of Alexander's conquests?

the growth of a nomadic way of life

the spread of Greek culture

the rise of a new religion

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