Cassander

High school (ages 12+)
History & Culture

Name:

Date:

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/cassander

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 Cassander born?Circa 355 BC
2. When did Cassander die?297 BC
3. What is the king of macedonia?305 BC – 297 BC
4. What is the de facto ruler of southern greece?317 BC – 297 BC
5. Who was Cassander?Cassander was a powerful king from ancient Greece who ruled Macedonia and southern Greece after Alexander the Great died.
6. How did Cassander become king?He killed Alexander IV and Roxana, which removed the rightful heirs, and then took the Macedonian throne in 305 BC.

Argead Dynasty: The royal house of Macedon, to which Alexander the Great and his immediate successors belonged.
Successor Kingdoms: The kingdoms that emerged from the division of Alexander the Great's empire after his death.
Hegemony: Leadership or dominance, especially by one state or group over others.