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Events Leading Up
Strengths of Forces
Terrain
Battle Plan
Outcome
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_____ defeated _____ at battle of Issus
What is Alexander and Darius
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The ______ army was the biggest.
What is the Persians
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This area was very wide and leveled.
What was the battlefield like?
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These animals were used but the Persian Army and were imported from India.
What are elephants?
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Who did alexander the great and his army defeat
What is the persians
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Darius' mother, wife and his two daughters were taken prisoner by ______
What is Alexander
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The leader of the Persian army is named ____.
What is Darius
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What extra preparation did Darius have done to the battlefield and why?
What is he had it leveled out to enhance the operation of his chariots
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What are hypaspistis?
This is the name of Alexander's special forces who could move very rapidly.
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True or False: Alexander asked no more of his army then what he was willing to give
What is True
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After Issus, Alexander took control of ____.
What is Southern Asia
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The ________ was the main weapon used by the Macedonians which was very successful for them.
What is the phalanx
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The battlefield was near Arbela which is current day what?
What is northern Iraq
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What are reserved phalanxes?
This is what Alexander put behind his front line that made it difficult to attack.
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true or false Darius lived for many years following the war
What is false
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______, the Persian satrap of Egypt, surrendered Egypt after Alexander seized Gaza.
What is Mazaces
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___________ and __________ were the two tactics that caused Alexander and the Macedonians victory at Guagamela.
What is his superior tactics and his army
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How did Darius' preparations regarding the battlefield help Alexander?
What is allowed him to scout out the area and improve his plans.
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The soldiers of Alexander's army did this to fully arm themselves.
Why did the soldiers put their shields over the left half of their body and the right half of their neighbor's?
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where did Alexander the great die in 323 BC
What is Babylon
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Alexander conquered _____ after a siege in 332BC.
What is Levant
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Darius and the Persians had __ elephants.
What is 15 Indian Elephants
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Exactly how far away from Darius' army did Alexander and his men camp and why was this a good distance?
What is 6.4km (4 miles), they got a good night's sleep without fear of Darius and his men
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They camped this far away to get a good night sleep and prevent a surprise attack.
What are four miles?
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Alexander's army _____ and _____ every _____ weapon and tactic
What is RESISTED and DESTROYED every PERSIAN