Alexander's empire and the spread of Greek culture

Grade 6 Social Studies Worksheet - Challenge Me

Circle the best answer.

1. Read this first

   The Hellenistic world after Alexander (323 to 30 BCE)

   Place	Ruled by	What it shows
   Egypt	the Ptolemies, a Macedonian Greek family; Ptolemy I took control in 323 BCE	Greek rulers made Alexandria their capital in 305 BCE
   Syria, Mesopotamia and Persia	the Seleucids, another family of Alexander's generals	many top posts stayed in Greek hands
   Alexandria	the Ptolemies	a great library; the Pharos lighthouse (about 283 BCE); Eratosthenes measured Earth's size
   Across the kingdoms	several kingdoms, not one empire	people spoke Koine, a common form of Greek

   Below the chart: after Alexander's death, his generals split his empire into kingdoms. The Hellenistic period is dated from 323 BCE to 30 BCE, when Cleopatra VII, the last Ptolemy, lost Egypt to Rome; sources date its end differently.

2. 1.

   Who ruled Egypt after Alexander, Jun asks?

   • The Seleucids
   • The Ptolemies
   • Darius III
   • The Romans, from 323 BCE
3. 2.

   Who ruled Syria, Mesopotamia and Persia, Kira asks?

   • The Seleucids
   • Eratosthenes
   • Philip II
   • The Ptolemies
4. 3.

   Why did people across the kingdoms share Koine Greek, Milo asks?

   • The library sent teachers far and wide
   • Koine came before Greece
   • Persian kings invented Greek and taught it to their lands
   • Greek rulers spread it in the conquered lands
5. 4.

   What happened to Alexander's empire after his death, Noah asks?

   • Persia took the lands back again
   • It stayed one single empire for 300 years
   • His generals split it into kingdoms
   • Thebes ruled the whole empire
6. 5.

   Which claim about the Hellenistic world is the most careful, Ren asks?

   • One king ruled it for 300 years
   • Greek culture spread across several kingdoms
   • Greek replaced the local languages
   • Alexander built the library with his own hands
7. 6.

   Many books praise Alexander as great. How should Tala read that praise?

   • As a view of the people of Thebes
   • As a measurement, like the size of Earth
   • As a fact that ends the question
   • As one view; the conquered paid a cost
8. 7.

   Why does the note say sources date the end of the period differently, Zee asks?

   • The period is still going on
   • It ended when Alexander was born
   • Historians mark the end with different events
   • It ended in 323 CE
9. 8.

   Ari's note says, "After Alexander, one emperor ruled all his lands." Which fix is right?

   • Change lands to cities
   • Change Alexander to Aristotle
   • Leave it: it stayed one empire
   • Change it: generals split it into kingdoms
10. 9.

    Bo's note says, "The Seleucids ruled Egypt from Alexandria." Which fix is right?

    • Change Egypt to Greece
    • Leave it: both ruled Egypt
    • Change Seleucids to Ptolemies
    • Change Alexandria to Pella
11. 10.

    Esme's note says, "Ptolemaic Egypt fell to Rome in 30 CE." Which fix is right?

    • Change Egypt to India
    • Change 30 CE to 30 BCE
    • Change Rome to Persia
    • Leave it: 30 is in the note