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Alexander the Great's Empire

History · Ancient Greece & Rome · ages 9-11
Name ______________________   Date ____________

  1. When Alexander conquered new lands, what did he spread to the people there?

    • Only his army's weapons
    • Greek language
    • Roman roads and laws

  2. Alexander the Great's empire stretched from Greece across Egypt all the way to which country?

    • India
    • China
    • England

  3. The mixing of Greek culture with Egyptian, Persian, and other Eastern cultures is called the Hellenistic Age.

    Circle one:   True   False

  4. Alexander built a city in Egypt called Alexandria, full of Greek settlers and thinkers. How did cities like this spread Greek culture?

    • Greek ideas spread from cities
    • They stopped all trade with Egypt
    • They made Egypt colder

  5. Look at Alexander's path below. Which land is highlighted, right after Greece?

    GreeceEgyptPersiaIndia
    • Persia
    • India
    • Egypt

  6. In a Hellenistic city, you might see a Greek-style statue standing near an Egyptian temple. What does this show?

    • Greece had destroyed Egypt's temples
    • Greek and Eastern blending
    • Egypt had copied Rome exactly

  7. Why did the Hellenistic Age happen only after Alexander's conquests, and not before?

    • Conquests first mixed Greek and Eastern peoples
    • Alexander banned the Greek language everywhere he went
    • Greece became isolated from the rest of the world after Alexander

  8. A friend says Alexander's empire only included Greece and never reached Asia. What is wrong with that statement?

    • His empire never left Europe
    • He only ever conquered Egypt
    • To India
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  1. Greek language · Alexander brought Greek language and ideas with him wherever he conquered.
  2. India · His empire reached from Greece through Egypt and Persia into India.
  3. True · That mixing of cultures after Alexander's conquests is exactly what the Hellenistic Age means.
  4. Greek ideas spread from cities · Cities full of Greek settlers gave Greek language and ideas a new home to spread from.
  5. Egypt · Alexander moved from Greece into Egypt before pushing further east into Persia and India.
  6. Greek and Eastern blending · Greek and local styles appearing side by side is a sign of Hellenistic blending.
  7. Conquests first mixed Greek and Eastern peoples · The blending only happened because Alexander's conquests brought Greek and Eastern peoples together.
  8. To India · Alexander's conquests reached far past Greece, through Persia and into India.
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