The Empire of Alexander the Great - Duplin County Schools
The Empire of Alexander the Great
Develop a key: cities, rivers, seas and regions.
Locate and label the following physical and cultural features on the blank map provided.
Cities Rivers Seas Regions
Alexandria Danube Arabian Sea Asia Minor & the Levant
Babylon Euphrates Aral Sea Egypt
Athens Indus Black Sea India
Persepolis/Susa Nile Caspian Sea Macedonia & Greece
Tyre Oxus Mediterranean Persia
Sparta Tigris Persian Gulf Mesopotamia
Finally, lightly colour the extent of area conquered by Alexander and construct a legend (key) in the blank box located in the lower right-hand corner of the map.
When you have completed the above, answer the following questions.
1. What key cities of the Persian Empire did Alexander conquer? (Why did he conquer these cities?)
2. How did Alexander help to spread Greek culture?
3. Why did conflict develop in Alexander's empire after his death? Could they have been resolved peacefully? Why or why not?
4. How did Alexander's Empire influence subsequent events in the lands of the Eastern Mediterranean and the Middle East?
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