Alexander the Great - Unit 2 Ancient History Actual Exam With 100% Verified Correct Answers.

What period of time did Alexander live? - correct answer 356 BCE - 323 BCE Who was Alexander's mother and what influence did she have on him? - correct answer Olympias of Epirus. She hated Alexander's father and Alexander was very close with her. Alexander trusts his mother. Who was Alexander's father and what influence did he have on him? - correct answer Philip II of Macedon. Alexander had a very strained love/hate relationship with his father. However, he did eventually follow in his father's footsteps. Who were Alexander's tutors? - correct answer Leonidas (early life) and Aristotle (teen years) Where is Macedon, where is Greece? What is the difference? - correct answer Greece is North of the Mediterranean (west of modern-day Turkey) and Macedon is North of Greece. Greece was many individual cities consistently fighting, and Macedon was a unified nation with a Monarchy. How old was Alexander when he became king? - correct answer 20 years old How did he unify Greece and Macedon? - correct answer He conquered the rebelling city of Thebes. What were the motivations for Alexander invading Persia? - correct answer To follow in his father's footsteps, to seek wealth (pay his army), and to ensure Greek and Macedon was safe from Persian invasion. How much of invading Persia was his father's planning? - correct answer A significant amount, Alexander proved to go further further later on. What was the first major battle? - correct answer The Battle of Granicus (334 BCE) - His first fight against the Persians. Darius III didn't take Alexander seriously and sent a general in his stead. Alexander won the battle. What was the second major battle? - correct answer The Battle of Issus (333 BCE) - Darrius brings family to battle site, but flees after Alexander wins battle. Alexander takes his family as prisoners of war. What was the third major battle? - correct answer The Battle of Gaugamela (331 BCE) - was the largest battle, and the battle that allowed Alexander to take over Persia. He enters Babylon in Mesopotamia and establishes himself there. When Alexander conquered Persia, how did he act and what were his future goals? - correct answer Once Alexander conquered Persia he became power hungry and turned his attention to conquering India. What led to Alexander turning back from his campaign in India? - correct answer His troops mutinied and refused to go further. They wanted to return to their families and spend the money they earnt. How was Alexander as a ruler? Did he treat Macedonians/Greeks differently from those he conquered? - correct answer Alexander would take away conquered countries' political autonomy, but not their culture or way of life. He respected class over nationality, for example, he took Darrius' family as prisoners but treated them exceptionally well.