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| 7368575775 | military | Alexander the Great was famous for his_____________power and is a legendary figure in history. | 0 | |
| 7368600666 | unreliable | Much of what we know about Alexander the Great is________________and steeped in myth; a lot of these mythologies were used by Alexander's successors. | 1 | |
| 7368612415 | Parium | In the Kingdom of Thrace, during the reign of Lysimachus—a successor of Alexander the Great who lived from 361 BCE to 281 BCE—an interesting coin was issued. This coin, which featured the head of Alexander the Great with ram's horns on either side of his crown, was issued in the ancient city of_______________, in the northwestern region of modern-day Turkey. | 2 | |
| 7368624922 | power, death | Alexander the Great was—and still is—a powerful symbol of_____________, military genius, and conquest, whether or not this description of him is historically accurate. His image, name, and legendary power remained resonant—and politically visible—long after his____________. | 3 | |
| 7368662031 | influence | It's a difficult task, but it's an important one, because the history of Alexander is a history of the Greek empire, which had a massive___________________on vast regions stretching across Europe, Asia, and Africa. | 4 | |
| 7368708721 | Diodorus, Alexander historians | We have ancient narratives of Alexander's life, written between 30 BCE and the third century CE—hundreds of years after his death. The earliest known account is by the Greek historian_____________, but we also have histories written by other historians, including Roman historians; these writers are called the___________________. | 5 | |
| 7372518335 | power | It's unclear how reliable these narratives are, however, as they are mingled with the propaganda of various Greek and Roman states, who were ruled by emperors that used Alexander's image to cement their own_______. | 6 | |
| 7372518336 | expansive | The fact that we can gather evidence about Alexander the Great's life and military campaigns from places so far away from one another paints a picture of an________________empire. | 7 | |
| 7372518337 | powerful military leader | We know that Alexander was a__________________. | 8 | |
| 7372518338 | Greece, Persia, Babylon, Egypt | We know that Alexander was a powerful military leader. He led important campaigns and expanded his empire from__________to_________,___________,_______ and beyond, taking advantage of local political contexts as he conquered new territory. | 9 | |
| 7372518339 | father's | Alexander the Great's empire developed not only because of his military prowess but also because of his____________success, which took advantage of an unstable political context in Greece. | 10 | |
| 7372518340 | rapidly, little resistance | Alexander's own conquests happened in very specific political contexts as well, which facilitated his ability to expand his empire__________and with_____________. | 11 | |
| 7372518341 | decade, spread, outlasted | Ultimately, Alexander's reign was very short—only about a_________. Perhaps the greatest effect of his empire was the___________of Greek culture through the successor empires that long_____________Alexander's rule. | 12 | |
| 7372518342 | divided, Macedonians | After the Peloponnesian war, the Greek poleis, or city-states, were______________and had exhausted many of their resources. This set the stage for a takeover by their northern neighbors, the__________________, whose leaders were gaining strength and consolidating their power. | 13 | |
| 7372518343 | monarchy, Phillip II | The Macedonians spoke a Greek dialect and, unlike the separate Greek city-states, were ruled by a______________and many semi-autonomous clans. One of the most powerful monarchs was_________of Macedon. | 14 | |
| 7372518344 | Darius III, Persia | Although he is often only remembered for being the father of Alexander the Great, Philip II of Macedon—who reigned from 359 to 336 BCE—was an accomplished king and military commander in his own right. His accomplishments set the stage for his son's victory over___________and the conquest of__________. | 15 | |
| 7372518345 | weak, Alexander | Philip inherited a________, underdeveloped society with an ineffective, undisciplined army and molded them into an efficient military force that eventually subdued the territories around Macedonia and subjugated most of Greece. He used bribery, warfare, and threats to secure his kingdom. Without his insight and determination, history would never have heard of_____________. | 16 | |
| 7372518346 | Persian Empire | In 336 BCE, after Philip was killed, Alexander was quickly crowned as the king. After subduing any serious threats to his rule, and with the Greek city-states now firmly under Macedonian rule following Charonea, Alexander embarked on the great campaign his father had been planning: the conquest of the mighty________________. | 17 | |
| 7372518347 | instability | Alexander was able to take advantage of political_____________in Persia, and he expanded beyond Persia into Asia Minor, Syria, Egypt, Mesopotamia, and Bactria. | 18 | |
| 7372518348 | administrative, purposes | Alexander did not, however, drastically challenge existing___________________systems. Rather, he adapted them for his____________. | 19 | |
| 7372518349 | Alexandria in Egypt | Over the course of his conquests, Alexander founded some 20 cities that bore his name, most of them east of the Tigris River. The first, and greatest, was____________________, which would become an important Mediterranean urban center. | 20 | |
| 7372518350 | trade routes, defensive positions | Over the course of his conquests, Alexander founded some 20 cities that bore his name, most of them east of the Tigris River. The first, and greatest, was Alexandria in Egypt, which would become an important Mediterranean urban center. The cities' locations reflected________________as well as__________________. | 21 | |
| 7372518351 | headquarters | Alexander's cities were most likely intended to be administrative_________________for his empire, primarily settled by Greeks, many of whom had served in Alexander's military campaigns. | 22 | |
| 7372518352 | subject populations | Alexander's cities were most likely intended to be administrative headquarters for his empire, primarily settled by Greeks, many of whom had served in Alexander's military campaigns. The purpose of these administrative centers was to control the newly conquered________________. | 23 | |
| 7372518353 | unified | Alexander attempted to create a__________ruling class in conquered territories like Persia, often using marriage ties to intermingle the conquered with conquerors. | 24 | |
| 7372518354 | India | In 327 BCE, with the Persian Empire firmly under his control, Alexander turned his attention to_________. He had some victories before reaching the Ganges river, which he intended to cross in order to conquer more of India. However, his exhausted troops mutinied and refused to go farther. Shortly thereafter, as the troops headed back home, Alexander died in 323 BCE, likely due to disease. | 25 | |
| 7372518355 | believed, Alexander IV | "Alexander's death was so sudden that when reports of his death reached Greece, they were not immediately______________. Alexander had no obvious or legitimate heir because his son,___________________, was born after Alexander's death. | 26 |
