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 born at Pella, in Macedonia, a kingdom north of Greece as a teenager taught by the philosopher Aristotle ? 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.
Pia's chart has a blank: when did Alexander become king?
- 356 BCE, at birth
- 336 BCE, at age 20
- 335 BCE, at age 21
- 323 BCE, at age 33
Ren's chart has a blank: what happened to Thebes in 335 BCE?
- It was where Alexander was born
- It welcomed Alexander as its king
- It was destroyed; its people were enslaved
- It became the capital of a new empire
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 group of equal, free cities
- One city with one small farm beside its walls
- One state ruling many lands and peoples
- A council chosen by lot
Zee reads the word conquest. What does conquest mean?
- Trading goods between cities
- Buying land at a fair price
- Taking land and people by force
- Asking people to join by vote
Ari reads the word Hellenistic. What does it describe?
- The time before the first Greek cities were built, long ago
- The first Roman emperor
- A kind of Persian coin
- The time when Greek culture spread after Alexander
Which happened first, Thebes being destroyed or Alexander's death, Bo asks?
- Both in the same year
- His death: 323 is a smaller number
- Thebes being destroyed, in 335 BCE
- Neither: both are CE
How old was Alexander when he became king, by the chart, Jun asks?
- 20
- 33
- 13
- 336
Who taught Alexander as a teenager, Kira asks?
- Ptolemy I, a general
- Aristotle, a philosopher
- Philip II, his father
- Darius III, a Persian king
Who was Philip II, Luz asks?
- Alexander's teacher
- A ruler of Egypt after Alexander
- A king of Persia
- Alexander's father, king before him
Who gave Alexander the name the Great, Milo asks?
- The people of Thebes
- Later writers
- The Persian king
- His teacher at birth