Alexander's First Victory and Horsing Around
How old was Alexander when he said he could tame a horse?
12 years old
What are oracles?
Places people went to ask the gods for advice
Where was Aristotle born?
Stagira, Macedonia
Where is Macedonia located?
The southern part of the Balkan Peninsula
Who ruled the Macedonians?
King Philip II
Who were Alexander's parents?
King Philip II and Queen Olympias
Which oracle do people say Alexander traveled to>
The Oracle of Delphi
What did Aristotle's father do?
He was the physician to the king.
What is the highest peak? How tall is it?
Golem Korab, standing at 9,396 feet.
What year did King Philip II and his troops conquer all of Greece?
338 BCE
What is ONE of the legends told about the day of Alexander's birth?
Two of Zeus' eagles perched on the roof of the palace OR a star fell to the Earth and a lightning strike at a far-away Asian temple.
What did the priestess yell to Alexander after he demanded that she answer his questions?
"My son, you are invincible!"
He was 10 years old and went to Athens to study under Plato.
What is the largest and most important river?
The Vardar
True or False, Alexander The Great was Greek
FALSE, he was Macedonian
What happened when Alexander was 16 years old?
His father left him in charge of Macedonia while he went off to war.
How long did it take for Alexander to conquer all of the lands from Egypt to India?
11 years
Plato dies and Aristotle returns to where to work with whom?
He left Athens, headed back to Macedonia and began to tutor Alexander.
In 1993, Macedonia broke from which country?
Yugoslavia
How many cities did Alexander establish?
Nearly 70 cities
When the people of Macedonia rebelled against Alexander, what did Alexander do?
Led an army, controlled the rebels and renamed the city Alexandropoulis.
Alexander's soldiers refused to go any further at which river?
The Indus River
When Aristotle returned to Athens, what did he do?
He opened a school called the Lyceum.
Today, what did Macedonia border?
Serbia, Bulgaria, Albania, Kosovo and Greece
Alexander and his soldiers killed 6,000 people, sold 30,000 into slavery and left one house standing, who did the home belong to?
The famous poet Pindar