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 Thebes, in Greece
- In Alexandria, in Egypt
- At Pella, in Macedonia
- In Babylon, in Mesopotamia
Pia's chart has a blank: when did Alexander become king?
- 336 BCE, at age 20
- 356 BCE, at birth
- 335 BCE, at age 21
- 323 BCE, at age 33
Ren's chart has a blank: what happened to Thebes in 335 BCE?
- It became the capital of a new empire
- It welcomed Alexander as its king
- It was where Alexander was born
- 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?
- A council chosen by lot
- A group of equal, free cities
- One city with one small farm beside its walls
- One state ruling many lands and peoples
Ari reads the word Hellenistic. What does it describe?
- The time before the first Greek cities were built, long ago
- The first Roman emperor
- The time when Greek culture spread after Alexander
- A kind of Persian coin
Which happened first, Thebes being destroyed or Alexander's death, Bo asks?
- Thebes being destroyed, in 335 BCE
- Neither: both are CE
- His death: 323 is a smaller number
- Both in the same year
How many years did Alexander rule, from 336 BCE to 323 BCE, Esme asks?
- 20 years
- 33 years
- 13 years
- 659 years
How old was Alexander when he became king, by the chart, Jun asks?
- 336
- 33
- 13
- 20
Who taught Alexander as a teenager, Kira asks?
- Aristotle, a philosopher
- Ptolemy I, a general
- Philip II, his father
- Darius III, a Persian king
Who was Philip II, Luz asks?
- A king of Persia
- A ruler of Egypt after Alexander
- Alexander's teacher
- Alexander's father, king before him