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16 Cards in this Set
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When was Alexander the Great born?
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356 B.C.
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Who were Alexander the Great's parent's?
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Philip of Macedon and Olympius of Empirus.
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Was Alexander the Great ambitious?
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Yes, he cried as a boy when he thought that his father was going to conquer the whole world before he was able to.
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Who was Alexander's hero, and what was his favorite book?
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Achilles was his hero. He took the armor from Achilles tomb. He carried a copy of the Illiad with him everywhere.
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Who was Bucephalus?
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He was Alexander's giant black horse that he tamed as a boy. The horse was afraid of his shadow.
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Who was Alexander's tutor?
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Aristotle
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How old was Alexander when he received military command?
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He was 16. When his father was away in battle he made him regent.
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How old was he when he was made king?
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He was 20. He became king after his father was assassinated.
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What was the Thebes Revolt?
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Thebes revolted against him because they thought he was too young to be king. He killed all the men and sold the women and children into slavery. Everyone else capitulated.
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Who did Alexander attack at 22?
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He attacked the Medo-Persian Empire. Darius III was king of the Empire.
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What was the first major battle between Alexander and the Medo-Persians?
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The Battle of Granicus
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What was the Battle of Guagamela?
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It was the third and last battle between Alexander and Darius III. It resulted in the fall of the Persian Empire.
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What happened at Tyre?
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The famous battle of the coast of Palestine where Alexander filled the ocean with rocks and dirt turning the island into a peninsula. He crucified all of the male inhabitants of the city and sold all of the women and children into slavery.
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What else did Alexander conquer?
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He defeated Babylon, Syria, and Egypt. In Egypt, he founded the city of Alexandria, named after himself, which became the capitol and remained so for a long time.
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When did Alexander stop?
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He pressed all of the way to India, but his soldiers refused to go any further.
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What is a Phalanx?
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The hoplites would lock their shields together, and the first few ranks o soldiers would project their spears out over the first rank of shields. The phalanx therefore presented a shield wall and a mass of spear points to the enemy, making frontal assaults much more difficult.
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