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Alexander the Great

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  • What are three places that Alexander took over?
    Persia, Egypt, India
  • How would you describe Alexander the Great?
    Smart with a short temper
  • What culture did Alexander the Great spread through the lands he conquered?
    Greek
  • The people who ________ a leader are murderers.
    Assassinate
  • How did Alexander die?
    He just got sick and died
  • What did King Phillip need to successfully conquer the empire?
    The help of neighboring city-states and countries
  • Why did Alexander have to stop his conquering campaign in India?
    His men refused to go any further
  • A ________ has a top position in the military.
    General
  • Alexander the Great had the _________ to take over the world.
    Ambition
  • A series of battles all aimed at one military end
    Campaign
  • After the Peloponnesian War ________ was in control of Athens.
    Sparta
  • What did Alexander want to rule?
    The whole world
  • Who was Alexander’s teacher?
    Aristotle
  • Though he conquered many city-states, what city-state did King Phillip never conquer??
    Sparta
  • Who helped make Macedonia better by building new roads, building war machinery and training the army?
    King Phillip
  • Who was King Phillip’s son?
    Alexander the Great
  • A person who gains control by winning a war
    Conqueror
  • What empire did King Phillip want to conquer?
    Persian
  • The drive to become powerful, successful, or famous
    Ambition
  • What happened to Alexander’s empire after his death?
    It was split up between his Generals
  • What did Alexander the Great do that his dad was unable to do?
    Take over Persia
  • What happened when Alexander was 20?
    His dad died and he became the ruler of Greece
  • What two continents did Alexander want to merge?
    Europe and Asia
  • Why did King Phillip never conquer the Persian empire?
    He was assassinated before he had the chance
  • To murder a leader or other important person
    Assassinate
  • A ________ takes over people and land by winning a war.
    Conqueror
  • How many battles did Alexander the Great lose?
    0
  • What was the name of Alexander’s horse that carried him all across the empire?
    Bucephalus
  • To the North of Greece was a poor land called__________.
    Macedonia
  • A high-ranking military officer
    General