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?

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

   Who ruled Syria, Mesopotamia and Persia, Kira asks?

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

   What did Eratosthenes measure, Luz asks?

   • The lighthouse's height
   • Earth's size
   • The library's age
   • The Nile's length
5. 4.

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

   • Koine came before Greece
   • Greek rulers spread it in the conquered lands
   • Persian kings invented Greek and taught it to their lands
   • The library sent teachers far and wide
6. 5.

   Ships and scholars came to Alexandria from many lands. What was one effect, Pia asks?

   • Learning ended there
   • The city closed its harbor to ships
   • A center of learning grew there
   • Ships stopped sailing
7. 6.

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

   • Greek replaced the local languages
   • One king ruled it for 300 years
   • Alexander built the library with his own hands
   • Greek culture spread across several kingdoms
8. 7.

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

   • As one view; the conquered paid a cost
   • As a measurement, like the size of Earth
   • As a view of the people of Thebes
   • As a fact that ends the question
9. 8.

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

   • Historians mark the end with different events
   • It ended when Alexander was born
   • It ended in 323 CE
   • The period is still going on
10. 9.

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

    • Change it: generals split it into kingdoms
    • Change Alexander to Aristotle
    • Change lands to cities
    • Leave it: it stayed one empire
11. 10.

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

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