Alexandria Prophthasia

High school (ages 12+)
History & Culture

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/alexandria-prophthasia

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. When was Alexandria Prophthasia built?November 330 BC by Alexander the Great
2. What is the location?Drangiana, a region within modern-day Afghanistan
3. What is the key figure involved?Alexander the Great and his companion Philotas

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