Alexandar The Great
Alexandar The Great
Alexandar The Great
Review Questions
1. Where did Alexander the Great and Darius III have their second meeting? ____________
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2. What pointed object did the flanks of the Greek Companions resemble when they
charged at the Persians? ____________________________________________________
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3. Who won the battle on the plain of Gaugamela? _________________________________
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4. Darius III hoped to beat Alexander by using scythed _____________________________.
5. After defeating Darius III, Alexander the Great took his men to Babylon, where they
rested for their journey to central ____________________________________________.
6. In order to have their second meeting with Darius III, Alexander and his men crossed the
_________River.
7. Did Darius give up when he found his chariots surrounded? _______________________
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8. What do you think? Was Alexander a better general than Darius? Why or why not? ____
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Multiple Choice:
1. Alexander the Great marched northeast from Tyre, taking his men to:
a. the Euphrates River
c. central Persia
b. the Tigris River
d. a charred plain
2. Which of the following tactics did Darius III not use?
a. burning wheat grass above Tyre
c. outflanking the Greeks on the
b. having scythed chariots
Gaugamela plain
d. none of the above
3. Which of the following helped to insure the victory of Alexander the Great?
a. having scythed chariots
c. formation of a wedge
b. having the Greek warriors part ranks
d. b and c
Matching
Tigris River
Plain of Gaugamela
Central Persia