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Guided Reading 5-3, 5-4 (Greece: Alexander the Great, Spread of Greek Culture)

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GREECE: Alexander the Great and the Spread of Greek Culture
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Alexander the Great

Directions: Answering Questions Reading the section and completing the questions below will help you learn about Alexander the Great. Refer to your textbook to answer the questions.
Question 1
1.

Where is Macedonia located in relation to Greece?

Question 2
2.

What three things did Philip II especially admire about the Greeks?

Question 3
3.

Name the Athenian lawyer who warned the Greeks that Philip was
a threat to freedom.

Question 4
4.

What war had left the Greeks weak and divided?

Question 5
5.

How old was Alexander when he became king of Macedonia?

Question 6
6.

How many soldiers did Alexander lead to victory over the Persians at the Battle of Granicus?

Question 7
7.

Although Alexander is known primarily as a military leader, what city did he build in Egypt that became one of the most important cities of the ancient world?

Question 8
8.

Why did Alexander turn back to Greece after invading India in 326 B.C.?

Question 9
9.

Name four aspects of Greek culture that Alexander and his armies spread throughout Asia and northern Africa.

Question 10
10.

Name the four kingdoms that arose out of the decline of Alexander’s empire.

The Spread of Greek Culture

Directions: Reading for Accuracy Reading the section and completing the activity below will help you learn more about the spread of Greek culture. Use your textbook to decide if a statement is true or false. Write T or F in the blank, and if a statement is false, rewrite it correctly on the same line after the letter "F" for false.
Question 11
11.

The library in Alexandria contained more than 500,000 scrolls.

Question 12
12.

The epic poem Argonautica was written by the poet Theocritus.

Question 13
13.

Epicureanism taught that the way to be happy was to seek out pleasure.

Question 14
14.

Epicureans felt it was important to be active in politics.

Question 15
15.

5. A Phoenician named Zeno developed the philosophy of Epicureanism.

Question 16
16.

Stoics taught that happiness came from following reason, not emotions, and doing your duty.

Question 17
17.

Today, the word stoic is used to describe someone who is very expressive of his or her emotions.

Question 18
18.

Aristarchus held that Earth was the center of the universe.

Question 19
19.

Eratosthenes wrote Elements about plane geometry.

Question 20
20.

Archimedes of Syracuse figured out the value of pi that is used to measure the area of circles.