Question

When Alexander and his men (a) ……..…………….. the plain of Gaugamela, they found that the ground

(b) ……………………… levelled. The Persian chariots stood in formation, ready to attack across that flat

surface. Darius (c) ………………….. his scythed chariots to propel themselves forcefully into the Greek

forces, with (d) ………………………….. ripping at the flesh of both horses and men. The chariots began

their rapid (e) ……………… the army of Alexander the Great. The Greek general, (f) ………………. a quick

assessment of the situation, ordered the ranks of the Greek fighters to split apart.

(a).(i) were reaching (ii) reach (iii) reached (iv) have reached

(b) (i) had been (ii) is being made (iii) is made (iv) was made

(c) (i) has expected (ii) did expect (iii) had expected (iv) expected

(d) (i) there carved blades (ii) they're curved blades (iii) their curved blades (iv) they curving blades

(e) (i) drove to (ii) drive towards (iii) drives to (iv) driven along

(f) (i) having made (ii) have made (iii) had to make (iv) is having to make

Answer 1

Your answer is....
A. Reached
B. Was made
C. Expected
D. Their curved blades
E. Drive toward
F. Have made

Answer 2

Answer:

When Alexander and his men (a) reached the plain of Gaugamela, they found that the ground (b) had been levelled. The Persian chariots stood in formation, ready to attack across that flat surface. Darius (c) has expected his scythed chariots to propel themselves forcefully into the Greek forces, with (d) their curved blades ripping at the flesh of both horses and men. The chariots began their rapid (e) drive towards the army of Alexander the Great. The Greek general, (f) having made a quick assessment of the situation, ordered the ranks of the Greek fighters to split apart.

Explanation:

Summary of Battle of Gaugamela

• The battle of Gaugamela, also known as the Battle of Arbela, took place on October 1, 331 BC, and it was here that Alexander the Great successfully conquered Darius III's Persian Empire.
• It was a remarkable victory won on Persian-chosen territory over a larger force in terms of numbers.
• Similar to Issus, Alexander's Macedonian cavalry's aggressiveness won the battle.
• Darius set up a battlefield in the Plain of Gaugamela, close to Arbela (modern-day Irbil in northern Iraq), and positioned his forces to watch for Alexander's progress in an effort to halt his incursion into the Persian empire.
• Darius levelled the surface of the potential battleground to enable his many chariots to engage the Macedonians with the greatest possible efficiency.
• His overall numbers much outweighed Alexander's, whose army consisted of 7,000 cavalry and around 40,000 infantry.
• Alexander's well-trained army prepared for fight against Darius' huge battle line, assaulting the Persians' left with archers, javelin throwers, and cavalry while guarding against the outflanking cavalry of Darius with reserve flank guards.
• Macedonian soldiers with light weapons repulsed a Persian onslaught that was targeted at the centre of Alexander's armies.
• The engagement left the Persian soldiers in the middle of the battle line vulnerable since so much of Darius' cavalry on his left flank was pulled into it.
• Immediately, Alexander and his own horsemen circled to the left and entered this opening before turning once more to assault the Persians' flank and back.
• At this point, Darius fled, causing fear to sweep over his whole army, which then started to flee while being ambushed by the following Greeks.
• Later, one of Darius' satraps murdered him, and Alexander captured Babylon, the Persian capital.
• The Persian empire established by Cyrus II the Great was destroyed by the Macedonian triumph, making Alexander the only ruler of southwest Asia.

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