Perfect to the point video about Alexander's life for any history class that studies Greece.
Here are questions I use, feel free to copy and paste for a worksheet with your class.
1.How many years did it take Alexander to conquer most of the western world?
2.How much larger was the Persian army than his?
3.How old was Alexander?
4.Who was his father?
5.Why did his father want to punish Persia?
6.Who did his father bring in to teach him?
7.What fired Alexander’s imagination?
8.What did Alexander carry with him for the rest of his life wherever he went?
9.How much larger was Persia’s Empire than Philip’s?
10.Who killed Philip with a dagger?
11.How old was Alexander when he assumed the throne?
12.Instead of punishing his enemies what did he do?
13.How large was his army in 334 B.C.?
14.What did he take in Troy for good luck in battle?
15.What happened to Alexander’s helmet in battle?
16.How large was the army that Darius assembled?
17.Where did the two opposing armies meet?
18.What did Darius do that was unforgivable?
19.Who became one of Alexander’s most loyal subjects?
20.What did he believe a leader should be/do?
21.In 331 B.C. at Memphis what was he crowned?
22.What was the name of the city he built in Egypt?
23.How large was Darius’ army?
24.How large was Alexander’s forces?
25.Once again what did Darius do?
26.How much gold in today’s terms did Alexander get?
27.How many years had his men been campaigning?
28.How many troops did he now have?
29.Before Alexander could begin his next campaign what struck him down?
30.When did he die?
31.How much had he conquered?
32.Why was his empire torn apart?
33.How far had he marched without losing a battle?
