Using Map 4

question 40

Essay

Using Map 4.3, show the extent of the territory conquered by Alexander the Great. What areas did Alexander target for conquest, and why? Which different groups of peoples were brought within the empire? How did Alexander plan to rule such a large empire?

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Definitions:

Color Seeing

The ability of organisms, particularly humans, to distinguish objects based on the wavelengths of the light they reflect, emit, or transmit.

Amniotic Egg

An egg that contains an amnion, allowing the embryo to develop independently of water, characterizing reptiles, birds, and mammals.

Cartilaginous Fish

Fish that have skeletons made entirely of cartilage, such as sharks and rays, distinguished from bony fish.

Reptiles

Informal amniote subgroup that includes lizards, snakes, turtles, crocodilians.