6th Grade SS Chapter 30 Alexander the Great and his Empire

To choose someone to fill an office or a position: a)appoint b)mosaic c)ally d)empire

a

Why was Alexander well trained to be a leader? a)he studied under Aristotle who taught him public speaking, science, and philosophy b)he had a genius IQ and had attended many schools c)he was a great listener and showed a high level of discipline d)all of the above

a

Philip, the father of Alexander the Great, planned ______. a)to plant rumors causing the Greek city-states to fight with each other b)to take advantage of the Greek city-states' wars and conquer them c)to unite the Greek city-states by reminding them of their recent victory over the Persians d)to let his son divide the Greek city-states

b

Tile art is called: a)appoint b)mosaic c)ally d)empire

b

What was the Peloponnesian War? a)the conflict between Persia and the Greek city-states between 499 and 479 B.C.E. b)conflict between Athens and Sparta (and other city-states) from 431 to 404 B.C.E. c)wars fought between Rome and Carthage d)none of the above

b

Why did Alexander decide to attack Persia? a)he was afraid if he didn't they would attack Greece b)Alexander wanted to carry out his father's plan c)it was a land of many natural resources d)he wanted to blend the two cultures.

b

A country or group that joins with another for a common purpose: a)appoint b)mosaic c)ally d)empire

c

Alexander planned to use ______and ______ to conquer an empire. a)patience, virtue b)lies, trickery c)terror, kindness d)negotiations, bribes

c

A large territory in which several groups of people are ruled by a single leader or government: a)appoint b)mosaic c)ally d)empire

d

Alexander planned to unite people he conquered by ______. a)spreading Greek culture and ideas b)use religion to inspire loyalty c)respect for the cultures he conquered d)all of the above

d

How did Alexander spread Greek ideas in order to unite the different peoples of his empire? a)by building Greek-style cities b)local soldiers and government officials only allowed to speak Greek c)children went to Greek schools d)a&b e)all of the above

d

How did Alexander use religion to convince people in his empire to accept him as their leader? a)he said that he was a god (son of Zeus) b)he made laws that supported the needs of the people c)he honored the Egyptian and Persian gods d)a&c e)all of the above

d

What happened to the Greek city-states as a result of the Peloponnesian War? a)The fought themselves into poverty and the Persians took over b)They broke off as separate countries c)Alexander the Great took control of the Greece d)The fell under the control of Macedonian king, Philip II

d

What foreign ideas or customs did Alexander adopt? a)required his visitors greet him in the Persian style b)encouraged marriage between Macedonians and Persians c)borrowed Persian customs (wearing Persian clothing d)Persian system of government e)all of the above

e

Why did Alexander's empire crumble? a)he became too comfortable and let his guard down b)his soldiers were tired of fighting c)they ran out of money d)he died e)b&d f)all of the above

e