Alexander 5

When was the battle of the Hydaspes in India?

1 326BC

2 crossed river in thunderstorm to attack Porus from side

3 infantry opened gaps for elephants to pass through

4 drove elephants with sarissas back against Indian infantry

What happened at the River Hyphasis in India in 326BC

Alexander's men refused to go any further

Where was Alexander badly wounded?

at the siege of Multan

What desert did he unwisely force most of his army to cross in 325BC rather than sailing back to Persia?

Gedrosian Desert

What does Arrian say Alexander did while crossing this desert?

1. went on foot rather than horse,

2 refused special water rations

What happened at the marriage of Susa in 324BC

1 Alexander married daughter of Darius

2 forced 10,000 troops to marry Persian wives

What two other events caused discontent among his troops ? (2)

1 training 30,000 Persian 'successor' troops

2 proposing to send home older Macedonian troops

Why might Alexander have died in Bablyon in 323BC? (3)

1 excessive drinking

2 resistance to disease weakened by wounds & sickness

3 possibly poisoned

Legacy of Alexander? (5)

1 Greek governance,

2 Hellenistic cultural practices/ customs

3 learning and ideas,

4 language,

5 trade

Empire split how? (3)

1 Ptolemy (Egypt)

2 Antigonous (Greece)

3 Seleucus (Near East)