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14 Cards in this Set
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What year was Alexander born?
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356 BC
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Did both parents claim Greek descent?
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Yes
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Who did Phillip the II bring to Macedonia to educate Alexander?
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Aristotle
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Who did Olympius (mother) claim to be Alexander's father?
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Zeus
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What was the only building to be preserved when Alexander took over Thebes?
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Pindar's House. For his complimentary works he composed about and for his ancestor, king Alexander I of Macedon.
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What year did Alexander cross into Asia?
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334 BC
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What did Alexander's army consist of?
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30,000 infantry; 2,000 calvary; 12,000 Macedonians; 1200 well-trained individuals
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How many of the Calvary were known as "Companions"?
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2,000
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What was the "Gordian Knot"?
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It was a mythological knot that whom ever should be the one to untie it would become the ruler of Asia
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How many Greeks were lost at the Battle of Granicus?
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200
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After the Battle of Issus, Darius sent a letter to Alexander wanting friendship and his family back. He would give all the land east of Anatolia and 10,000 talents. Who said he would accept this offer?
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Parmenian
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When Alexander went down to Babylon, he tooks the hands of this god and asserted presence there. "I'm your ruler".
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Marduk
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Where was the Persian treasury located, and how many talents were there?
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Persepolis, 180,000 talents
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Who was Darius murdered by?
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By a bessus, one of his own men
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