Shy'Ann

//Alexander the Great was a brilliant general. By outwitting his enemies, he defeated armies much larger than his own. Alexander was only 16 when he joined his father's army. For the rest of his life, he marched from battle to battle.//

at the age of 21 Alexander left the macedonian capital with at army of 35,000men .Never returned.
 * Directions:** After completing the Inspiration timeline, you should have a better were a part of his army?
 * Hint- This was the capital of Macedonia.

2. What did Alexander receive from Persian rulers without a battle? The Persian rulers of Ehypt gave their lan and money to Alexander without a fight. In Egypt, Alexander founded Alexandria, the first of many cities he would name after himself.
 * Hint- He founded this city and named it after himself.

3. Why was Alexander's army slowing down when they reached this conquest?
 * Hint- Alexander burned his share of the loot? alexander army began to move more and more slowly .the treasure they had captured made mountain travel difficult. alexander finally burned his share of the look and ordered his men to do the same.

4. In order to invade Egypt, Alexander's army had to conquer what city? How did they get to the city?
 * Hint- Soldiers hurled molten lead at them from catapults.

Before invading Egypt, Alexander had to conquer Tyre, the last base the Persian navy controlled. Alexander's soldiers took seven months to build a bridge to the walled island, while Tyrian soliders hurled molten lead at them from catapults.

5. One travel was made difficult by Mother Nature. What city was conquered and destroyed, and what were the travel conditions? After marching 400 miles through mountains and fighting battles in sub-zero cold, Alexander's army looted and destroyed Persepolis.
 * Hint- Brrr!

6. Alexander's men reached a point where they could no longer travel. What is the name of that point and what did Alexander do as a consequence for his men's actions? After months of heat and rain, the army reached the Hyphasis River and refused to go any farther. To punish the army, Alexander led them on a harsh homeward route through the desert. Three years later, at the age of 33, Alexander became ill and died in Babylon.
 * Hint- He was 30 when he made this decision.