04.05 Ancient Greece: Empire of Alexander[Write your name here]

What Do I Have To Do?

You should now be familiar with Alexander’s Empire! For your assessment, you will be viewing a sequence of maps and answering questions about what the maps show about the boundaries and influence of Alexander’s Empire.

Step 1:

Complete the "Alexander’s Conquests" document below. On this document are the questions you will need to answer that go along with each map; there are

also two follow up questions you will need to answer.

Step 2:

Open the interactive and view the maps in sequence. Answer the corresponding questions on your document.

Alexander’s Conquests

InstructionsThe four maps below show how Alexander’s conquest expanded the boundaries of the Greek world. Your answers to each question should range from two to three sentences. Last, answer the two "follow up" questions labeled numbers 7 and 8. When you have completed viewing the maps and answering all of the questions, save your document as "Alexander’s Conquests Your Name" and submit it in the Assessment area of the course.

Map 1

1. Describe the location of Greek homeland (including Macedonia) before 334 BCE.

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2. How did Alexander gain control of all of Greece?

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Map 2

3. By 332 BCE, which regions had fallen to Alexander’s army?

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Map 3

4. Why was the Battle of Gaugamela an important turning point in Alexander’s conquest of the Persian Empire?

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5. After Gaugamela, what were the main Persian cities on Alexander’s route?

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Map 4

6. How far east did Alexander’s empire reach? How does this compare to the previous map?

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Follow Up Questions

7. How did Alexander’s attempt to make his empire secure help lead to the Hellenistic Age?

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8. How did the geography of the world change during the period of Alexander’s rule?

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04.05 Grading Rubric

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What content did you learn?

40 points

All of the following are present:

answers two follow up questions about the Hellenistic period

answers all questions foreach of the four maps

each response to both map and follow up questions is at least two to three sentences

30 points

No more than one of the following elements is missing:

answers two follow up questions about the Hellenistic period

answers all questions foreach of the four maps

each response to both map and follow up questions is at least two to three sentences

20 points

No more than two of the following elements are missing:

answers two follow up questions about the Hellenistic period

answers all questions foreach of the four maps

each response to both map and follow up questions is at least two to three sentences

Can you apply what

40 points

All of the

30 points

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you learned?

following are present:

evidence of understanding how to accurately interpret a map

evidence of understanding how the political borders of ancient Greece changed with Alexander’s conquests

evidence of understanding how Alexander’s conquests led to the Hellenistic Age

evidence of understanding the characteristics of the

than one of the following is missing:

evidence of understanding how to accurately interpret a map

evidence of understanding how the political borders of ancient Greece changed with Alexander’s conquests

evidence of understanding how Alexander’s conquests led to the Hellenistic Age

evidence of understanding the characteris

than two of the following are missing:

evidence of understanding how to accurately interpret a map

evidence of understanding how the political borders of ancient Greece changed with Alexander’s conquests

evidence of understanding how Alexander’s conquests led to the Hellenistic Age

evidence of understanding the characteris

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Hellenistic Age

tics of the Hellenistic Age

tics of the Hellenistic Age

How are you using your 21st century presentation skills?

20 points

All of the following are present:

organized format

easy to read and comprehend

work is checked for spelling and grammar

15 points

No more than one of the following is missing:

organized format

easy to read and comprehend

work is checked for spelling and grammar

10 points

No more than two of the following are missing:

organized format

easy to read and comprehend

work is checked for spelling and grammar