Alexander's Conquer
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The Argead Dynasty ruled Egypt during the early years of __________.
Hellenistic rule
Persian rule
Babylonian rule
Assyrian rule
Nubian rule
Explanation
The Argead Dynasty is the name of the ruling dynasty of Macedon. Both Philip II and Alexander the Great were members of the Argead Dynasty. The Argead Dynasty ruled Egypt during the first few years of Hellenistic (Greek) rule. The Argead Dynasty was replaced by the Ptolemaic Kingdom shortly after the death of Alexander the Great.
Alexander the Great established a __________ Kingdom in Egypt.
Hellenistic
Persian
Roman
Dacian
Scythian
Explanation
Alexander the Great was a Macedonian conqueror who led the armies of Greece on a vast campaign across Eurasia in the fourth century BCE. Alexander the Great conquered the Persian Empire and established a Hellenistic (Greek) Kingdom in Egypt. Hellenistic Egypt would persist from the death of Alexander, in 323 BCE until the Roman occupation three centuries later.
In what century did Alexander the Great conquer Egypt?
fourth century BCE
seventh century BCE
second century BCE
fifth century BCE
ninth century BCE
Explanation
The conquests of Alexander the Great took place during the second-half of the fourth century BCE. Alexander the Great was a Macedonian conqueror from the Greek-speaking world. He conquered a vast empire stretching from Greece in the west all the way to the Indian subcontinent in the east. His conquest of the Persian Empire established Greek-rule in Egypt, a condition that would persist for three centuries until the Roman occupation.
Which line of Macedonian rulers established a Hellenistic kingdom in Egypt after the death of Alexander the Great?
The Ptolemaic dynasty
The Seleucid dynasty
The Antigonid dynasty
The Attalid dynasty
The Argead dynasty
Explanation
The Ptolemaic Kingdom, founded by Alexander the Great's general Ptolemy I Soter, was the Egyptian state from 303 BCE until the Roman conquest in 30 BCE. While instituting a highly stratified society in which Greeks constituted the elites at the expense of native Egyptians, the Ptolemaic kings fashioned themselves as Egyptian Pharaohs and sought to bolster their legitimacy in the eyes of the Egyptian population through deep syncretism of the Greek and Egyptian religions. The Seleucid kingdom was based in Syria, Mesopotamia and Persia, the Antigonids ruled parts of Macedonia and parts of Anatolia at various times, the Attalids were the ruling dynasty of the city of Pergamon, and the Argead dynasty refers to the ruling line of Macedonia during the pre-Hellenistic period, from which Alexander the Great and his father Phillip II derived.
Who were the Diadochi?
The generals of Alexander the Great who fought to control his territory after he died.
The leaders of the successful rebellion against the Persian Empire and the founders of the twenty-eighth dynasty.
The Greek rulers of Egypt who refused to assimilate into Egyptian culture.
Missionaries who spread Zoroastrianism around Egypt during the rule of the Persian Empire.
Theologians and philosophers who lived in Alexandria during the rule of the Ptolemaic Kingdom.
Explanation
The Diadochi were the generals and close friends of Alexander the Great who fought for control of his territory after he died. One of the Diadochi, Ptolemy I Soter, took control of Alexander’s territory in Egypt and founded the Ptolemaic Kingdom.