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Sent 1: When Alexander destroyed Tyre, most of the towns on the route to Egypt quickly capitulated.
Sent 2: A later tradition recorded his entry into Jerusalem: according to Josephus, Alexander was shown the Book of Daniel's prophecy, presumably chapter 8, which described a mighty Greek king who would conquer the Persian Empire.
Sent 3: He spared Jerusalem and pushed south into Egypt.
Sent 4: However, Alexander met with resistance at Gaza.
Sent 5: The stronghold was heavily fortified and built on a hill, requiring a siege.
Sent 6: When "his engineers pointed out to him that because of the height of the mound it would be impossible... this encouraged Alexander all the more to make the attempt".
Sent 7: After three unsuccessful assaults, the stronghold fell, but not before Alexander had received a serious shoulder wound.
Sent 8: As in Tyre, men of military age were put to the sword and the women and children were sold into slavery.
Sent 9: Alexander advanced on Egypt in later 332 BC, where he was regarded as a liberator.
Sent 10: He was pronounced son of the deity Amun at the Oracle of Siwa Oasis in the Libyan desert.
Sent 11: Henceforth, Alexander often referred to Zeus-Ammon as his true father, and after his death, currency depicted him adorned with rams horn as a symbol of his divinity.
Sent 12: During his stay in Egypt, he founded Alexandria-by-Egypt, which would become the prosperous capital of the Ptolemaic Kingdom after his death.

Question: What happened to the citizens of Gaza? (true/0)

Men of military age were put to the sword and the women and children were sold into slavery
Men and women were killed and children spared
Men were put to sword and women and children were sold for slavery

Question: What caused resistance in Gaza? (false/1)

Heavily fortified and built stronghold on a hill
The river and canals
The stronghold was heavily fortified and built on a hill, requiring a siege

Question: What book was shown to Alexander according to Josephus? (false/2)

The Book of Daniel's prophecy
Book of Zeus -Ammon

Question: What was founded in Egypt by Alexander during his stay? (true/3)

Alexandria-by-Egypt, which would become the prosperous capital of the Ptolemaic Kingdom after his death
Sphynx
Alexandria-by-Egypt

Question: What part of Egypt did he encounter resistance? (true/4)

Jerusalem
Gaza

Question: Which did he attack first? Tyre or Egypt? (true/5)

Egypt
Tyre

Question: What was Alexander regarding as when he invaded Egypt? (true/6)

Fighter
A Liberator

Question: Why was Alexander met with resistance Gaza after it fell? (false/7)

The stronghold was heavily fortified and built on a hill
He got seriously wounded on shoulder
He was surrndered to king

Question: Who spared Jerusalem and pushed south into Egypt? (true/8)

Amun
Alexander

Question: How many assaults did it take to capture the stronghold? (true/9)

2
6
3
3 unsuccessful assaults, the 4th being the success

Question: What became of the fate of the people of Tyre? (true/10)

Men were taken into army and women to harem
Men put into sword and women and children were sold into slavery
When men were of military age they were put to the sword and women and children were sold to slavery

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