Worksheet
Chp. No. 5
Alexander The Great.
True & False.
1. Alexander was not a Remarkable warrior.
True
False
2. Younge Alexander inherited his father’s kingdom as well as his dream to conquer the
world. He wanted to be known as “the King of the World.”
True
False
3. Alexander’s Cira is 328 BCE till 398 BCE.
True
False
4. As Alexander launched a series of attacks on the Persian Empire, it grew weak and finally
succumbed to his superior force and strategy.
True
False
5. Alexandria Bucephalus is a city Alexander founded in memory of his beloved goat Bucephalus
which had died there. Archaeologists suggest it was located near the city of Jhelum in the Sindh.
True
False
6. Alexander was always defeated by his career.
True
False
7. He planned his battles carefully and used his loyal and efficient soldiers cleverly to fight his
opponents. He successfully used factors such as the ground conditions, health, and time of day,
to his disadvantage.
True
False
8. The brave King Porus ruled the Paurava people who lived by the Kabul and Chenab rivers.
True
False
9. Alexander defeated the king with a clever attack. The armies had taken up their positions at the
opposite ends of the river.
True
False
10. Alexander made his soldiers cross the river from two places during a thunderstorm at
night and attacked both wings of Porus army instead of meeting them from the front.
True
False
Fill in the Blanks
1. Despite this victory, ____________ could go no further. His officers, weakened by fighting,
fatigue, and monsoon rains on the subcontinent, were on the verge of revolt.
2. During his rule, Alexander spread Greek ideas and culture by leaving his governors with teams of
_____________, _________ and _______________ in the cities he conquered or established.
3. As ___________ did not have an adult son to inherit his kingdom, his empire was divided
between three of his ________ at the time of his death.
4. The Indus Valley region came under the rule of his ___________________________.
5. Alexander did not push them any _________ and turned back. He wanted to return soon with a
stronger army, but his dream of _______________ the world remained _________ when he died
the following year.
6. This is described as ___________ the world. He established strong links between the ______ and
the _______.
7. ____________’s conquests extended from ________ and _______ in the west to the furthest
province of the ___________ in the east—the Gandhara region which we learned about in an
earlier chapter.
8. ________ advanced as far as the _________ River in the Punjab, where he met King _______
who had refused to surrender.
9. Macedonia was a small kingdom in the _______ of ________.
10. One of its rulers, King ________, was a brilliant leader with an _________ to rule the _______
world.
MCQS.
1. Macedonia is __________ of Greece.
North
South
East
Wast
2. Alexander’s Father was.
Philips 2
Aristotle
Sophocles
Hammurabi
3. When did Alexander take power over Macedonia?
After Philip 2 was murdered.
After Alexander's mother died.
After Philip 2 became ill and died.
After Alexander killed his father.
4. What city did Alexander the great die in?
Babylon
Thebes
Kish
Alexanderia
5. Which of the following are ways that Alexander's empire spread Greek
culture? (MULTIPLE SELECT)?
New cities were built with Greek-styled Architecture.
Greek settlers would move to new cities, bringing their culture with them.
Greek settlers work speak Greek in the new cities.
Greek settlers continued to practice their religion in the new cities.
6. What was the eastern edge of Alexander the Great's Empire?
Macedonia
Athens
India
Egypt
7. Before his death at age 32, Alexander the Great and his armies had
conquered ____?
The Persian Empire.
Both the Greece and Rome.
All the known world from Egypt to India.
All the countries bordering the Mediterranean.
8. Why do we consider Alexander the Great to have been such a successful
military leader? (Pick 3)
He conquered the known world at a young age
He defeated the Persian empire
He used superior military strategies
He loved military horses
He admired Achilles
9. What does Hellenistic mean?
Rock-like
Greek- like
Naval power
Great teachers
10. Alexander the Great is famous because.
He was a student of Aristotle
He was King Philip's son
He conquered a lot of land
He died
