Before his campaigns began, Alexander the Great ruled a kingdom lying north of the Greek city-states. What was that kingdom called?

During the 300s BCE, Alexander the Great led his armies east and took control of a vast empire centered in Southwest Asia. Which empire was it?

Alexander's armies marched east until they reached a river valley that became the farthest point of his conquests. Which river valley was that?

A great Hellenistic port grew at the western edge of the Nile delta, on the Mediterranean coast of Egypt. Its harbor held a giant lighthouse. What was the city called?

Historians use the term Hellenistic culture for the way of life that developed after Alexander's conquests. What does that term describe?

After Alexander's death, what happened to the empire he had put together?

After Alexander's conquests, one language was used for trade, government, and learning in cities from Egypt to Southwest Asia. Which language was it?

Alexandria in Egypt became a leading Hellenistic center of learning. What famous institution there drew scholars from across the Mediterranean world?

A long war weakened the Greek city-states in the late 400s BCE, before Macedonia rose to power. Which war was fought between Athens and Sparta?

During the Persian Wars, Persian armies crossed into the Greek mainland. How did Alexander's later campaign against Persia differ from that?

In the years after Alexander's conquests, cities in Egypt and Southwest Asia built open-air theaters and columned temples in the Greek style. What process does this pattern illustrate?

The Aegean Sea lies between the Greek mainland and the coast of Asia Minor.

Alexander lived to old age and ruled his empire for many decades.

In Athens, a direct democracy let citizens vote on laws in an assembly. How was Alexander's empire governed instead?

Alexandria stood on the Mediterranean coast where the Nile reaches the sea. That location helped it grow into a major center of which activity?

Egypt was a province of a larger empire when Alexander's forces arrived there. Whose rule over Egypt ended at that point?

The Persian Wars between the Greek city-states and Persia took place in the early 400s BCE. About when did Alexander conquer the Persian Empire?

Archaeologists in a Southwest Asian city uncover a marble statue carved in the Greek style, standing on a base with a dedication written in Greek. What claim does this artifact best support?

A student studying Hellenistic Egypt has gathered a coin minted in Alexandria in Hellenistic times, a textbook chapter written this century, a modern map of the Hellenistic kingdoms, and an encyclopedia article. Which item is a primary source?

The word Hellenistic comes from Hellas, an old name used for which land?