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Alexander the Great

ANC-ALX is worth about 25 marks out of 100 in recent HSC Ancient History papers. Practise 11 exam-style questions (multiple choice, short answer) with instant marking and a worked solution for every question.

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Alexander the Great — Philip II's Macedon, Alexander's background and accession, the conquest of Persia, Central Asia and India, his policies and relations with the Macedonians, his death and how ancient and modern writers judge him.

  1. 1What you need to know
  2. 2Historical context
  3. 3Background and accession
  4. 4The conquest of the Persian empire (334–330)
  5. 5Central Asia and India (329–325)
  6. 6Ruling the empire
  7. 7Divinity
  8. 8Death
  9. 9Evidence and interpretations
  10. 10Building an evaluation
  11. 11Common mistakes
  12. 12Exam tips
  13. 13Links to other topics
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Example questions

Example 1 · 1 mark · multiple choice

Who was Alexander's tutor at Mieza in Macedonia from 343 BC?

  1. ACallisthenes
  2. BPlato
  3. CAristotle
  4. DIsocrates

Example 2 · 1 mark · multiple choice

Why was Alexander's visit to the oracle of Ammon at Siwa in 331 BC significant?

  1. AHe founded the city of Alexandria at the oasis
  2. BHe was greeted by the priest as son of the god
  3. CHe was proclaimed king of Asia there by his army
  4. DHe accepted the surrender of Darius III there

Example 3 · 1 mark · multiple choice

Why is Arrian's Anabasis usually regarded as the most reliable surviving narrative of Alexander's campaigns?

  1. AHe was hostile, so he balances the flattering writers
  2. BHe was an eyewitness who marched with Alexander's army
  3. CHis main sources had served with Alexander
  4. DHis work is the earliest surviving account

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