Movie Notes: The Greece of Alexander the Great and the Hellenistic Age
1. By 338 BC Philip’s victory over Athens and Thebes made him the undisputed master of ________________.
2. What did Philip let the city-states of Greece do after he conquered them?
3. Philip didn’t want to destroy Greece, he wanted to _________________ Greece.
4. Who killed Philip II? _______________________________
5. How old was Alexander when his dad died? _____________
6. What empire did Alexander fight first? _________________________
7. What Persian city provided Alexander with his greatest challenge?
a. Think Back: Before the Persians, what other Mediterranean power owned Tyre?
8. What empire did Alexander go after next after Persia?___________________________
9. Why did Alexander want Egypt?
10. Describe how Alexander “conquered” Egypt.
11. The Egyptians not only welcomed Alexander, they made him a _______________ and crowned him
_________________________.
12. Towns that were formerly Persian, Egyptian, or Indian were transformed into ________________________
cities. It was an invasion of ideas that formed a hybrid (mixed) culture that became known as
_______________________.
13. By 323 BC, Alexander had forged an empire that stretched from _______________________ in the west,
down to ____________________________, and to _________________________________ in the east.
14. What did Alexander’s soldiers do when Alexander and his armies reached India?
15. How did Alexander die?
16. Who took over Egypt after Alexander?
17. Where was Alexander the Great buried?
18. What city became the intellectual and scientific capital of the Greek world?
19. What two buildings did Alexander order built? Why?