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1. What was the outcome of the Peloponnesian War?

Persia defeated Sparta.

Sparta defeated Athens.

Greece conquered Macedonia.

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2. What led Phillip II to succeed in Greece?

his interest in philosophy

divisions between Greek city-states

conflict among his scattered tribes

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

in his skill at Asian languages

in his love of Greek culture

in his warlike ambition

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

took away their freedoms

gave them a common enemy

taught them a new religion

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

They got to stay in office.

They were taken away and killed.

They were sold into slavery.

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6. Why was Alexander called "Great"?

He created a lasting empire.

He spread new kinds of farming.

He conquered a huge area.

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

to require everyone to follow one religion

to bring different cultures under one government

to make Athens the biggest capital city

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8. Alexander built cities to

spread Greek culture.

train loyal soldiers.

preserve local customs.

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

Its library helped make it a center of learning.

Its pyramids helped make it a tourist attraction.

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 frightened them by capturing their priests.

He took control by making them accept the Greek gods.

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

the god Zeus.

a Macedonian giant.

Aristotle.

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12. In Persia, Alexander allowed the Persians to

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

control the taxes that they collected.

treat him as a personal equal.

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13. Why did Alexander receive visitors in a tent?

It was a custom of Persian kings.

He moved from place to place.

Tents were a Greek tradition.

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

His soldiers refused to go any farther.

He developed a serious illness.

His home was far away.

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

It was defeated by the Greeks.

His generals fought for control.

The capital moved to Babylon.

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

the rise of a new religion

the spread of Greek culture

the growth of a nomadic way of life

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