Jasmine

//Alexander the Great was a brilliant general. By outwitting his enemies, he defeated armies much larger than his own. Alexander was only 16 when he joined his father's army. For the rest of his life, he marched from battle to battle. //


 * Directions: ** After completing the Inspiration timeline, you should have a better understanding of Alexander's Conquests. The following questions will assess your knowledge on those battles. Read the questions, and then type your answers below them.

1. At the age of 21, Alexander had his first battle. What was the name of this battle and how many men were a part of his army? Alexander had 35,000 men, the battle was called Pella
 * Hint- This was the capital of Macedonia.

2. What did Alexander receive from Persian rulers without a battle? Alexander won a city and he named it Alexanderia
 * Hint- He founded this city and named it after himself.

3. Why was Alexander's army slowing down when they reached this conquest? They had a lot of treasures and it was hard to carry it up the mountains
 * Hint- Alexander burned his share of the loot?

4. In order to invade Egypt, Alexander's army had to conquer what city? How did they get to the city? They had to conquer Tyre, they used catupalts
 * Hint- Soldiers hurled molten lead at them from catapults.

5. One travel was made difficult by Mother Nature. What city was conquered and destroyed, and what were the travel conditions? Persopoplis was destroyed, they were in sub-zero weather
 * Hint- Brrr!

6. Alexander's men reached a point where they could no longer travel. What is the name of that point and what did Alexander do as a consequence for his men's actions? Thay reached Babylon, they wanted to go home, so to punish the army he made them go on a desert route
 * Hint- He was 30 when he made