Alexander the Great
Alexander the Great Part 2
Alexander the Great Part 3
Little Bit of Alexander the Great and Grab Bag #1
Grab Bag #2
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Who was the first leader from Macedonia who took over the Greek-city states?
Alexander the Great
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This army had longer spears, they wore less armor so they can move faster and for longer spears, they made it harder to get close to the soldiers, what phalanx is this?
Macedonian Phalanx
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Who was the Greek poet who is credited as the author of the iliad?
Homer
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They built cities based upon this kind of cities and what type of city is it?
Greek cities
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What day is Bailey's birthday?
March 18
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What is the name of Alexander the Great's horse?
Bucephalus
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What is the name of the culture that is influenced by the Greeks?
Hellenistic Culture
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Alexander goes on to conquer these two countries and they are what?
Persia and Egypt
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People spoke this kind of language and they created art, literature and learned the Greek sciences. What type of language do people speak at this point?
Greek
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What year did the March Madness tournament begin?
1939
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Alexander died in age 33. At this point, what disease did Alexander got with and was caused by mosquitoes?
Malaria
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Who was the Greek philosopher that taught Alexander the Great of how to reason, strategize, critical think and think ahead?
Aristotle
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Alexander wanted to conquer this country, but his troops refuse to go further, what is the name of the country that Alexander wanted to conquer?
India
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What is Julius Caesar's death date?
March 15, 44 BC (Ides of March)
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True or False: Saint Patrick was Irish.
False
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What is the capital of Egypt and was founded by Alexander the Great?
Alexandria
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This poem was attributed by Homer and the quote was "Might tempered by mercy". What is the name of the book that Homer was attributed to?
Iliad
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This city-state of Greece starts to revolt but his armies put them down and proved that they were strong and in charge. What was the name of that city-state that is in Greece?
Thebes
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What day is St. Patrick's Day?
March, 17
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What color should you not wear on St. Patrick's Day?
Orange
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Who was the Father of Alexander the Great and was assassinated in his daughter's wedding in 336 BC when Alexander was 20 years old?
Philip II
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What is the name of the battle in 331 BC between the forces of the Army of Macedon under Alexander the Great and the Persian Army under King Darius III?
Battle of Gaugamela
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Alexander the Great's coffin filled with honey
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What day did St. Patrick die?
March 17, 461
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Who is the first NCAA championship winner?
Ohio State