Alexander's empire and the spread of Greek culture
Grade 6 Social Studies Worksheet - Building Confidence
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Alexander's life
When What happened 356 BCE ? as a teenager taught by the philosopher Aristotle 336 BCE became king of Macedonia at age 20, after his father, Philip II, was assassinated 335 BCE his army destroyed the Greek city of Thebes, which had rebelled, and enslaved its surviving people 323 BCE his death in Babylon, before he was 33 The cell marked ? is blank. Below the chart: he is often called Alexander the Great. Later writers gave him that name; the people of Thebes saw him very differently.
Noah's chart has a blank: where was Alexander born?
- In Alexandria, in Egypt
- In Thebes, in Greece
- At Pella, in Macedonia
- In Babylon, in Mesopotamia
Pia's chart has a blank: when did Alexander become king?
- 336 BCE, at age 20
- 335 BCE, at age 21
- 356 BCE, at birth
- 323 BCE, at age 33
Ren's chart has a blank: what happened to Thebes in 335 BCE?
- It welcomed Alexander as its king
- It was where Alexander was born
- It became the capital of a new empire
- It was destroyed; its people were enslaved
Alexander's life
When What happened 356 BCE born at Pella, in Macedonia, a kingdom north of Greece as a teenager taught by the philosopher Aristotle 336 BCE became king of Macedonia at age 20, after his father, Philip II, was assassinated 335 BCE his army destroyed the Greek city of Thebes, which had rebelled, and enslaved its surviving people 323 BCE his death in Babylon, before he was 33 Below the chart: he is often called Alexander the Great. Later writers gave him that name; the people of Thebes saw him very differently.
Tala reads the word empire. What is an empire?
- One state ruling many lands and peoples
- A group of equal, free cities
- One city with one small farm beside its walls
- A council chosen by lot
Zee reads the word conquest. What does conquest mean?
- Asking people to join by vote
- Taking land and people by force
- Trading goods between cities
- Buying land at a fair price
Ari reads the word Hellenistic. What does it describe?
- The time before the first Greek cities were built, long ago
- The time when Greek culture spread after Alexander
- The first Roman emperor
- A kind of Persian coin
How many years did Alexander rule, from 336 BCE to 323 BCE, Esme asks?
- 33 years
- 659 years
- 20 years
- 13 years
Who taught Alexander as a teenager, Kira asks?
- Ptolemy I, a general
- Darius III, a Persian king
- Philip II, his father
- Aristotle, a philosopher
Who was Philip II, Luz asks?
- Alexander's father, king before him
- A king of Persia
- Alexander's teacher
- A ruler of Egypt after Alexander
Who gave Alexander the name the Great, Milo asks?
- The people of Thebes
- Later writers
- The Persian king
- His teacher at birth